02 December 2008 | Uncategorized | Jason Ditz

After a multi-week standoff with thousands of protesters in Bangkok stranded over 100,000 travelers by occupying the capital’s airports, what the protesters had been calling the “last battle” to oust the government of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has ended in success. Today, Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ordered Thailand’s Ruling People’s Power Party disbanded over electoral [...]

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07 October 2008 | Uncategorized | Jason Ditz

Thailand’s military has dispatched unarmed troops to the streets of Bangkok in an attempt to help police regain control of the city after major clashes with anti-government protesters outside of parliament. Army commander Anupong Paochinda assured that the deployment was not a prelude to another coup and cautioned people not to panic about the move.
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