BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government ordered police on Tuesday to stop confronting protesters demanding the resignation of the prime minister, raising hopes that days of political violence may end, but the leader of the campaign said the fight would go on... More »
HUA KHUA, Thailand (Reuters) – Squatting on flat feet, their faces drawn with exhaustion from harvesting rice, Chantee Sanwang and Nang Laor still had the energy to tussle over who loathes Thailand’s anti-government protesters more. “I really hate them,” said ... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – About 1,500 anti-government protesters forced their way into the compound of Thailand’s army headquarters on Friday, the latest escalation in a city-wide demonstration seeking to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. “We want to know w... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday as confusion emerged over the goals of an anti-government protest movement massing at government offices. Waving multi-co... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra suffered a blow on Wednesday when a court knocked back a constitutional amendment that could have strengthened her party’s legislative grip, a ruling that could cool tension that was close to boiling ... More »
THE HAGUE/BANGKOK (Reuters) – A U.N. court ruled in favor of Cambodia on Monday in a long-running dispute with Thailand over jurisdiction of land around an ancient temple, a decision that threatens to add fuel to a deepening political standoff in Bangkok. The ... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai Senate will likely reject an amnesty bill critics say is aimed at bringing back convicted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from exile, the Senate Speaker said on Wednesday, a move that could defuse rising tension on the streets of... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai government is looking at additional measures to help rubber farmers struggling with low prices after some rejected a deal offered last week, the agriculture minister said on Monday, although he ruled out direct intervention. “We ar... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s parliament was due to debate a political amnesty bill on Wednesday as anti-government protesters marched to try to get it scrapped, saying it could let ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra return from exile without having to serve a jai... More »
