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Policy rate remains unchanged

BangkokPost : News: 1 day ago
The Monetary Policy Committee has agreed to keep the repurchase rate (RP) unchanged at 1.25 per cent, assistant governor of the Bank of Thailand Paiboon Kittisrikangwan said. ...read article

Hong Kong man jailed for 'tax office' murder

BangkokPost : News: 1 day ago
A Hong Kong air-conditioning repairman has been jailed for life for killing a Thai woman and hiding her body in the city's main tax office, a court official said Wednesday. ...read article

Egat gives assurance of no blackout

BangkokPost : News: 1 day ago
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has assured the general public there will be no power cuts during the red-shirt rally this weekend. ...read article

World › Thai gov't to impose security law amid upcoming anti-gov't rallies

Japan Today: World: 1 day ago
The Thai government decided Tuesday to impose Internal Security Act in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from March 11 to 23 to maintain order in the… ...read article

Film Expo Asia: Captivate the Asian heart and be rewarded $100,000

Current : Art and Style: 1 day ago
Celebrating the King of Thailand’s contribution to his people, Film Expo Asia will be hosting their first student short film contest on the Theme, “Living Faith of the Beloved King.” The short film contest is open to a team of 2 ... ...read article

Taiwan issues travel warning for Thailand

Monsters and Critics : World: 1 day ago
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Thailand government approves use of strict security law ahead of protests

JURIST : Paper Chase: 1 day ago
The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday approved the invocation of the Internal Security Act (ISA) to allow for increased security measures in anticipation of large anti-government protests. The law will provide more power to security forces and allow for the ... ...read article

Thailand imposes tough security law for Thaksin protests

BangkokPost : News: 2 days ago
Thailand's government Tuesday agreed to impose a tough security law ahead of protests this weekend, vowing to use "all means" to stop violence by backers of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. ...read article

Demonstrations in Thailand - travel advice

British Foreign & Commonwealth Office: 2 days ago
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have announced plans to hold large demonstrations over the course of this week. We advise British nationals to exercise caution throughout the country and avoid large gatherings, which may turn violent. ...read article

Migrant workers risk deportation from Thailand

Deutsche Welle: 2 days ago
Bangkok said on Monday it would jail migrant workers caught at mass anti-government protests planned for this weekend. There are over a million migrant workers in Thailand, many from Myanmar, also known as Burma. ...read article

Test photo : Red Lamentation

BangkokPost : News: 2 days ago
Red-shirt supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra express grievance after the Supreme Court decides to seize more than half of the 76 billion baht of his family assets on February 26, 2010. (Photo by Pawat Laopaisarntaksin) ...read article

Thailand invokes security law for weekend protests

The Jakarta Post: International: 2 days ago
The Thai government approved the use of a stringent security law Tuesday and ordered strict surveillance of anti-government Web sites ahead of a major protest this weekend that authorities fear couread more ...read article

Protest vocabulary for this week's demonstration

BangkokPost : News: 2 days ago
Large-scale protests, both yellow and red, have been commonplace in Thailand for the past several years. By now, it is quite easy to predict what kind of vocabulary our journalists will use to describe the mass red-shirt demonstration that begins ... ...read article

PAD: Reds are inciting insurrection

BangkokPost : News: 2 days ago
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, leaders of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and opposition Puea Thai Party members are violating Article 68 of the 2007 Constitution by trying to incite ... ...read article

Chiang Mai grandma walking for peace

BangkokPost : News: 2 days ago
A 63-year-old woman on Tuesday afternoon started walking from Chiang Mai to Bangkok to call on all parties to refrain from using violent means to end political conflicts. ...read article

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