POLITICAL CRISIS Democrat leaders attacked in Chiang Mai
Chairs, eggs and paint thrown at party chiefs as violent episode blights lead-up to Sunday's ballot
The press speaks out
A joint statement issued by the Thai Journalists Association and the Thai Broadcast
Daily shuts itself down for 5 days
Kom Chad Luek daily agreed yesterday to cease publication for five days to show responsibility for publishing a news story that was deemed lese majeste.
Thais in Germany are the champ
Thais living in Germany are the largest group who voted in Sunday's election, followed by those in the United States and China, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kitti Wasinondh said on Friday.
Some 400 motorcyclists protest at Manager head office
Some 400 pro-government taxi motorcyclists rallied briefly outside the head office of Manager Group of Sondhi Limthongkul Friday afternoon but were quickly driven back by anti-Thaksin protesters.
PAD should stop pressing EC : TRT
Members of Thai Rak Thai Party's working group on political analysis on Friday called on the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to stop pressuring the Election Commission (EC) and the Administrative Court as they might be violating the law.
Vote-buying allegations the final effort to kill PM's election chances
In a last-ditch effort to block Sunday's election, the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) will today ask the Administrative Court to hold an emergency hearing into the Election Commission, which it claims has failed to act against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on alleged vote buying.
