Red Shirt groups defy Constitutional Court
Three red shirt splinter groups warn the Constitutional Court not to dissolve ruling party Pheu Thai. When the Court does, they march "by the thousands" to the courthouse to demonstrate.
Preah Vihear: Now battle over management plan ensues
After the legal battle before the International Court of Justice over the surroundings of Hindu temple Preah Vihear, a new problem has arisen: the management plan. Due to the UNESCO World Heritage status of the temple, Cambodia is obliged to make it. Thailand has blocked it for years.
Domestic violence is a family problem in Thailand
About a hundred activists, with painted blue eyes, drew attention to the abuse of women and children in Bangkok yesterday. The recent murder of Olympic champion Jakkrit at the behest of his mother-in-law exposes society's lax attitude towards domestic violence.
Preah Vihear: Yingluck keeps a low profile
Prime Minister Yingluck emphasized in parliament yesterday that she never said she would accept the judgment of the ICJ [International Court of Justice in The Hague]. "I have emphasized the need to maintain peace and cordial international relations regardless of the Court's ruling."
Strike call gets lukewarm reception
Rally leader Suthep Thaugsuban's call to halt work until Friday has met with lukewarm reception. Two workers' groups, although opposed to the controversial amnesty proposal, do not support the call, because workers are only allowed to strike if there is a labor dispute.
Bangkok Post: Court in The Hague gives peace a chance
“Preah Vihear is a fantastic historical temple, not a political object. It is time for both countries to work together to preserve, protect and defend the Temple.” In its editorial, Bangkok Post writes today that the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague gives peace a chance.
Solomon's Judgment* on Temple Preah Vihear (video)
Bangkok Post calls the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague in the Preah Vihear case yesterday a 'win-win ruling'. I myself would like to call it a Solomon's judgment, because both countries have received something.
Bangkok Post: The 2006 coup must not be repeated
We ask all parties to be patient. When they love the country, they must avoid violence at all costs. Our country has already suffered too much in the past ten years.' In a unique commentary on the front page, the editor-in-chief of Bangkok Post today calls for a cool head.
Bangkok Post: Cambodia has 1000 temple guards on hand
Over the past three years, Cambodia has secretly recruited a thousand people to protect Hindu temple Preah Vihear as 'Temple Security', the Bangkok Post writes today. The newspaper relies on statements made by a Cambodian general during an undercover visit by a reporter to the temple area.
Red shirts go on the counterattack
The government is supported by the red shirts. They counterattack with rallies. Tomorrow they will hold a big rally in Bangkok. Rallies will be held in five provinces next week.
Bangkok Post: Let's keep a cool head
Monday is the hour: The Senate will decide on the controversial amnesty proposal and the International Court of Justice in The Hague will rule in the Preah Vihear case. Is Thailand on the brink of political abyss?
Amnesty proposal: Monday or today the decision will be made
• Senate president does not want to wait until Monday
• Uruphong demonstrators move
• Prime Minister Yingluck: Stop the demonstrations
News from Thailand (updated) – November 7, 2013
The Senate will begin consideration of the controversial amnesty proposal on Monday. It is expected that he will reject the proposal, but not everyone is convinced. Anything can still happen.
Agriculture bank has no money to pay rice farmers
Sorry, we don't have money to pay you. Farmers have been hearing this since the beginning of October when they report to the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to collect the guaranteed price for their returned paddy (brown rice).
Amnesty proposal: Senate may take the plunge
The controversial amnesty proposal, which has mobilized thousands of protesters, will probably die in the Senate. But that doesn't mean the protesters can go home. Opposition Democrats rally on Ratchadamnoen Avenue continues.
Amnesty protest: Protesters occupy Ratchadamnoen Avenue
Tens of thousands (Democrats), 10.000 (police) or 20.000 (Bangkok Post reporters). Estimates of the number of demonstrators vary widely. But there were certainly many of them, enough to fill the wide Ratchadamnoen Avenue with the distinctive Democracy Monument.
Amnesty proposal: Temperatures are rising in Bangkok
Traffic in Bangkok threatens to become even more chaotic than usual today. The protesters at the rally of opposition party Democrats at Samsen station are going to march through the streets of the capital in protest against the controversial amnesty proposal. Meanwhile, aversion to the proposal is growing.