Thailand’s opposition accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday of abusing the Constitution and tabled an impeachment motion against him.
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/ 24 February 2009
Thousands of supporters of ousted Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded the seat of government on Tuesday, reigniting the kingdom’s political turmoil.
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/ 13 January 2009
Thai premier on Tuesday defended his decision to appoint as adviser to government a member of a group that was behind a siege of Bangkok’s airports.
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/ 25 December 2008
From empty sun loungers at luxury hotels to vacant bar stools in dingy fleshpots, tourism in Thailand is going through its worst slump in decades.
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/ 16 December 2008
Thailand’s new prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva began working on his Cabinet line-up on Tuesday as police stood guard against angry protesters.
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/ 3 December 2008
Anti-government protesters lifted their blockade of Bangkok’s main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230 000 stranded tourists.
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/ 1 December 2008
Restarting operations at Thailand’s main airport will take at least a week once a sit-in by anti-government protesters ends, officials said on Monday.
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/ 30 November 2008
A grenade blast wounded more than 50 anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Sunday, fuelling fears of clashes ahead of a big rally in Bangkok.
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/ 29 November 2008
Anti-government protesters forced Thai riot police to abandon a checkpoint on Saturday as they tightened their siege of the country’s main airport.
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/ 28 November 2008
Thai protesters prepared to end their three-month occupation of the prime minister’s office on Monday to consolidate their grip on the main airport.
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/ 28 November 2008
Protesters occupying Bangkok’s airports vowed Friday to ”fight to the death” after Thailand’s prime minister declared a state of emergency.
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/ 26 November 2008
South Africans are among the tourists stranded at the international airport in Bangkok after it was stormed by anti-government protesters.
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/ 26 November 2008
A series of small bomb blasts wounded several anti-government protesters blockading Bangkok’s international airport on Wednesday.
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/ 24 November 2008
Thousands of Thai protesters forced Parliament to close and surrounded the prime minister’s makeshift offices at an old airport on Monday.