Thailand
Thailand's yellow shirts regroup, seek comeback
BANGKOK - The elderly man dressed in homespun cotton looks like a kind-hearted grandfather from a rural Thai soap opera.
Thai court jails banker over 1990s crisis-era fraud
BANGKOK - A Thai court jailed an Indian financier for 10 years on Friday for massive embezzlement that helped bankrupt a Thai bank in the mid-1990s and spark a crisis in the financial sector that spread through Asia in 1997.
Thai "red shirts" rally to urge dismissal of top judges
BANGKOK - Thai "red shirts" rallied outside parliament on Thursday to demand the removal of judges whose order to halt a parliamentary debate on changes to the constitution has sparked fears of a fresh round of political turmoil.
Protesters bring Thailand's parliament to a halt
BANGKOK - Anti-government protesters brought Thailand's parliament to a halt on Friday, surrounding the complex and forcing the speaker to postpone debate on a bill that could clear the way for the return of a prime minister ousted in a coup six years ago.
Thai "yellow shirts" bring parliament to a halt
BANGKOK - Anti-government protesters brought Thailand's parliament to a halt on Friday, surrounding the complex and forcing the speaker to postpone debate on a reconciliation bill that critics say is aimed at allowing a deposed prime minister to return home.
Thai "yellow shirts" rally against Thaksin amnesty moves
BANGKOK - Thailand's "yellow shirts", who shut down Bangkok's airports during protests in 2008, rallied on Wednesday against a planned national reconciliation bill seen by some as a way of letting ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra return home from exile.
Thai election unlikely to end power battle
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been dealt a favorable hand with the Puea Thai Party's landslide win, but analysts say the rivalry between him and conservatives is so deep that future confrontation seems inevitable. Full Article
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