By Thai Newsroom Reporters PALANG PRACHARATH leader Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.23) confirmed there will be no more coup after the May 14 general election. Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election
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No coup taking place, says Defence Ministry spokesman
THE DEFENCE Ministry’s spokesman Gen. Kongcheep Tantravanich this afternoon (Sept. 28) dismissed rumours of a coup d’etat being mounted while also confirming that this issue was not raised at the Defence Council meeting, Thai Rath newspaper said. Regarding what is being talked about one would have to ask the speakers for the motive for
Read moreRed shirts, activists mark Sept. 2006 coup against Thaksin govt
RED SHIRT followers and Thalu Fah activists held separate events to mark the Sept. 19, 2006 coup against the elected government of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra amid heavy police presence, Matichon newspaper said this evening. The red shirts gathered at the Democracy Monument with their activity entitled “Red shirts against dictatorship.” Meanwhile Thalu
Read morePrawit’s coup remark triggers laughter during censure debateÂ
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A RARE, SPONTANEOUS remark made by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan during today’s (July 20) censure debate instantly sent most MPs bursting into laughter. Prawit rose to his feet on a raised platform in the parliament chamber to not only deny that he was in any way involved in the 2014
Read moreCoups, dissolutions blamed for disruption to partisan growths
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI POLITICAL PARTIES have never established much growth largely due to unpredictable, capricious disruptions by coups and dissolutions, commented chief opposition whip Suthin Khlangsang today (Feb.25). During today’s floor debate on the constitution’s organic law pertaining to political parties, Suthin remarked coups have been staged at the whims of the
Read morePrayut urged to get military top brass to make a no coup promise
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (Feb.23) strongly suggested by a noted academic to manage to have the military top brass make a “promise” to the public that they will never stage a coup as he did eight years ago. During today’s seminar marking the 31st anniversary of the 1991 coup,
Read moreGeneral election to be held no later than middle of this year: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra yesterday (Feb. 1) said he did not believe a military coup will occur anytime soon but forecast a general election will likely take place no later than the middle of this year. In Care Talk/Care Clubhouse live podcast programme, Thaksin advised Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to dissolve
Read moreCoup might occur again as ‘only solution’ for besieged Prayut?
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND’S DEMOCRATIC RULE might possibly be disrupted again by a military coup which would be viewed as “the only solution” for the powers-that-be, said Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanan Srikaew today (Jan. 26). Chonlanan told reporters at parliament that democratic rule might possibly come to an end due to a
Read moreAnti-Prayut street protesters reminisced on 15th anniversary of 2006 coup
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MASSIVE PROTEST AGAINST Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha resumed today (Sept. 19) with a ”car mob” procession of automobiles and motorcycles cruising through an inner part of Bangkok and street protesters reminisced on the 15th anniversary of the 2006 coup. The long procession of horn-tooting automobiles and motorcycles ridden by anti-Prayut
Read moreMyanmar sinking into chaos as militias proliferate, warns International Crisis Group
By Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times Washington – A new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) describes increasing lawlessness and chaos in Myanmar as conflict in the country spreads since the Feb 1 coup, with armed militias proliferating in both rural and urban settings. Some of these militias, armed with hunting rifles and other
Read morePope joins Myanmar bishops’ appeal for humanitarian corridors
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Vatican City – Pope Francis today (Jun 20) appealed to Myanmar’s military leaders to allow aid to reach displaced, hungry people who have fled fighting since the Feb 1 coup and to respect religious sites as places of sanctuary. Speaking at his Sunday blessing to crowds in
Read moreMyanmar protesters wear flowers to mark Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar donned flowers in their hair today (June 19) to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week. Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government was overthrown
Read moreMyanmar junta accuses ethnic armies over bombings
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S junta on today (June 12) accused some of the country’s two dozen ethnic armed groups of providing training to its opponents to carry out a wave of bombings that it said had targeted public buildings including schools. Bomb attacks have become a daily occurrence as the army struggles
Read moreMyanmar violence escalating, creating ‘rights catastrophe’: UN
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Geneva – The United Nations rights chief said today (Jun 11) that violence was escalating across Myanmar, warning that the country had plunged into a “human rights catastrophe” since the Feb 1 coup. Pointing to reported military build-up in several regions of the country, UN High Commissioner for
Read moreDoctors Without Borders ordered to stop work in Myanmar city
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – An international medical charity warned today (June 9) of “life-threatening” consequences for thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in Myanmar after it was ordered by the junta to stop work in a southern city. Doctors Without Borders – widely known by its French initials MSF – received
Read moreMyanmar military fails to quell protests four months after coup
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR protesters took to the streets today (June 1) in several districts, as fighting between the army and anti-junta militias raged in border areas, four months after the military ousted an elected government in a coup. Myanmar’s military is still struggling to impose order after arresting Aung San
Read more8 explosions and shooting death of accused informant reported in Yangon
By Myanmar Now EIGHT explosives went off this morning (May 27) in Yangon’s Thaketa Township, where a local ward administrator was also shot and killed by three gunmen in the latest sign of escalating violence by anti-regime forces. The explosions took place near the township’s No. 1 and No. 2 police stations, a local market,
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
By Agencies and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in person at a court hearing today (May 24) for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb 1 coup, her lawyer told Reuters. Aung San Suu Kyi looked in good health
Read moreDemonstration held to mark 7th anniversary of coup
A GROUP of demonstrators gathered around the Skywalk and the Bangkok Art and Culture Center at Pathumwan intersection this afternoon (May 22) to mark the seventh anniversary of the coup mounted by Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, then army chief and current prime minister, Thai Rath newspaper said. Meanwhile a student union group held a symbolic performance
Read moreMyanmar junta fires protesting diplomats in Tokyo: Report
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Tokyo – Two officials at Myanmar’s embassy in Tokyo have become the latest diplomats dismissed by the junta after protesting the military coup in their country, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported today (May 20). Administrator Aung Soe Moe and a junior colleague were fired after they went on strike,
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