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Thai troops open fire, move in on "red shirts"

Thai troops open fire, move in on

Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said.

 

Thai protesters storm into TV compound

Thai protesters storm into TV compound

Thai anti-government protesters stormed Friday into a telecom company compound where authorities had shut down their vital TV channel, as soldiers and riot police failed to hold them back with tear gas and water cannons....

 

Thai prime minister declares state of emergency

Thai prime minister declares state of emergency

Lawmakers scale walls and flee by helicopter after protesters storm Parliament. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Wednesday, handing the army broad powers to restore order after weeks of disruptive street protests by anti-government demonstrators.

 

Red Shirt protesters flood streets of Thai capital

Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters took over sections of Thailand's capital Tuesday, pelting police with eggs and dancing in the streets as they pushed through barricades to press the prime minister to call new elections....

 

Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Tens of thousands of protesters defied orders to leave the Thai capital's main shopping district on Sunday despite threats of mass arrests, upping the ante on the fourth week of a bold street rally to press for fresh elections.

 

Thai "red shirts" take protest to PM's home

Thousands of anti-government protesters headed to the heavily guarded home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in the fourth day of protests aimed at forcing him to call elections.

 

Frustrated Thai "red shirts" press ahead with rally

Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that four days of peaceful protests had failed to force Thailand's premier to call elections.

 

Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new election

Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city.

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Thai Court Seizes $1.4 Billion From Ex-Premier

Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that Thaksin Shinawatra had abused his power to benefit companies he owned.

 

Thais find N. Korea weapons on plane

Thais find N. Korea weapons on plane

Five foreigners were detained and their foreign-registered aircraft impounded after it landed in the Thai capital Saturday with tons of war weaponry on board that originated in North Korea, Thai officials said.

 

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