Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
A Thai political leader who helped topple that country's former prime minister was shot early Friday on the way to host his radio talk show, according to a spokesman for his political party.
The declaration of a state of emergency in Thailand following violent clashes between anti-government and security forces marks the latest escalation in a long-running political crisis which has plunged the southeast Asian country into frequent bouts of disorder and instability.
Thailand pulled back from the brink of chaos this week as anti-government protesters ended their occupation of Bangkok's two main airports after a court ousted Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's international airport have allowed more than three dozen commercial aircraft to leave for a naval base where some 100,000 stranded passengers can try to catch flights home, an airport authority spokeswoman said Monday.
Protesters blockading international flights to Bangkok threatened to draft in more demonstrators Monday as the tense standoff with authorities looked set to enter a second week.
Thai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister rejected their demands to resign, deepening the country's crisis.
Anti-government protesters said Monday they would abandon their three-month siege of the Thai prime minister's main offices in Bangkok and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied the city's main airport.
Anti-government protesters said Monday they will end their siege of government headquarters and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied Bangkok's main airport.
Bangkok's two main airports remained occupied by anti-government protesters Friday but Thai authorities appeared to have backed down from earlier threats to end the siege by force.
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
A Thai political leader who helped topple that country's former prime minister was shot early Friday on the way to host his radio talk show, according to a spokesman for his political party.
The declaration of a state of emergency in Thailand following violent clashes between anti-government and security forces marks the latest escalation in a long-running political crisis which has plunged the southeast Asian country into frequent bouts of disorder and instability.
Thailand pulled back from the brink of chaos this week as anti-government protesters ended their occupation of Bangkok's two main airports after a court ousted Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
Anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's international airport have allowed more than three dozen commercial aircraft to leave for a naval base where some 100,000 stranded passengers can try to catch flights home, an airport authority spokeswoman said Monday.
Protesters blockading international flights to Bangkok threatened to draft in more demonstrators Monday as the tense standoff with authorities looked set to enter a second week.
Thai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister rejected their demands to resign, deepening the country's crisis.
Anti-government protesters said Monday they would abandon their three-month siege of the Thai prime minister's main offices in Bangkok and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied the city's main airport.
Anti-government protesters said Monday they will end their siege of government headquarters and join thousands of fellow demonstrators who have occupied Bangkok's main airport.
Bangkok's two main airports remained occupied by anti-government protesters Friday but Thai authorities appeared to have backed down from earlier threats to end the siege by force.
Thousands of anti-government protesters marched on Thailand's Parliament Monday morning, causing lawmakers to postpone their session fearing violence, said House speaker Chai Chidchob.
The second grenade attack in three days targeted protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's compound in Bangkok early Saturday, local officials said.
With the new Thai PM doing his job in a defunct airport lounge, police step up action against protesters camped out in Bangkok's government headquarters
Thai police arrested a key opposition leader Sunday as part of its crackdown on the anti-government movement that want leaders of the ruling People Power Party purged from the Cabinet.
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for deposed Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra who fled the country last month just as he was to appear in a corruption case.
Thailand's Constitutional Court Tuesday fired the country's prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, for violating the constitution by hosting a TV cooking show while in office.
Thailand's Parliament on Friday asked the Senate speaker to mediate in the deadlock between the government and a protest group seeking to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej from office.
Thailand's cabinet has agreed to hold a referendum to try and break a political deadlock that has paralyzed the government through daily street protests.
Thai demonstrators have called for a general strike Wednesday, as state media reported the ruling by Thailand's election commission that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's People's Power Party should be dissolved for allegedly trying to buy votes.
Though they've organized tens of thousands to hit Bangkok's streets to demand that the Prime Minister resigns, Thailand's anti-government alliance is not sure what they want to happen if he does
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok in the wake of brutal anti-government protests, state television said Tuesday.
Anti-government protesters closed down three airports in Thailand Friday in an effort to force the prime minister to step down, airport officials said.
The thousands of protestors camped outside the offices of Thai PM Samak Sundaravej are just getting comfortable. How long will the embattled leader play the gracious host?
Thai judges issued arrest warrants Wednesday for anti-government protesters who led crowds to seize government buildings including the prime minister's office and the state-run television station, the official Thai News Agency reported.
Thousands of demonstrators occupying the Thai prime minister's office compound beat back an effort by riot police to remove them Wednesday and vowed to stay until the government resigns
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