Tag: Thailand
Court bans Thai PM from politics
Thailand's Constitutional Court has dissolved the country's ruling parties and banned the PM from politics for 5 years.[MORE]
World unrest 'may keep travellers close to home'
A travel expert says Australians may stick close to home this summer, amidst the threat of terrorism and political unrest abroad.[MORE]
Australians flying home from Thailand
Hundreds of Australians are flying home from Thailand today after being stranded by protests in Bangkok. [MORE]
Blast kills one at Bangkok airport
One man has been killed in an explosion at Bangkok's domestic airport, where thousands of anti-Government protesters continue to camp out.[MORE]
350,000 passengers stranded in Thailand
350,000 people are stranded in Thailand following anti-government protesters' takeover of Bangkok's airport.[MORE]
Thai protesters shift headquarters to airports
Thailand's anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy is moving the headquarters of its campaign to Bangkok's two main airports .[MORE]
Stranded Aussies head home from Thailand
About 280 Australians who have been stranded in Thailand by the closure of two airports in Bangkok are preparing to catch a plane home.[MORE]
Restarting Bangkok airport 'will take at least a week'
Bangkok's airport manager says restarting the besieged Suvarnabhumi airport will take at least a week after protests end.[MORE]
More than 380 Australians stranded in Thailand: Govt
Simon Crean says special Qantas flight tonight will help ease problem for Australians stranded in Thailand.[MORE]
Thai police order airport protesters to disperse
Thai police have ordered thousands of anti-Government protesters to end their siege of Bangkok's airports.[MORE]
Pro-Govt protesters hold rally in Bangkok
Thousands of red-clad Government supporters have rallied in downtown Bangkok.[MORE]
Thai police in talks with protesters
Thai police are in talks with anti-government protesters who are occupying Bangkok's two main airports.[MORE]
Tensions escalate after second Bangkok explosion
Several attacks on anti-government protesters have left the Thai capital Bangkok on edge.[MORE]
Qantas organises plane for stranded Thailand travellers
Qantas says it will operate a special service from Phuket to Singapore tomorrow night to rescue Australian tourists stranded in Thailand.[MORE]
Govt frustrated with Thai airport protests: Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he is growing frustrated with Thai authorities over the country's airport blockade.[MORE]
Grenade wounds dozens at Thai PM's office
A grenade attack on anti-Government protesters who have occupied the Thai Prime Minister's office in Bangkok for several months wounded at least 46 people, emergency services said.[MORE]
Thai army refuses to move airport protesters
Anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's airports have defied police calls to leave and the army has refused to help remove them.[MORE]
Thai protesters face off against police
Tensions have mounted between Thai police and anti-government protesters who continue to refuse to leave Bangkok's international airport.[MORE]
Thai PM sacks police chief as protests continue
The Thai PM has sacked the country's police chief over his handling of the effort to remove protesters from Bangkok airports. [MORE]
Riot police gather at Thai airport
Riot police are once again gathering near Bangkok's international airport where thousands of protesters are camped out.[MORE]
Thai protest leaders call for 'fight to the death'
Police in Thailand say they will not use force to remove blockades and protesters from Bangkok's two commercial airports.[MORE]
Thai police to negotiate with protesters
Thai police will negotiate with protesters at Bangkok's two airports before launching any crackdown, a police commander said after a state of emergency was imposed at both sites.[MORE]
Thai power base useless in bridging social divide
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Neither Thailand's king, nor the military, has the power to bridge a fundamental social divide.[MORE]
Thai protesters brace for police assault
Riot police are reportedly on standby in Bangkok after the Thai Prime Minister declared a state of emergency aimed at clearing the city's airports of thousands of opposition protesters.[MORE]
Thai PM declares emergency at protest-hit airports
Thailand's Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency at two Bangkok airports occupied by protesters who are trying to topple him, as an escalating political crisis set off rumours of a coup.[MORE]
