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Aussies in thick of it give protest a whirl
News, Michael Ruffles, Published on 14/01/2014
» Foreigners largely heeded the advice of embassies and the government by avoiding mass rallies yesterday, but Australians Steve Abbott and Paul Williamson couldn't help themselves and had to get in the thick of it outside CentralWorld.
UDD rebrands, urges faithful to don white
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2014
» The chairwoman of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has called on members nationwide to adopt white as their symbolic colour to oppose a coup.
Online video postings lay bare country's political divisions
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/01/2014
» As political conflicts unfold on the streets of Bangkok, two short clips uploaded to YouTube yesterday illustrate the deep-seated divisions felt nationwide.
Suthep says Thaksin group behind shooting
News, Published on 14/01/2014
» Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has lashed out at a network of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's supporters, accusing it of being behind the attack on the Democrat Party headquarters yesterday.
PDRC action hits Phatthalung
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2014
» Hundreds of People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) supporters from Phatthalung yesterday blocked the Asian Highway intersection leading to the provincial hall.
The rise of the 'third hand'
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/01/2014
» Political rallies often give a chance for groups who believe violence can play a role in determining outcomes to step into the frame.
Experts wary of first-day protest peace
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2014
» The start of the Bangkok shutdown campaign was violence-free yesterday, but academics warn the situation could become volatile in the next few days if protesters step up pressure as talks to delay the election begin.
SET ready for siege
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2014
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is prepared if anti-government protesters decide to act on their threat on encircling its head office on Jan 15, saying the trading system can run even if the building is closed for a week.
PDRC promise not to block air traffic
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2014
» The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) has no intention of disrupting air traffic control or the operation of the stock market, anti-government protest spokesman Akanat Promphan said on Tuesday.
EC stands firm on poll date meeting
Published on 14/01/2014
» Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn has refused Caretaker Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan’s plea to attend a government-led meeting on the proposed deferment of the 2 Feb general election on Wednesday.