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Thailand: Armed Forces Breach Bangkok Red-Shirt Barricades

Date: May 19th, 2010 |

Thai armed forces mounted an all-day operation May 19 to clear protesters from their encampment in downtown Bangkok, breaching the barricades with armored vehicles. The situation is fluid and may unfold over several days, with violence [read more]

Thailand: “Red Shirt” Protests Continue, Tensions Grow

Date: April 28th, 2010 |

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The ongoing “Red Shirt” demonstrations in Bangkok showed no sign of ending and if anything escalated April 27 when protesters shut down the city’s elevated railway system. With a state of emergency in place, the Red Shirts holding out in a fortified encampment in the middle of Bangkok’s shopping and tourist district, the government warning [read more]

Thailand: Tough Security Law Extended in Bangkok

Date: March 24th, 2010 |

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Facing another mass rally and ongoing demonstrations, the government extended a tough emergency security law in Bangkok and neighboring Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan through March 30. The Internal Security Act was put in place to maintain order when “Red Shirt” protesters announced their intention to hold massive demonstrations in Bangkok in mid March. Whether the [read more]

Thailand: $10,000 Free Travel Insurance Offered to Keep Tourists Coming

Date: March 10th, 2010 |

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Facing new demonstrations over long-simmering political tensions, Thailand continues to offer tourists free insurance coverage up to $10,000 for anyone harmed in protests or delayed because of political unrest. Compensation for delays is $100 per day and for injuries, $1,000 per day of hospitalization and free medical care. The insurance coverage will remain in place [read more]

Thailand: Ruling on Thaksin Fortune May Prompt Protests, Instability

Date: February 10th, 2010 |

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The Thai Supreme Court will rule Feb. 26 on whether the $2.2 billion fortune of disgraced former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra can be seized by authorities. The money, frozen after he was deposed in 2006, is believed to have been obtained largely through corruption. But he still has hundreds of thousands of “Red Shirt” supporters [read more]

Thailand: Possible Solution in Bangkok Standoff, Demonstrations in Chiang Mai

Date: May 5th, 2010 |

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A solution to the long-running political crisis that has crippled Bangkok may be in sight as the prime minister offered to hold elections Nov. 14 if the “Red Shirt” protesters disbanded, and protest leaders were considering the offer. But trouble was also brewing in the northern city of Chiang Mai, where supporters of a pro-government [read more]

Thailand: Songkran Cools Off Protests, but Red Shirts Vow to Press On

Date: April 14th, 2010 |

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The Thai New Year’s festival Songkran cooled off tensions in Bangkok at least temporarily, but the Red Shirt protesters vowed to continue their efforts to force the government to resign and call new elections. The break followed the imposition of a state of emergency that banned public gatherings of more than five people, and the [read more]

Thailand: “Red-Shirt” Protests in Bangkok, Bad Air in Chiang Mai

Date: March 17th, 2010 |

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As promised, hundreds of thousands of “Red Shirt” protesters descended on Bangkok to demand the prime minister resign and fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra be allowed to return. The demonstrations over several days became theatrical when protesters had their blood drawn, then retrieved it to splash at the gates of Government House to symbolize [read more]

Thailand: Red Shirts to Protest in Bangkok Mid March

Date: March 3rd, 2010 |

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“Red Shirt” protesters who support ousted and exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plan to stage massive rallies in Bangkok beginning in mid March in an ongoing effort to bring down the government. The Supreme Court ruled Feb. 26 to confiscate $1.4 billion of Thaksin’s $2.3 billion fortune because it was obtained through corruption, but [read more]

Thailand: Security Law Imposed in Bangkok, Hua Hin, Cha-Am

Date: October 14th, 2009 |

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Authorities agreed to invoke the Internal Security Act through Oct. 25 in Bangkok’s Dusit district and through Oct. 27 in the coastal resorts of Hua Hin and Cha-Am, where an ASEAN summit and related meetings will be held. The ISA allows a combined force of police and military to control mass rallies to prevent violence. [read more]

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