Posts Tagged ‘ Government House ’

Renewed Thai anti-gov’t rally peaceful, to disperse on Sunday morning

June 29, 2009
Renewed Thai anti-gov’t rally peaceful, to disperse on Sunday morning

Core leaders of a renewed anti-government rally in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday said their protest will be peaceful as they are demanding the coalition government to dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a general election. Supporters of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) attend an anti-government rally at Sanam Luang in [...]

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Thai PM: Retreat of protesters means victory of society

April 15, 2009
Thai PM: Retreat of protesters means victory of society

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday afternoon the tension caused by anti-government protesters has been eased, and the retreat of the red-shirted people does not mean a victory or loss of any side, but a victory of society, since normalcy has returned. Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra leave with their [...]

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Thai anti-government rallies retreat, security remains tight in Bangkok

April 14, 2009
Thai anti-government rallies retreat, security remains tight in Bangkok

Thai anti-government protesters began to head home Tuesday afternoon after their leaders surrendered to police and called an end to the rally. But the security in the capital Bangkok is still tight. A burning bus is seen on a street near the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on April 13, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)At [...]

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Violence escalates in Thailand

April 14, 2009
Violence escalates in Thailand

Violence in Thailand is escalating Monday despite government troops attempted to gain control and restore order to the capital Bangkok. Thai army soldiers mass for orders near the Government House in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, April 13, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)The whole-day’s stand-off and clashes between anti-government “red shirted” protestors and Thai police and soldiers have left [...]

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At least 77 wounded in army-protester clash in Bangkok

April 13, 2009
At least 77 wounded in army-protester clash in Bangkok

At least 77 were wounded when hundreds of army soldiers and anti-government protesters clashed in Bangkok early Monday morning 14 hours after Thai PM declared a state of emergency in the capital city, Thai media said. Thai army soldiers guard at the Din Daeng intersection in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on April 13, 2009. At [...]

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Thai PM talks to assure people: gov’t in charge

April 13, 2009
Thai PM talks to assure people: gov’t in charge

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva made two television speeches in early hours of Monday in a bid to restore people’s confidence on his government’s capability to control situation, after anti-government protests turned violent and forced him to declare state of emergency twice in two days. Anti-government protestors smash a car of security guards of Thai [...]

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Protesters storm Thai interior ministry

April 12, 2009
Protesters storm Thai interior ministry

Thai protesters loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra face soldiers at the ASEAN venue in Pattaya on April 11, 2009. Troops fired into the air as Thai anti-government protesters stormed the country’s interior ministry on Sunday after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in the capital. Abhisit’s car was surrounded by protesters, [...]

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Protesters issue 24-hour ultimatum to Thai PM

April 9, 2009
Protesters issue 24-hour ultimatum to Thai PM

Leaders of the anti-government protests in Bangkok Wednesday evening issued 24-hour ultimatum to the Prime Minister and three Privy Council members to resign unconditionally as the scheduled three-day mass rally continues, Thai News Agency reported Thursday. Policemen stand guard outside the home of Prem Tinsulanonda, chief advisor to King Bhumibol Adulyadej as supporters of former [...]

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Leader: Thai anti-gov’t mass rally to be held on March 26

March 19, 2009
Leader: Thai anti-gov’t mass rally to be held on March 26

The Thai anti-government group –United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will hold a mass rally on March 26, UDD core leader Veera Musikapong announced Thursday. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva listens to debate on a vote of no confidence in the House of Representatives in Bangkok, Thailand, March 19, 2009. The debate on a [...]

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Thai anti-gov’t protesters disperse from rally point in front of Gov’t House

February 27, 2009
Thai anti-gov’t protesters disperse from rally point in front of Gov’t House

A group of Thai anti-government protesters have already dispersed from their rally point in front of the Government House after their leaders on Thursday night announced the protest would end from Friday morning, the website by The Nation newspaper reported Friday. Thai anti-government protestors gather in front of the Government House in Bangkok, capital of [...]

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