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.
News from Thailand – November 5, 2013
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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.
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News from Thailand – November 2, 2013
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Amnesty proposal: The die has been cast
After a 19 p.m. debate, the House of Representatives approved the controversial amnesty proposal yesterday. Opposition Democrats pin their hopes on the Senate. Anti-Thaksin groups have called on their supporters in the country to come to Bangkok.
News from Thailand – November 1, 2013
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20.000 people whistle and clatter against amnesty proposal
A flute concert and clattering with the well-known clappers (is there already a Dutch word for it?) by more than 20.0000 people yesterday strengthened the protest against the controversial amnesty proposal. Eateries and other facilities are lined up at Samsen station, which is an indication that the protest is not a one-hit wonder.
Will it be chaos in Bangkok today?
How many people can the opposition party Democrats mobilize today to demonstrate against the controversial amnesty proposal? 'City braces for amnesty chaos' headlines the Bangkok Post ominously. The Democrats are counting on tens of thousands, the authorities on seven to eight thousand at the most. The police are standing by.
News from Thailand – October 30, 2013
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Amnesty proposal: Democrats call for civil disobedience
"We are not terrorists, we don't use weapons and we don't set fire to buildings." With a clear reference to the red shirt riots of April and May 2010, Suthep Thaugsuban (Democrats) yesterday called on his party's supporters to demonstrate civil disobedience.
It promises to be a hot November
Anti-government groups and the red shirt movement will take to the streets next month to protest the amended amnesty proposal. The anti-government groups have a second rally in store when the International Court of Justice in The Hague decides in favor of Cambodia in the Preah Vihear case.
Amnesty proposal: Tensions are rising
Will Thailand face a new wave of political conflicts now that ruling party Pheu Thai has not yielded to criticism of the amended amnesty proposal? The party leadership decided yesterday to proceed with the controversial proposal.
News from Thailand – August 16, 2013
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• Criticism of Prime Minister Yingluck's many trips abroad (40).
• Krabi Airport open 24 hours a day
• Tony Blair does not receive a speech fee at the forum
News from Thailand – August 12, 2013
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• Hurrah! We have a badminton world champion
• Queen Sirikit turns 81 today
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Distrust runs deep in opposition; forum is 'political soap'
Opposition Democrats warn Tony Blair and Kofi Annan not to let the current government abuse them. Blair and Annan come to Thailand to share their vision of reconciliation and political reform.