THAILAND NEWS

Thai government ready to listen to views of all sides

15.03.2010

On 15 March 2010, at 10.00 hrs., Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, together with representatives of the other government coalition parties, gave a press conference to inform the public of the current situation and the Government's stand. The press conference came after a meeting of all the government coalition partners earlier that morning.

Red-shirted Thai protesters threaten to throw 1 million cc blood at official buildings 15.03.2010	HotelTravel.com Sponsors Accor’s "Race to Survive Phuket 2010" Charity Event HotelTravel.com 15.03.2010
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Thai PM rejects UDD ultimatum, demonstrations continue 15.03.2010	Thaksin still banned from Germany, ambassador says 15.03.2010
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday rejected the ultimatum by UDD protesters to dissolve the House of Representatives, as the Red Shirts marched to a military camp sheltering the government.	Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra would not be able to see his two daughters in Germany, as he has been banned from the country since last year, German ambassador to Thailand Hans Heinrich Schumacher says.
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Red Shirts marching to Thai government's peacekeeping headquarters 15.03.2010	In Pictures: Thai Red Shirts hold mass demonstrations [UPDATED] 14.03.2010
Red-shirted United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) supporters will rally outside the Thai government's peacekeeping headquarters at the 11th Infantry Regiment on Pahon Yothin Road, in Bangkok's Bangkhen district, at noon to pressure the government to dissolve the House of Representatives, a UDD leader, Weng Tochirakarn, said on Monday morning.	Check back for continuous updates
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Red Shirts to extend protests to Bangkok streets as of Monday morning 14.03.2010	Red Shirt leaders to Thai government: Dissolve House within 24 hours or see mass street protests spread 14.03.2010
United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader and Puea Thai MP, Jatuporn Promphan, has told a press conference back stage of the Red Shirt rally on Rajdamnoen Avenue, in Bangkok, that protesters will extend the demonstration to the roads of the Thai capital as of Monday morning.	The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Sunday issued a statement demanding that the Thai government dissolve the House of Representatives within 24 hours or face mass street demonstrations.
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