Tag: Suthep Thaugsuban
Protesters undeterred by Emergency Decree, vow harsher disobedience
BANGKOK, Jan 22 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, exasperated by the government-invoked Emergency Decree, declared that the anti-government movement will launch civil disobedience against...
Emergency Decree invoked, protesters vow to fight on
BANGKOK, Jan 21 – The Emergency Decree will be invoked in Bangkok and parts of outlying provinces, effective for 60 days starting tomorrow, in...
Suthep says govt fails to secure loans for rice subsidy
BANGKOK, Jan 21 – The government was unsuccessful in getting loans from the Government Savings Bank (GSB) to subsidise the financially-ailing rice pledging scheme,...
Human Rights Watch urges govt protection for protesters
BANGKOK, Jan 21 – The Thai government and police cannot stay put and deny responsibility in light of escalating violence at anti-government rallies, according...
Suthep once again vows to step up rally
BANGKOK, 19 January 2014 Suthep Thaugsuban, the leader of an anti government movement, has called for the closure of government agencies nationwide as a...
Protesters blockading Government Savings Bank, cripple southern provinces administration today
BANGKOK, Jan 20 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to lead anti-government protesters to seal off the Government Savings Bank (GSB) today as...
Explosion near Pathumwan rally site injures 23 PDRC protesters
BANGKOK, 17 January 2014 The Erawan Emergency Centre announced that 23 protesters have been injured by a bomb that exploded on Banthat Thong road...
Dozens wounded in bomb attack against anti-govt protesters
BANGKOK, Jan 17 - More than 30 people were wounded as a homemade explosive device was thrown into a group of anti-government protesters from...
Protest leader Suthep rejects compromise, negotiation
BANGKOK, Jan 16 – Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to fight unrelentingly without compromise despite the government’s latest decision to continue with the...
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