Thousands mark 'Red Shirt' crackdown in Bangkok

19 May 2012, 10:17 pm

Bangkok — Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and "Red Shirt" protesters.... Read More »

Impatient Thai red shirts want justice from PM Yingluck

19 May 2012, 9:28 pm

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's "red shirts" took to the street this weekend to mark the anniversary of the army's bloody repression of their mass rally in Bangkok in 2010 amid growing signs of a rift with the government they helped elect last July. Many red shirts are angry at the failure of... Read More »

'Red Shirts' in mass Bangkok rally

19 May 2012, 11:51 am

Around 50,000 "Red Shirt" supporters from across Thailand converged on central Bangkok Saturday to mark the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, police said.... Read More »

Thousands mark Red Shirt crackdown anniversary in Bangkok

19 May 2012, 6:15 am

BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered Saturday in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and “Red Shirt” protesters. The scene Saturday was a sharp contrast with two years earlier, when Thailand was at war with itself and tro... Read More »

Thailand's 'Red Shirts' in mass Bangkok rally

19 May 2012, 6:13 am

BANGKOK (AFP) - Up to 40,000 "Red Shirt" supporters from across Thailand converged on central Bangkok Saturday to mark the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, city police said.... Read More »

Thailand: 2 years after conflict, gunmen go unnamed

19 May 2012, 3:04 am

BANGKOK, Thailand — The anonymous phone calls began a month or two after Kamolket Akahad, a 25-year-old volunteer medic, was shot dead during a guns-blazing Thai army crackdown. Bangkok was still reeling from its bloodiest political violence in decades: a series of April-May 2010 clashes pitting t... Read More »

Thailand's 'Red Shirts' to rally in Bangkok

18 May 2012, 9:55 pm

BANGKOK, Thailand - Tens of thousands of "Red Shirt" supporters were expected to bring central Bangkok to a standstill Saturday, May 19, on the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, city police said. At least 1,200 officers will be deployed for the 14-hour rally in the retail ... Read More »

British Man Arrested for Possessing Roasted Fetuses in Thailand

18 May 2012, 11:29 am

Police in Bangkok, Thailand have arrested 28 year-old Chow Hok Kuen, a Hong Kong-born British citizen, after finding a small collection of dead, roasted babies in his hotel room. The six fetuses, which were wrapped in gold leaf and tucked …... Read More »

Pattaya Mail

17 May 2012, 8:49 pm

The 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, has drawn to a close. But the event is still leaving a big smile on many people’s faces.... Read More »

Bangkok Overtakes Jakarta as World's Top City on Facebook

17 May 2012, 3:30 pm

Thanks to our Thailand contributor Byron for the tip-off that we now have a new number one city on Facebook. Bangkok , Thailand has overtaken Jakarta , Indonesia as the social network’s top city, with ...... Read More »