Thai court dissolves ruling party

UPDATED ON:Tuesday, December 02, 2008 21:34 Mecca time, 18:34 GMT

 

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Thai court dissolves ruling party

 

Government supporters have vowed to block the judges from leaving the court [AFP]

Thailand’s constitutional court has ordered the dissolution of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) for electoral fraud.
The court also ruled on Tuesday that Somchai Wongsawat, the [...]

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By Robert Horn / Bangkok
Tuesday, Dec. 02, 2008
 

People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters celebrate at Bangkok’s besieged Suvarnabhumi international airport on Dec. 2, 2008, after the Thai Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling government coalition
Vincent Thian / AP

Thailand’s already turbulent political landscape was thrown into further turmoil Tuesday when the Constitutional Court dissolved the [...]

Thailand and the Coup for the Rich

Written by Giles Ji Ungpakorn   

Tuesday, 02 December 2008
 
The constitutional courts, as expected, disband a democratically elected party
 
Thailand’s Constitutional Courts dissolved the country’s democratically elected governing party for the second time Tuesday, forcing the government to resign. This follows the refusal of the Armed Forces and the Police to follow [...]

Thailand slips further into chaos as court dissolves government

December 2, 2008
Anne Barrowclough
Thailand’s government has been disbanded and the Prime Minister barred from politics for five years in a court ruling that has prompted fears of a slide into civil war.

The Constitutional Court was widely expected to find the government guilty of electoral fraud and order its dissolution, but its ruling has [...]

Thai Court Rules to Disband Ruling Party, Somchai Out (Update2)

 
 
Updated:  New York, Dec 02 01:53
By Rattaphol Onsanit and Daniel Ten Kate
 

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court dissolved the ruling People Power Party and two coalition partners, forcing Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and dozens of leaders to step down and banning them from politics for five years.
“The court’s ruling may create disagreement among [...]

Political tensions hover over Thailand king’s celebration

 

02-12-2008
 

Times Online

Political tensions hover over Thailand king’s celebrationLos Angeles Times, CA – 5 hours agoBy Paul Watson Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand — This is supposed to be party time for Thais. Each year they celebrate their beloved king’s birthday, …Domestic Thai airport hit by blast guardian.co.ukThailand awaits court ruling ABC OnlineUCLA faculty experts advisory: Standoff [...]