THE huge demonstration at Ratchaprasong intersection today (Nov. 18) started building up from afternoon onwards and when at police told them to break up the gathering at 4.15 p.m. because prior permission had not been obtained, they yelled back “slaves of dictators,” Siam Rath newspaper reported. The protesters gathered on the footpath with some moving
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Police HQ beefed up as protesters flock to Ratchaprasong intersection
IN GEARING UP to handle the People’s Party demonstration at Ratchaprasong from 4 p.m. today (Nov. 18) the adjacent Royal Thai Police headquarters has been heavily barricaded with motorists also urged to avoid this area from 2 p.m. onwards, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Barrier panels have been put at all the entrances to the headquarters
Read more55 hurt in clashes as Parliament gets ready to vote on charter changes
DESPITE 55 people being injured in clashes outside Parliament yesterday, the joint session will today (Nov. 18) be casting voice votes for all seven constitution amendment drafts including that of Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw), Siam Rath newspaper report. Another round of fighting between People’s Party vocational students and the yellow-shirt protesters took place
Read morePeople’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters clash outside Parliament
A CLASH erupted between People’s Party and yellow-shirt protesters at 5 p.m. today (Nov. 17) after the former had managed to break through the police barricade at Kiak Kai intersection near the Parliament and ran into the rival group, Sanook.com reported this evening. Police had earlier fired a round tear gas solution at People’s Party
Read moreHigh school students hit with tear gas solution, water cannons
LOTS of high school students were badly stung after security forces fired a tear gas solution at People’s Party protesters when three rounds of water cannons failed to stop them from trying to break through a barrier near the Parliament this afternoon (Nov. 17), Amarin TV reported. With the joint session of Parliament deliberating constitution
Read morePolice warn protesters: Sidewalk feast in front of Parliament is illegal
THE People’s Party got a strong warning from the police today (Nov. 16) that their announced plan of eating pan pork (mu kratha) and grilled shrimp on the footpaths during a large rally outside the Parliament tomorrow and the day after (Nov. 17 and 18) would mean violating several laws, Amarin TV reported this afternoon
Read moreRobbers kick vendor off her motorbike and zoom away with 70,000 baht
POLICE are hunting for two men who rode up next to a beef vendor and kicked her off her motorcycle then used a rod spike to threaten her as they unzipped her backpack and made off with 70,000 baht yesterday afternoon, Amarin TV reported this morning (Oct. 16). The robbery took place in Ban Suan
Read moreSome senators threaten to stay away if there is chaos
WITH both People’s Party and royalists getting ready to hold rallies in front of the Parliament on Nov. 17-18 when constitution amendment drafts will be deliberated some senators have threatened to stay away if there is chaos, Siam Rath newspaper reported this morning (Nov. 16). These senators said they would not show up to vote
Read moreThanathorn: Don’t trigger a clash in order to mount a coup
PROGRESSIVE Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit accused the government of trying to get rival protest groups to clash with each other with this is setting the stage for a new coup d’état but warned that if there is a coup this time it will end differently, Siam Rath newspaper reported this evening (Nov/ 15, 2020). Regarding
Read morePenguin fires up protesters after huge banner wrapped around monument
JOINING the “Mob Fest” protesters at 8 p.m. this evening (Nov. 14) was Mr. Parit Chivarak, or Penguin, who again called for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign with this coming after the protest guards wrapped a huge cloth banner emblazoned with their hopes and demands around the Democracy Monument, Thai Rath and Sanook.com reported.
Read more‘Mob Fest’ rally kicks off as yellow-shirt crowd gathers close by
THE demonstrators joining ‘Mob Fest’ rally at Democracy Monument started gathering there from 2.20 p.m. onwards today (Nov. 14), parking a ten-wheel truck right in front of this monument, while a large crowd of people wearing yellow shirts had also assembled right opposite them as they waited to greet His Majesty the King, Siam Rath
Read moreControversial painting being auctioned to raise money for protesters
ONE of four controversial paintings depicting Lord Buddha as Japanese superhero Ultraman is being auctioned online to raise funds for democracy protesters, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Nov. 14, 2020). The auction of the 121×150 cm painting is being handled by popular actress and singer Inthira Charoenpura, or Sai, via her Facebook page with this ending
Read moreRap Against Dictatorship releases new political song
THE rapper group Rap Against Dictatorship which is famous for the viral sensation “Prathet Ku Mee (Which is My Country) anti-junta song released two years ago today (Nov. 13) released a new music video entitled “Patiroop” (Reform) reflecting on the current heated Thai politics, Sanook.com reported this evening. The background of this new music video
Read morePublic: Avoid Democracy Monument area as 3 protest groups are flocking in
METROPOLITAN Police Bureau announced roads and bridges to avoid around Democracy Monument from noon tomorrow as three groups of demonstrators are simultaneously holding rallies there, Siam Rath newspaper reported this afternoon (Nov. 13, 2020). At a press briefing presided over by two Deputy Metropolitan Police Chiefs, Pol. Maj. Gen Piya Tawichai and Pol. Maj Gen
Read more11.5 tonnes of ketamine seized in biggest haul ever
JUSTICE Minister Somsak Thepsutin announced the seizure of 11.5 tonnes of ketamine worth over 30 billion baht at a warehouse in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao province with this being the largest ever haul of this drug in Thailand, Amarin TV reported. Acting on information from other countries the Office of the Narcotics Control Board
Read moreYellow-shirt protesters targeted wrong car – Thanathorn was not in it
THE vehicle that hundreds of yellow-shirt demonstrators surrounded and bashed up as it left a Nakhon Si Thammarat hotel yesterday was not carrying Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit but a group of five women with the owner getting ready to sue for damage, Sanook.com reported this morning (Nov. 12). Thanathorn ran into this large group
Read moreYouTube back up after worldwide outage
By Reuters staff, published by Hindustan Times, and Daily Express YOUTUBE, owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google , said late on Wednesday it had fixed a glitch that led to a worldwide outage of the video-streaming service. DownDetector.com, a website which monitors outages, showed nearly 286,000 incidents of people reporting issues with the service. The issue
Read moreTHAI fights on! Selling lots of products from toothpicks to planes online
THAI Airways International Plc (THAI) opted for an auspicious moment, 11.11, to launch TG Warehouse Sale in an effort to reduce its stocks with plenty of products from toothpicks to airplanes being sold online, Sanook.com reported this afternoon (Nov. 11, 2020). Under its sales promotion, with the tagline being “buy a box at a lower
Read moreCouple shot dead over barking pet dog
A COUPLE was shot dead in Chonburi province by their neighbour with whom they had long-running arguments over their pet dog’s excessive barking with this lasting an hour last night (Nov. 10) before he lost his temper and he gunned them down, Thai Rath newspaper report. Samet district police team rushed to the house and
Read moreTrump mounts legal assault as Barr authorizes probes of vote irregularities
By Reuters staff, published by US News Washington/Wilmington, Del. – US President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week’s election after US Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into any “substantial” allegations of voting irregularities. Barr’s directive to prosecutors prompted the top lawyer
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