Some 1,000 villagers stopped heading to Bangkok for rally

UPDATED: 21:58, May 22, 2007
Some 1,000 villagers in northeastern Thailand
were Tuesday prevented by military and local officials from boarding
buses from their home provinces to stage a demonstration in Bangkok in
a bid to urge Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to solve their problems,
local media reported.

The demonstrators were northeastern villagers who are members
of the Assembly of the [...]

Thailand to spend 6 million dollars on Russian palace

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Thai interest rates cut to 3.5%

Last Updated: Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 11:44 GMT 12:44 UK

Both business and consumer confidence in Thailand has been hit

Thailand’s central bank has cut interest rates to
3.5% to help lift consumer spending hit by the country’s ongoing
political instability.

The half a percentage point reduction marks the fourth time the Bank of Thailand has lowered rates this year.

Its [...]

Government’s monitoring exiled rebels in Europe: Thai Foreign Ministry

UPDATED: 19:57, May 23, 2007
The Thai Foreign Ministry has been closely monitoring the movements of Thais allegedly involved in Thailand’s southern unrest in Europe, particularly in Sweden, ministry spokesman Tharit Chalungvat was quoted by local media as saying Wednesday.

The spokesman said that Thai embassies in Europe have
consistently reported about the movements of the suspected [...]

ANALYSIS: Thai politics is a no-party scene this year

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99 elephants banned from joining Thai political protest

AP  |  May 23, 2007 02:17 AM EST

 

BANGKOK, Thailand —
Authorities are preparing to stop 99 elephants and thousands of
villagers from entering Thailand’s capital to protest the possible
dissolution of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s political
party, the military said Wednesday.
“The authorities are trying to convince the elephant owners not to
bring their animals to Bangkok. We have to use [...]

Thailand Dismisses Threat Of Another Coup

 
May 21, 2007 3:10 p.m. EST
Komfie Manalo – AHN Correspondent
Bangkok, Thailand (AHN) – Thailand’s military-appointed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont on Monday rejected rumors of a new coup, insisting the situation in the country does not warrant another military uprising.
Surayud made the statement a day after defense chief Boonrawd Somtas declared that another coup might [...]