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Can Bangkok’s former “Brothel King” bring political tension to a happy ending?…Playing godfather to a brothel empire may seem an odd springboard to becoming an anti-corruption crusader. But any Thai living in Bangkok can recount Chuvit’s path to fame, chronicled in soap opera detail by the Thai press.In the early 2000s, Chuvit began publicly accusing [...]
Thai police sought yesterday to push back anti-government “Red Shirts” from a confrontation zone in Bangkok after deadly grenade attacks further stoked tensions in the long-running political standoff.Hundreds of riot police, unarmed but carrying shields and batons, moved on the heavily fortified barricades which form the front line of the Reds’ vast encampment that has [...]
Five grenades exploded in the heart of Bangkok’s business district on Thursday, killing at least one person and wounding 75 as rival groups of protesters demonstrated and insulted each another across a makeshift barricade.The conflict has its roots in social divisions between the mostly poor and rural red shirts and an urban middle class [...]
Behind the Thai red-shirts’ carnival, a dark edge emergesBy Tim Johnston in Bangkok Published: April 24 2010 03:00 | Last updated: April 24 2010 03:00Behind barricades of tyres and sharpened bamboo staves that surround their four-block bastion in central Bangkok, Thailand’s red-shirted protesters have built a parallel community in their own image.The food is [...]
Blasts rock Bangkok amid bitter stand-offBy Tim Johnston in Bangkok Published: April 23 2010 03:00 | Last updated: April 23 2010 03:00One person was killed and more than 70 injured last night after explosions rocked Bangkok’s business district, further stoking tension in a bitter political stand-off that has already claimed 25 lives.At least seven [...]
Thai PM rejects protesters’ peace offerBy Tim Johnston in Bangkok and wires Published: April 23 2010 04:48 | Last updated: April 24 2010 16:05Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday a rejected a new, compromise offer by anti-government red-shirt demonstrators to end weeks of increasingly violent protests in return for early polls.The red-shirted supporters [...]
An injured woman is evacuated from a blast site in the financial district of central Bangkok. Picture: AFP Source: AFPUPDATE 1.40pm: AUSSIES have been warned to stay away from Bangkok after deadly attacks that left a Melbourne man injured.…“Due to escalating violence in central Bangkok, all US citizens [...]
Aussie hurt in deadly Bangkok blastsAn Australian man has been admitted to hospital after a bomb blast in Bangkok, the federal government has confirmed.…A protester fires a slingshot during deadly protests in Bangkok. Photo: APA Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said today he was treated for minor injuries at the Bangkok Christian Hospital [...]
DFAT has issued a travel warning for Thailand after an Australian was burned by a grenade and three people died in political violence gripping Bangkok.Melbourne man Benjamin Rowse, 26, was taken to the Bangkok Christian Hospital, where he is in a stable condition.He was one of dozens injured when a series of grenade blasts ripped [...]
Looking for entertainment? Despite the proximity of shouting Red Shirt leaders over loudspeakers at Lumpini Park, Silom Road is almost back to normal for tourists looking for night entertainment. Prostitutes are waiting again for customers in Patpong alleys and seem unimpressed by army troops patrolling in the area. Irish pubs are welcoming expats again looking [...]