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Monks mark Thai clashes a week on
Thai monks lead ceremonies to mark one week since a military operation to end long-running anti-government protests. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai film pulls off Cannes shock
The prestigious Palme d’Or is to be awarded to the best film at the Cannes Film Festival as the 12-day event comes to a climax later. Movies by British directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are among the favourites for honours on the French Riviera. Other contenders include Biutiful, starring Javier Bardem and directed by... »
Army advance on Thai protest site
Gunfire is heard in central Bangkok, as army units advance on aniot-government protesters, with five reported injured. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Rogue Thai protest general dies
Renegade Thai general Khattiya Sawasdipol, who was shot on Thursday as he backed protesters in Bangkok, has died, hospital officials have said. The announcement came amid fresh fighting between the protesters and soldiers after Thai officials rejected a demand for UN-backed talks. There was gunfire and explosions outside upscale hotels opposite the protesters’ fortified encampment.... »
Thai PM promises to end protest
The Thai army has designated an area of Bangkok as a "live firing zone" in a warning to protesters on a third day of violence that has killed at least 16. "No entry" signs have been put up near a barricaded camp where the protesters, who want the prime minister to resign, have been based... »
Thai violence claims more lives
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged protesters and the authorities in Thailand to avoid further violence after deadly clashes in Bangkok. Mr Ban’s office said he "strongly encourages them to urgently return to dialogue". Recent clashes between Thai troops and anti-government protesters have left 10 people dead and dozens injured. The protesters, who want... »
Thai troops clash with protesters
Thai security forces and anti-government protesters remained in a stand-off in Bangkok after clashes overnight in which one person died. Shots and bangs were heard overnight as security forces moved to cut power and seal off access to the large protest camp in the city centre. Earlier, a renegade general supporting the protesters was shot... »
Pro-protest Thai general ’shot’
A Thai general linked to anti-government rallies has been shot hours after a deadline for protesters to clear their Bangkok camp expired. Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng (Commander Red), was seriously injured, according to an aide quoted by AP news agency. The military had said it would start surrounding the protest camp at... »
Thai PM talks tough on red-shirts
Thailand’s government tells red-shirt protesters it will clear their camp and cut services if they do not leave on Wednesday. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai PM suggests poll timetable
The Thai government suggests parliament could be dissolved in September in line with its offer of elections two months later. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai leader offers November poll
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is ready to hold elections on 14 November, subject to certain conditions. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai PM promises ‘road-map’ deal
Thai Prime Minister Abhisist Vejjajiva says he is working on a road-map to solve protracted anti-government protests. This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. »
Thai protest convoy defies troops
Hundreds of red-shirt protesters have formed a convoy to drive to a rally outside Bangkok, as Thailand’s political stand-off continues. The protesters left their fortified camp in central Bangkok to drive to the site 50km (30 miles) away. Troops have fired warning shots despite a vow by protesters to break through their ranks if they... »
Thai PM warns Bangkok protesters
Thailand’s prime minister has threatened to retake a fortified encampment set up by anti-government protesters in the capital Bangkok. But Abhisit Vejjajiva did not say when or how this would be done. He was speaking on national television alongside the head of the Thai army, General Anupong Paojinda. Earlier, he rejected an offer by "red-shirt"... »
Thai protesters in new talks bid
Thailand’s red-shirt protesters are ready to hold talks with the government to end the political crisis if three conditions are met, a red leader said. The red-shirts said that parliament had to be dissolved in one month – a change from their previous call for immediate dissolution. They also called for an investigation into... »
Riot police face Thai protesters
Hundreds of riot police have moved in to face the red-shirt anti-government protesters in Bangkok’s city centre, after a night of violence and tension. Thai television reported the police intend to dismantle the red-shirts’ barricades, but the police have stepped back from immediate confrontation. Overnight, five explosions killed at least three people and wounded 75.... »
Deadly blasts amid Thai protests
At least two explosions have been heard in the Thai capital Bangkok where police are in a tense stand-off with anti-government protesters. Witnesses are reported as saying at least one foreigner has been wounded. Earlier, a military spokesman warned of "decisive action" and "chaos", if protesters did not quit their fortified camp in the city.... »
Thai leader in security reshuffle
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced he is putting the country’s army chief in charge of security operations. In a televised address, he said Gen Anupong Paojinda would replace Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban as the head of national security. The announcement came as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters remained camped out in... »
Thai police protest action fails
Thai security forces have surrounded a hotel where Red Shirt anti-government protest leaders are staying. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said the police were there to catch "terrorists" – the government’s word for an alleged protest hard core. A Red Shirt leader confirmed to the BBC that troops had surrounded the SC Park Hotel and... »
Thai protesters say PM must quit
Thailand’s anti-government protesters have said they will not end their protests until the government resigns. The protesters, who withstood a failed army crackdown at the weekend, have rejected the government’s latest offer to dissolve parliament in six months. Autopsies on some of those killed in Saturday’s crackdown, showing they were shot at close range, have... »
Thai protesters parade coffins
Thai opposition protesters have been parading coffins through Bangkok in protest at the weekend violence which left 21 people dead. Most of the them were empty, but at least two contained the bodies of demonstrators killed in clashes with the security forces. As the procession of coffins began, reports suggested PM Abhisit Vejjajiva was considering... »
Thai troops move in on protesters
Thai security forces have retaken a satellite TV transmission station and again stopped its broadcasts. Thousands of protesters had seized control of the opposition-controlled People Channel, forcing officials to allow it back on air. The authorities say the channel incites violence and spreads false information. Over the past three weeks, red-shirted demonstrators demanding new elections... »
Thai red-shirts storm TV station
Thousands of Thai protesters have begun marching towards a satellite station north of Bangkok to try to restore an anti-government television channel. People Channel was shut down by the government on Thursday under a state of emergency imposed in the city. The red-shirt protesters have been camped out in Bangkok for nearly a month and... »
Thai red-shirts breach parliament
Hundreds of Thai anti-government protesters – known as "red shirts" – have marched on parliament, amid high political tension in Bangkok. The red-shirts forced MPs to call off a session, and some reports say a number of them are in the parliament building. They regard Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s current government as undemocratic and want... »
Thai protesters confront police
Anti-government protesters have spent another night in the centre of the Thai capital Bangkok, despite a court ruling allowing the government to evict them. The protesters, known as the red-shirts, are calling for the government to step down and hold fresh elections. They had demonstrated in Bangkok for almost a month before moving their protest... »
Thai red-shirts stage new protest
Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protesters have rallied in the capital, Bangkok, in their latest push to topple the government. The protesters, known as the red-shirts, are calling on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and hold early elections. The red-shirted demonstrators have been holding regular protests for weeks. Mr Vejjajiva has said... »
Blood protest against Thai leader
Thailand’s red-shirted protesters have begun donating blood to throw at government offices in a ritual curse of a leadership they say is illegitimate. The protests enter a third day in a still jovial but determined mood. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday rejected a demand from protesters to quit and call elections. The standoff... »
Thai PM rejects protest ultimatum
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have been marching on an army barracks where the Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, is staying. They have set a deadline of midday for him to resign and call elections – a demand which he has rejected. Mr Abhisit told local TV he hoped the protests would be peaceful. Some 50,000 soldiers... »