Shouting match between royalists, demonstrators outside court
AS THE Citizens’ Network to Protect the Monarchy group led by Mr. Anon Klinkaew arrived at Bangkok Southern Criminal Court today (Nov. 25) to submit a letter urging revocation of bail granted to four Section 112, or lese majeste, suspects for participating in the anti-Apec protest they ran into a group of demonstrators and […]
Read MoreChadchart regrets Apec protesters got injured, trying to help detainees
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said during a live broadcast on Facebook while jogging this morning (Nov. 19) that he regrets protesters got injured in a clash with police while marching from the City Hall square (Larn Khon Mueang) to Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre(QSNCC) yesterday and that he is coordinating to help those detained, […]
Read MoreOver 1.5m meth pills seized in clash with drug runners
SOLDIERS patrolling a jungle along the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai province late last night (Nov. 15) clashed with drug traffickers who fled after dumping some homemade backpacks filled with around 1.56 million methamphetamine pills, Naewna newspaper said today (Nov. 16). Col. Suthikhet Srininthin, commander of Pha Muang Task Force’s drug control unit, sent […]
Read MoreBig lot of meth pills seized in clash with drug runners at border
A GUNFIGHT broke out between drug traffickers carrying methamphetamine pills in backpacks and a team of rangers just a kilometre from the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai province last night (Oct. 4), Naewna newspaper said this morning. Maj. Gen. Supharek Sathapornphon, commander of Pha Muang Task Force of the 3rd […]
Read MorePolice vehicle set ablaze in fierce clash at Din Daeng intersection
EMOTIONALLY-CHARGED protesters clashed with police at Din Daeng intersection this evening (June 11) and set fire to a police vehicle after being blocked from riding to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s residence at First Infantry Regiment barracks which is barely a kilometre away, Naewna newspaper said. The protesters mostly rode motorcycles to this hotspot, where clashes […]
Read MoreNine drug runners die in gunfight with soldiers, 2.4m meth pills seized
A GUNFIGHT between Thai troops and a drug trafficking gang at the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai province last night (May 27) left nine drug runners dead with 2.4 million methamphetamine pills seized, Matichon newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Supharek Sathapornphon, commander of Pha Muang Task Force, together with Col. Suthikhet Srininthin, commander of the 3rd […]
Read MoreRescue volunteer shot dead in downtown fight with another foundation
VOLUNTEERS from two rescue foundations clashed in a turf battle on Kasemrad road in front of Lotus hypermarket Rama 4 branch last night leading one Por Tek Tung staff member being shot dead and three others injured, Matichon newspaper said today (Apr. 18). Thonglor station police rushed to the scene at 1.20 a.m. and upon […]
Read MoreAnti-Prayut, indy protesters clash with police at same spot again
By Thai Newsroom Reporters INDEPENDENT STREET PROTESTERS CLASHED with crowd-control police again today (Aug 18) at the same spot near the army barracks which houses Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s residence on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road. The anti-Prayut protesters, many riding on motorcycles and putting on crash helmets, gathered at Sam Liam Din Daeng intersection […]
Read MoreClashes at Din Daeng junction as ‘car park’ protest gets underway
ANOTHER round of clashes broke out between protesters and riot police at Din Daeng junction at 5 p.m. today (August 15) as some protest groups launched their processions from differing points of Bangkok and neighbouring provinces to piled more pressure on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, Sanook.com and Thai Rath newspaper said. […]
Read MoreChina, India agree to pull troops near site of deadly clash
By Bloomberg and published by The Straits Times New Delhi – China and India have agreed to pull back troops from another friction point along their disputed Himalayan border after a weekend meeting of top military commanders from both sides, according to senior Indian officials with knowledge of the matter. Soldiers will move away from […]
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