Country divided on class lines
Leaders of the anti-Thaksin movement are stressing the fact that Thailand is basically divided by social class when it comes to the question of whether caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is fit to rule or not.
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PAD's open letter to Singapore
March 7, 2006
Subject: Request for the halt of Shin Corp shares purchase
Dear Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,
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Civil service vows to stay out of tussle
Top bureaucrats yesterday denied the civil service would urge caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to quit for the sake of the country.
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Local officials support poll
Local administration groups yesterday petitioned His Majesty the King to support the general election on April 2.
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SNIPPETS
Cool heads
Violent clashes were narrowly avoided on Sunday night as a group of some 150 protesters broke through a police barricade on Phan Fah Bridge on Rajdamnoen Avenue before being surrounded and detained by police.
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More academics call on PM to quit
Ten senior scholars yesterday urged Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign to halt the political crisis and prevent violence breaking out.
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Taxi motorcyclists win retraction
The Naew Na newspaper yesterday bowed to pressure from taxi motorcyclists to correct a report that they had been paid to attend the pro-Thaksin rally on Friday.
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PM IN KHON KAEN
Thaksin willing to meet his accusers
Premier says he does not want country 'under a dark cloud for a long time'
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LETTER FROM SANAM LUANG
A long, but fun, march
The march from Sanam Luang to Government House on Sunday night was a tiring but worthwhile mission.
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IN BRIEF
abac poll
Proportion of Bangkok voters seeking premier's resignation rises to 48%
A growing number of Bangkok voters want caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to quit in a bid to end the political turmoil, Abac Poll reported yesterday.
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Report fairly, TV told
Media Monitor, a watchdog on news reporting, yesterday called on the five state-controlled television stations and iTV to report fairly on rallies against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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UN BID
Surakiart determined to go ahead
Minister says he can't let Asean down; claims he has wide support
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