Army defuses coup scare after choppers were sighted in Bangkok
WITH coup d’état rumours having intensified after some helicopters were seen flying over inner Bangkok yesterday (Nov. 23) the army today clarified that they were brought in to provide protection for Her Majesty the Queen on a royal visit to Phetchaburi province, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Deputy army spokeswoman Col. Yingsirichan Ngathong said at the […]
Read MoreYellow-shirt protesters hound Thanathorn at police station
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit faced a yellow-shirt demonstration at Thong Song Hong police station when he showed up there to answer summons over a case filed by the Election Commission and had to be shifted to another meeting room to avoid confrontation, Siam Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 24). He was being questioned over […]
Read MoreMotorists told to avoid Crown Property Bureau area tomorrow
POLICE asked Bangkok motorists to avoid the area around Crown Property Bureau tomorrow, Wednesday Nov. 25, from 4 p.m. onwards as demonstrators have announced that they will be holding a rally there, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Pol Maj. Gen. Jirasan Keawsaengek, deputy head of the Metropolitan Police, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeraphong Wongratpitak, head of […]
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