BANGKOK – Thailand is once again being convulsed by extreme partisan politics, with the country’s polarisation playing out on Bangkok’s streets. Several people have been...
BANGKOK – Army Commander-in-Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha reaffirmed the military’s neutral stand in the wake of the current political conflict but stressed that it could...
BANGKOK – The father of Singha beer heiress and core anti-government protest leader Chitpas Bhirombhakdi on Monday announced his daughter will change her surname, to...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s election commission on Thursday urged the government to delay the upcoming polls as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters killed a police...
BANGKOK – A police officer has been killed and nearly 100 people wounded during clashes with anti-government protesters at a sports stadium in Bangkok. The...
BANGKOK — Buoyed by an election boycott called by Thailand’s main opposition party, the head of the country’s anti-government protest movement, Suthep Thaugsuban vowed Sunday...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s baht fell to a three-year low and stocks dropped on concern prolonged political unrest will damp investment and hurt the economy. More...
BANGKOK – The continuing political unrest should be resolved from the bottom up rather than by putting the entire burden on the country’s administrators, says the...
BANGKOK – Supporters of the Student and People Network for Thailand’s Reform (STR) have gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok on Thursday....
BANGKOK – Anti-government protesters marched in Bangkok on Thursday in a bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office, but their numbers appeared far...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party reappointed former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva as its leader on Tuesday but members could not agree on whether...
BANGKOK – Security has been increased at the US embassy in Bangkok after an anti-government group voiced its intention to “seize” the embassy on Sunday....
BANGKOK – Thailand’s powerful military has declared its support for elections set for February in a blow to the country’s protest movement that has crippled...
BANGKOK – Suthep Thaugsuban’s whistle-tooting crowds of supporters are dwindling. His threats against Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra veer from the bold to the...
BANGKOK – Acting Foreign Minister Surapong Towichakchaikul has reported that more than 40 countries have expressed support for the planned general election in Thailand on Feb...
BANGKOK – On Monday, after weeks of mass demonstrations in Bangkok calling for her resignation, the prime minister dissolved Parliament and announced early elections to...
BANGKOK – The ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Bangkok have been peaceful and are contained within one area in the city’s historic and government quarter. As...
BANGKOK – Protesters lead by Suthep Thaugsuban announced they cut off electricity to the Thai prime minister’s office compound on Thursday and demanded that...
BANGKOK – Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban pinned his hopes on winning support from the powerful security forces on Thursday to take forward a campaign...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s opposition leader, has been formally charged with murder in a development that has the potential to...