Political Change in Thailand

Thaksin Party Wins Thai Election By A Landslide -- Yahoo News/Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's opposition won a landslide election victory on Sunday, led by the sister of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a triumph for red-shirt protesters who clashed with the army last year.

Exit polls showed Yingluck Shinawatra's Puea Thai (For Thais) party winning a clear majority of parliament's 500 seats, paving the way for the 44-year-old business executive to become Thailand's first woman prime minister.

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More News On Thailand's National Election

Thaksin party wins landslide Thai election victory -- Yahoo News/AFP
Opposition carries Thailand elections -- UPI
Thailand Election Results -- The Diplomat
Thai voters pick female prime minister -- Washington Times
Thai PM concedes defeat in national election -- Reuters
Thaksin Party Wins Election in Defeat of ‘Bangkok Elite’ -- Bloomberg
Thaksin calls to congratulate sister in Thai poll -- Reuters
Time To Get Down to Business for Thailand's New Political Star -- CNBC
Thailand and a Perfect Political Storm -- Tim Ferguson, Forbes
Thailand and Mass Politics -- Wall Street journal editorial
Key dates in recent Thai politics -- Washington Post

Teachers Are Now Being Targeted By Islamic Radicals In Southern Thailand

Five Killed In Thailand's Troubled South -- ABC News (Australia)

Bombings and shootings by suspected Islamic militants have killed five people and wounded 13 across Thailand's troubled south, police said Tuesday.

A Buddhist couple, both teachers, were killed by unknown gunmen while on their way to work.

The shootings took place in Narathiwat province, where suspected ethnic Malay rebels torched government offices, bus shelters, shops and phone booths on Sunday in simultaneous attacks in seven districts.

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More News On the Unrest In Southern Thailand

Teacher Deaths Force Closure of 365 Southern Thai Schools -- Pattaya Daily News
Thai schools shut after teachers killed -- ABC News (Australia)
Call for Thai school closures after teachers killed -- AFP
Six killed as violence flares in Thai south -- Reuters
Teachers killed in restive southern Thailand -- AP
Thai Army Launches Operation Against Insurgency -- NTD Television

Thailand's Poltiical Struggles Are Massing Again

Anti-government demonstrators begin their march to
Government House in Bangkok, 26 March 2009 (Photo: Reuters)

Red Shirt v Yellow Shirt: Thailand's Political Struggle -- The Independent

The supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are massing again.

In northern Thailand, the world has been turned upside down. Men branded terrorists are heroes, the police are the enemy and children wear T-shirts hailing anti-government rebels. Driven from power, branded a criminal and hounded by prosecutors, the exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is venerated here, his smiling features emblazoned on cups, flags and dolls at a rally of his supporters in this provincial town. Polls taken in this district put his support at more than 70 per cent.

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Update: Protesters planning to regroup: Thai minister -- Reuters

My Comment: The last confrontation did not resolve anything .... it just postpone the inevitable conflict between these two sides. Unfortunately .... from what I am reading, reconciliation is not in the cards.

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 21, 2010

Damaged Thailand Considers The Future -- BBC

After a brutal two months, with dozens of people killed in a political battle which seemed out of control, some Thais fear their society has been irrevocably damaged.

In the immediate aftermath of the military's move on the anti-government red-shirt protest camp, worrying talk sprang up of a threat of civil war and widespread insurrection.

People spoke of the burning hatred and division now marking Thai society.

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PM calls for reconciliation to heal Thai divide -- AP
Thai PM committed to reconciliation but no poll offer -- Reuters
Thailand faces 'huge challenges' after deadly conflict -- Yahoo News/AFP
Thai premier unveils reconciliation plan after chaos -- CNN
In Bangkok, an uneasy calm, smoldering buildings -- L.A. Times
Thailand restores fragile order with military presence and curfew after unrest -- Washington Post
After the Bloodletting: Bangkok Tries to Return to Normal -- Time Magazine
Bangkok Grows Calm, but Social Divisions Remain -- New York Times
Fight not over, say Red Shirts as they are herded out of Bangkok -- Times Online
Bangkok aftermath: residents reflect on the end of the protests -- BBC
Peace restored in Bangkok, 53 dead -- Times of India
Peace restored, anger still burns in Bangkok -- MSNBC
Thai Forces Restore Order in Bangkok After Clearing Protest Site -- Voice of America
Experts: Bangkok crackdown no replay of Tiananmen -- AP
Analysts' View: Thai protest leaders surrender -- Reuters

Unrest In Thailand -- May 20, 2010

Clean-up: Firefighters spray water at the huge Center One shopping mall, which was set on fire by anti-government Red Shirt protesters in Bangkok. Photo from The Daily Mail

Thailand Issues Three-Day Curfew As 13,000 Protesters Rally In Provinces -- The Telegraph

Thailand has issued a three-day curfew in an attempt to stop violence spreading from Bangkok to the provinces after 13,000 protesters rallied across rural areas setting fire to government halls.

The army yesterday rounded up opposition agitators who were driven out of a city centre stronghold after a two-month siege.

The smouldering ruins of the shopping arcades and streets occupied by the opposition Red Shirt movement was the focus of a clean-up operation involving thousands of troops and municipal workers.

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Thai Authorities Extend Curfew, Fearing More Unrest -- Voice of America
Thai curfew extended as cleanup begins -- CBC News
Thailand extends curfew as troops try to crush hardline protesters in battered Bangkok -- The Daily Mail
Spreading Violence Locks Down Bangkok -- Wall Street Journal
'Order restored' in Bangkok after protests -- BBC
Bangkok Is Tense as Order Returns -- New York Times
Bangkok smolders day after crackdown on red-shirt protesters -- Christian Science Monitor
Thailand mops up, but fears of long-term strife -- Yahoo News/AP
Thai troops hunt militants as Bangkok smoulders -- Yahoo News/AFP
Uneasy peace in Thailand, uncertainties lie ahead -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Bangkok burns as Thai Red Shirts run amok after leaders' surrender -- Times Online
Thai military breaks up red-shirt protests in Bangkok -- Washington Post
Thai Red shirt stronghold recoups after angry riots -- Reuters
Sacrifices in Bangkok -- Pashuk Phongpaichit And Chris Baker, Wall Street Journal opinion

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 19, 2010

A man tends to the bodies of two protesters who were killed during an operation to evict anti-government "red shirt" protesters from their encampment in Bangkok May 19, 2010. Thai troops and armoured vehicles broke through barricades of tyres and staves on Wednesday in a fresh offensive to evict thousands of anti-government protesters from their fortified camp in central Bangkok, witnesses said. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Riots Begin in Bangkok after Thai Protest Leaders Surrender -- Voice of America

Violence has spread through the Thai capital Bangkok, in the wake of Wednesday's deadly crackdown by security forces to end the weeks-long occupation by anti-government demonstrators in the city's upscale commercial district.

Leaders of the protesters, known as Red Shirts, surrendered to police and told followers they were ending their two-month old demonstrations in order to avoid any further bloodshed.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested -- Yahoo News/AP
Bangkok burns as protesters surrender -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Bangkok burns as Thai Red Shirts run amok after leaders' surrender -- Times Online
Thai Riots Grow Despite Appeal for Calm -- New York Times
Riots Erupt in Bangkok as Protest Leaders Surrender -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Bangkok burns after army crackdown -- Al Jazeera
Major shopping mall looted, torched in Bangkok -- My Way News/AP
5 die, 59 injured in Thai clashes on Wednesday -- China View
Thai violence spreads after troops storm protest camp -- The Guardian
Protesters Set Fire to Thai Stock Exchange -- Wall Street Journal
Curfew in Bangkok after surrender of red-shirt leaders -- BBC
After Military Crackdown In Thailand, A Curfew In Bangkok -- NPR
Unrest, fires follow Thai army assault on protest zone -- CTV
Four protest leaders flee Thai army crackdown -- Washington Post
Thai protests: military crackdown only widens divide -- The Guardian
Snap Analysis: Thai protest ends, but crisis far from over -- Reuters
In pictures: Bangkok protests -- BBC

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 18, 2010

Bangkok Braced For Bloodshed As Red Shirts Vow No Surrender -- Times Online

Hospitals in Bangkok are preparing for bloodshed after anti-government Red Shirt protesters ignored an ultimatum to abandon their occupation of central Bangkok, but there were faint signs of a last minute compromise between the two sides.

The chief negotiator for the Government told a senior protest leader that the Royal Thai Army will stop firing on Red Shirts if they withdraw to their main camp in the Ratchaprasong district of central Bangkok. “If they call their people back to Ratchaprasong there will be no single bullet fired by the soldiers,” said Korbsak Sabhavasu. “”If he is serious about solving the problem he is capable of doing it. He can simply call back his people.”

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Thai govt says no peace talks unless protests end -- AP
Thailand rejects Reds ceasefire call as 'nonsense' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Thai government rejects protesters' peace offer -- The Guardian
Thailand protests: Red shirts defy deadline to disperse -- Christian Science Monitor
Thai stand-off as Red Shirt peace talks rejected but Army stays away -- Times Online
Thai Protesters Say They Are Ready to Negotiate -- New York Times
Thai Govt Says No Peace Talks Unless Protests End -- New York Times
Thai Protesters Defy Government Deadline as Clashes Continue -- Voice of America
Thai protesters steely in the face of deadly conflict -- Washington Post
Thailand Protests Echo Those of 1992 -- Time Magazine
Bangkok residents escape during lull -- CNN

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 17, 2010

Renegade Thai General Dies as Chaos Continues -- New York Times

BANGKOK — Heavy fighting and explosions were reported in one area of Bangkok early on Monday in the deadliest and most prolonged conflict in Thailand in many years.

Some residents were trapped in their homes, and guests took refuge in the basement of the five-star Dusit Thani hotel. “We didn’t know where bombs and bullets were going to come from,” said a television reporter who was trapped inside the hotel.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Rogue general dies, Thai crisis spreads as death toll reaches 64 -- Financial Times
Thai troops close in on protest encampment -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Protest leader calls Thai PM aide, seeks ceasefire -- Yahoo News/AP
Thousands of Thai protesters defy deadline to leave -- Yahoo News/AFP
The moment Thai Red Shirt protesters 'used a child as a human shield' as country teeters on brink of civil war -- The Daily Telegraph
Thai Protests Escalate in Bangkok "War Zone" -- Newsweek
Rogue Thai general dies as Redshirts given new deadline -- Times Online
Thailand protests: Red shirts defy deadline to disperse -- Christian Science Monitor
Bangkok ablaze in anarchy -- Washington Times
Q+A: What's going on in Thailand's chaotic capital? -- Reuters
Red Shirts fear 'our Tiananmen Square' -- Sydney Morning Herald

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 16, 2010

Thailand Street Battles Escalate As Red Shirt Leader Warns Of Civil War -- Times Online

Urban warfare raged through Bangkok today as anti-government protesters battled with the military and a protest leader warned of civil war.

Streets around the protesters’ fortified encampment in the capital’s commercial heart were designated “live fire zones” by the military. They echoed with the rattle of gunfire and small bombs as the Government considered a curfew to try and contain the uprising.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Thai government says army crackdown will continue -- Yahoo News/AP
Thailand cancels curfew despite Bangkok clashes -- AP
Thai protesters seek talks as fighting rages -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Thai protesters urge talks as clashes leave 25 dead -- Yahoo News/AFP
Thai Government Takes Harder Stance as Clashes Continue -- New York Times
Bangkok Street Fighting Continues, Death Toll Mounts -- Voice of America
Bangkok death toll hits 24 as troops fire live rounds, seek to isolate protesters -- L.A. Times
Thai army closes in for the kill -- Times Online
Thai Military Cancels Plan to Impose Bangkok Curfew -- Voice of America
Thai protesters seek U.N.-mediated talks -- CNN
'Scared' Bangkok resident talks about being evacuated -- BBC (Audio)
Q+A - What's going on in Thailand's chaotic capital? -- Reuters
Thailand’s King Sees His Influence Fading -- New York Times

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 15, 2010

Army Brings Death And Carnage To The Streets -- Times Online

A day of violence on the streets of the Thai capital left at least ten dead and 125 wounded after renewed fighting erupted in the city’s commercial heart yesterday. Soldiers fired bullets and teargas into the fortified encampment held for weeks by anti-government protesters, and street battles erupted in the city centre.

What began in early March as a defiant and proud rally intended to oust the Thai Government peacefully and fight for social justice had, by last night, largely unravelled as the army strengthened its stranglehold around thousands of diehard protesters.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Thai PM defends deadly army crackdown in Bangkok -- Yahoo News/AP
Six dead as urban warfare breaks out in Bangkok -- Yahoo News/AFP
Fighting spreads in Thai capital -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Protesters Battle Thai Security Forces -- Wall Street Journal
Thailand PM Abhisit in pledge to end Bangkok protest -- BBC
Thai Government Concerned Over Rising Casualties, Blames Militias for Violence -- Voice of America
Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17 -- L.A. Times
More deaths in Bangkok standoff -- Al Jazeera
Thai Forces Move on Protesters as Tension Grows -- New York Times
Rocks, bottles, rubber bullets lead to bloodshed in Bangkok -- Washington Post
Thai Protest Leaders Press for Ceasefire as Deadly Clashes Continue -- Voice of America
Tourists stranded as Red Shirts, army mobilise -- ABC News (Australia)
U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok -- Reuters
U.S. Embassy Shuts Down As Bangkok Violence Worsens -- New York Times
Thailand king and I: Why the protests in Bangkok put a spotlight on the monarchy -- Christian Science Monitor
Q&A: what does the crisis mean for Thailand? -- Times Online
Thailand's Escalating Violence -- Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 14, 2010

Thai Troops Open Fire On Protesters, Three Dead -- Yahoo News/AFP

BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai troops opened fire on protesters Friday after a military lockdown of their rally site in the heart of the capital sparked fierce clashes that left three people dead and at least 46 wounded.

Security forces moved to regain control of a road close to the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, a popular spot with tourists, after "Red Shirt" demonstrators spilled out of their fortified rally base, which was under siege by troops.

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More News On The Riots And Unrest In Thailand

Bangkok battle: Troops fire on rioting protesters -- AP
Thai troops battle protesters as crisis deepens -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Bangkok a battleground as PM loses control -- Sydney Morning Herald
Thai forces move in amid standoff -- UPI
Chaos, violence grips Thai capital -- CNN
Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok -- Al Jazeera
Two Protesters Die as Clashes Escalate in Bangkok -- Wall Street Journal
Thai troops, protesters fight street battles; wounded general remains in coma -- Washington Post
Thai Forces Move on Protesters as Tension Grows -- New York Times
Rogue Thai general who aided 'Red Shirts' is shot in the head -- L.A. Times
Canadian reporter shot amid protest violence in Bangkok -- CTV
Canadian journalist 'gravely wounded' in Thai protest: network -- AFP

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 13, 2010

Red Shirt Leader Shot As Unrest Continues In Thai Capital -- CNN

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A leader of anti-government protests in Thailand was shot in the head while being interviewed at the demonstrations, according to the journalist who was with him at the time.

Seh Daeng was in critical condition, according to his guards with the Red Shirt protesters.

Video footage taken just after the shooting showed Seh lying on the ground, dressed in camouflage, as frantic protesters attempted to move him and get help. Seh appears to be bleeding from a head wound. Footage from the hospital showed medics covering Seh's face as he was brought in on a stretcher amid a throng of media.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Dissident Thai General Shot; Army Moves to Face Protesters -- New York Times
Thai General Aligned with Red Shirts Shot -- Voice of America
Red Shirt military chief shot as Thai army moves in -- Times Online
Red shirt military adviser wounded in Thai capital -- Reuters
Red Shirt Leader Reportedly Shot in Thai Capital -- New York Times/AP
Wave of Violence Sweeps Bangkok; Dissident General Is Shot -- Newsweek
Renegade general shot in Bangkok clashes -- ABC News (Australia)

Thai army ready to seal off protest site as PM cancels early election -- Sydney Morning Herald
Thai Security Forces Plan to Isolate Anti-Government Rally Site -- Voice of America
Thai PM preps snipers, police to seal off red shirt protest site -- Christian Science Monitor
Deadline looms for Thai Red Shirts -- BBC
Bangkok Protest Leaders Appear Divided -- New York Times
Unrest prompts travel warning in Bangkok -- UPI
Timeline - Twists and turns in Thailand's crisis -- Reuters

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 4, 2010

Thai soldiers fire at redshirt protesters in Bangkok. Peace may return to the capital with the acceptance of the prime minister's 'reconciliation roadmap' to a general election in November. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Thai Protesters To Stay Until Abhisit Unveils Dissolution Date -- Bloomberg Businessweek

May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Thai protesters plan to extend the siege in Bangkok’s commercial center until Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announces a date for dissolving parliament after he proposed a Nov. 14 election.

Abhisit “needs to announce when he will dissolve the house,” Jatuporn Prompan told supporters last night from the main protest site in Bangkok. “When that is announced, leaders will discuss it and will decide when to end the protest.”

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Redshirts accept 'reconciliation road map' to Thai general election -- The Guardian
Election called as Thailand's political enemies seek peace -- The Age
Thai protest leaders object to election timing -- Reuters
Thai protesters welcome PM's offer, want details -- AP
SNAP ANALYSIS - Thailand faces turbulence as crisis rumbles on -- Reuters
The fuel behind Thailand red-shirt protesters' fire -- Christian Science Monitor

Unrest In Thailand

Anti-Government Clashes In Thailand Bring Stalemate To A City And Nation -- Washington Post

BANGKOK -- Thailand is gripped by a drama involving an ailing king and a monarchy in jeopardy, a topless princess and a poodle named Fu Fu. It features mysterious assassins in black suits, drugs and thugs, and a billionaire former prime minister forced into exile, where he spent more than $160 million to buy a British soccer team and bankrolls thousands of protesters occupying the heart of this steamy capital city.

Seven weeks of episodic chaos have claimed the lives of 27 people and injured nearly 1,000, while scaring off tourists and infuriating commuters. It has also spooked investors in one of the best-performing economies in Southeast Asia, a bustling import-export center that has become, among other things, the second-largest market for pickup trucks, after the United States.

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More News On Thailand

Thailand calls emergency meeting as tensions rise -- AFP
Amid protest, Thai Cabinet calls emergency meeting -- AP
Thai standoff may worsen to civil war: crisis group -- Reuters
Thai anti-government protest leaders say more rural supporters heading to Bangkok -- Today Online
Is Thailand really more dangerous than Sudan? -- Adrian Michaels, The Telegraph
Peace or war in Thailand? -- The Times Record

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates April 29, 2010

Thai Loyalists Call For Military Action Against Red Shirts -- The Guardian

Yellow-shirted counter-protesters demand firm response to end 'anarchy' of anti-government demonstrations

Pro-establishment activists demanded military action against anti-government protesters and an end to "anarchy" in Bangkok yesterday, a day after clashes turned a busy motorway into a battle zone.

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Thai chaos leaves power vacuum -- AP
Thai government 'in control' amid red protests -- BBC
Stand-off in Bangkok: Head to head -- The Economist
Thailand's orange-robed monks reveal shades of red -- AFP
Can foreign mediators defuse Thailand’s red shirt protests? -- Christian Science Monitor
SCENARIOS-How is Thailand's crisis likely to play out? -- Reuters
Compromise only answer to Thai crisis -- Thitinan Pongsudhirak, The Guardian

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates April 28, 2010

Soldier Dies in New Bangkok Violence -- Wall Street Journal

BANGKOK—Tensions flared again in Bangkok Wednesday as a Thai soldier was killed in an apparent friendly fire incident and 18 other people were injured as thousands of troops and protesters faced off in a northern suburb.

The latest clashes came as antigovernment Red Shirt protesters attempted to step up their seven-weekslong protest for new elections by moving out from their main encampment at the heart of Bangkok's biggest shopping district. Their immediate target was to take down a military blockade to prevent more antigovernment protesters flowing into the capital, but the confrontation quickly turned violent as soldiers fired shots and tear-gas canisters into the air and into the crowd when protesters tried to remove barricades and razor wire that security forces had laid across a major road.

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Soldier killed in clash as Thai protesters move beyond Bangkok -- L.A. Times
Thai forces, protesters clash in Bangkok -- CNN
Soldier killed as shots fired at Thailand's red shirt protesters -- Christian Science Monitor
Thai Police Clash With Protesters -- New York Times
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Thai Protests About More Than Thaksin -- Voice of America
"Red-shirts" clash with police-army troops, 1 soldier killed, 16 protestors injured -- Xinhuanet
Q+A: Who are Thailand's mysterious black-clad gunmen? -- Reuters
In pictures: Bangkok clashes -- BBC

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates April 27, 2010

Red-shirts protesters rally at Ratchaprasong intersection in central Bangkok, Thailand, on April 27, 2010. (Xinhua/Thana Nuntavoranut)

Thailand Hints At Treason As Red-Shirt Protesters Shut Down Trains -- Christian Science Monitor

Thailand’s government accused red-shirt protesters of plotting against the revered king, a charge they rejected as a pretext for cracking down. Protesters forced the train system to close Tuesday in an escalation of the weeks-long standoff.

In a provocative move, Thailand’s beleaguered government has accused red-shirt protesters of plotting against the Thai crown, which is shielded from criticism by custom and law.

The news raised concerns among protesters that the authorities are trying to recast their rallies as traitorous in order to justify a crackdown.

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Thai protesters threaten broader demonstrations -- AP
Thai PM says he is seeking political resolution to opposition standoff -- CNN
Bangkok searches for strategy on protesters -- Financial Times
Thai Protesters Block Bangkok Train Amid Rumors of Crackdown -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Gridlock as Thai protests disrupt rail line -- Financial Times
Thai gov't to have orders for security personnel to deal with road blockage by "red-shirts" -- China View
Anti-Government Protests Spread to Thai Provinces -- Voice of America
Thai King Avoids Talk of Unrest in Address -- New York Times
Thai king breaks silence amid maelstrom -- Washington Times

Is Thailand On The Brink of Civil War?

Antigovernment Red Shirt protesters amass in front of their barricade, built with bamboo poles and tyres, as riot police approach them in Bangkok's Silom business district Friday. Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Thailand PM Rejects Protesters' Offer -- BBC News

Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has rejected a new, conditional offer by anti-government red-shirts to end weeks of protests in return for early polls.

The red-shirts said on Friday they wanted parliament dissolved within a month, a change from previous calls for immediate dissolution.

They also called for an investigation into recent violence. Clashes two weeks ago with police left 25 people dead.

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Thai PM, army chief to address nation amid crisis -- Sydney Morning Herald
Source: Thai PM rejects protesters' demand -- CNN
Thai PM Rejects Protesters' Compromise Demand -- Voice of America
Thai prime minister rejects Red Shirt offer -- Times Online
Thai protesters pull out of talks with government -- AP
PM rejects dissolution offer -- Bangkok Post
Thailand is close to civil war as its British-born PM rejects deal with angry Red Shirts -- The Telegraph
Thai protest leader calls off talks with government -- CTV
Inside Bangkok's Red Shirt 'fortress' -- MSNBC
Thailand Crisis: Peace Talks Break Down -- SKY News

Unrest In Thailand Continues -- News Updates April 22, 2010

The red shirts, drawn largely from rural and under-privileged backgrounds, want the government out and new elections held immediately. Photo from The BBC

Explosions In Bangkok Wound Dozens -- New York Times

BANGKOK — At least five explosions struck the business district of Bangkok on Thursday evening, killing one person and wounding at least 75 others as rival groups of protesters rallied and shouted insults at each other across a military barricade.

Two explosions went off on a raised walkway of Bangkok’s elevated train system and another went off near the Dusit Thani hotel, causing people to flee for shelter at a nearby restaurant and shops.

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Three Explosions Shake Bangkok, Tensions Rise -- New York Times/Reuters
Bangkok blasts kill one, injure 75 - Thai media -- Reuters
Deadly blasts hit Bangkok protest hub -- BBC
Explosions kill 1, wound dozens in Bangkok -- AP
4 small blasts take place near Bangkok protest -- AP
Thai PM calls emergency meeting after explosions -- CNN
1 Dead in Bangkok Protests, More Than 70 Wounded -- Voice of America
Deadly Explosions Hit Bangkok -- Wall Street Journal
Thai grenade attacks kill one and injure 75 -- The Telegraph
Tensions Remain High in Bangkok -- Voice of America
Thai red-shirt protesters prepare for violent showdown -- BBC
Thailand's unrest spreads as army train blocked -- AP
Red Shirt protests change Thai political landscape -- AP

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates April 19, 2010

Troops were deployed along the Silom Road, known as Thailand's Wall Street. (Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images)

Army Deploys Against Thailand's 'Red Shirt' Protesters -- Christian Science Monitor

Thailand's 'red shirt' protesters canceled a march Monday as the Army fanned out to block them. But they vowed to continue their demonstration, now at five weeks, until Prime Minsiter Abhisit steps down and calls elections.

Combat troops deployed Monday in Bangkok’s financial district to block a planned march by Thailand's “red shirt” protesters who have camped out in the capital for five straight weeks.

The added pressure came as an opposing “yellow shirt” group threatened a massive counterdemonstration next week if the protests continued.

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More News On Thailand's Unrest

Armed Thai Troops Patrol Bangkok Business District -- New York Times/AP
Thai army moves into Bangkok business district -- BBC
Thai police, soldiers move in to halt Red Shirt tide -- The Australian
Rural poor determined to paint Thailand red -- CNN
Thailand braces for another week of unrest -- Times Online
New Groups Emerge in Support of Thai Government -- Voice of America
'Yellow shirts' counter-protest? -- Straits Times
Thailand's escalating colour-coded crisis -- Reuters
Thailand’s ‘Red Shirt’ uprising echos bloody class wars of past -- Globe And Mail
Month of Unrest Hits Thailand’s Economy -- New York Times