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We have started to collect the most important news related to Thailand in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Thailand: news

Curfew extended across Thailand

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 14:53
related places: Bangkok

Thai officials extend a curfew in Bangkok and 23 provinces for three more nights, after an army crackdown on protesters.
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In pictures

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 11:34
related places: Bangkok

Burnt-out Bangkok after troops moved to quash protests
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Curfew in Bangkok after surrender

Wednesday, May 19th 2010, 21:24
related places: Bangkok

Fires rage in the Thai capital Bangkok as a curfew is imposed after the surrender of red-shirt protest leaders.
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Soldiers storm Bangkok barricades

Wednesday, May 19th 2010, 12:10
related places: Bangkok

Leaders of the anti-government protests that have paralysed the heart of Bangkok surrender, after troops storm their camp.
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Thai leaders reject talks offer

Tuesday, May 18th 2010, 16:29
related places: Bangkok

The Thai government says it will not enter mediated talks with red-shirt protesters in the capital until they end their rally.
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Thais 'must step back from brink'

Tuesday, May 18th 2010, 4:19

The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives.
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Thai protests

Monday, May 17th 2010, 23:03

Economic cost of anti-government protests in Thailand
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Thai protesters defy troops order

Monday, May 17th 2010, 14:28

Thai protesters defy government orders to leave their fortified camp, amid tense scenes in Bangkok.
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Rogue Thai protest general dies

Monday, May 17th 2010, 7:53
related places: Bangkok

A renegade Thai general shot last week dies, while a government deadline for protesters to leave their camp looms.
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Thailand rejects protester talks

Sunday, May 16th 2010, 16:29
related places: Bangkok

Thai officials reject an offer of UN-moderated talks to resolve an increasingly violent dispute with protesters.
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Thai PM promises to end protest

Saturday, May 15th 2010, 22:57
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's PM Abhisit Vejjajiva says troops will "push forward" with an operation to end a huge protest in the heart of Bangkok.
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Thai violence claims more lives

Saturday, May 15th 2010, 9:05
related places: Bangkok

Thai troops clash with protesters in Bangkok on a third day of violence that has killed at least 16 people.
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Deadly clashes shake Thai capital

Friday, May 14th 2010, 19:22
related places: Bangkok

Bullets fly as Thai troops besiege a heavily defended protesters' camp in Bangkok, amid clashes that leave at least eight dead.
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Pro-protest Thailand general shot

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 18:10
related places: Bangkok

A renegade Thai general who backs anti-government protesters is shot as troops move to seal a Bangkok protest camp.
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Thai army 'to surround protesters'

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 12:38
related places: Bangkok

The Thai army says it will seal off a protest camp in Bangkok within hours, increasing pressure on opposition demonstrators.
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Thai PM talks tough on red-shirts

Wednesday, May 12th 2010, 11:50

Thailand's government shelves a proposed election date and says it will soon take measures to end red-shirt protests in Bangkok.
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Thai division over deputy leader

Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 6:38

Thailand's deputy PM visits investigators as part of a deal to end red-shirt protests, but it is not clear if this is enough.
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Thai red-shirts issue new demands

Monday, May 10th 2010, 12:41

Thai red-shirts accept an electoral timetable but say they will not end protests unless the deputy PM surrenders to police.
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Attacks target Thailand policemen

Saturday, May 8th 2010, 7:28
related places: Bangkok

Two Thai policemen are killed and six are injured in attacks near an encampment of opposition protesters in Bangkok.
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Divisions on Thai road-map emerge

Thursday, May 6th 2010, 9:33

The Thai government suggests parliament could be dissolved in September, but both red and yellow-shirt groups are unhappy.
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Thai red-shirts in poll response

Tuesday, May 4th 2010, 13:01

Thailand's red-shirt protesters set out conditions for reconciliation talks with the government but say they are staying put.
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Thai leader offers November poll

Monday, May 3rd 2010, 16:21

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is ready to hold elections on 14 November, subject to certain conditions.
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Thai PM promises 'road-map' deal

Monday, May 3rd 2010, 9:28

Thai Prime Minister Abhisist Vejjajiva says he is working on a road-map to solve protracted anti-government protests.
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Red-shirts storm Bangkok hospital

Friday, April 30th 2010, 6:12
related places: Bangkok

Patients are evacuated from a hospital in Bangkok, after anti-government protesters force their way in looking for soldiers.
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Thai government says 'in control'

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 10:30

Thailand's foreign minister says his government is in control, as red-shirt protesters call for EU observers to prevent violence.
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Thai protesters clash with troops

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 10:24
related places: Bangkok

A convoy of Thailand's red-shirt protesters clashes with troops in northern Bangkok, with a number of casualties reported.
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Britons urged to avoid Thailand

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 5:47

The Foreign Office warns Britons to avoid all but essential travel to Thailand amid increasing tension there.
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Call for action against Thai reds

Monday, April 26th 2010, 14:52
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's pro-government yellow-shirts call for the government to act, as red-shirt protests spread to provinces.
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Thai PM warns Bangkok protesters

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 7:28
related places: Bangkok

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva threatens to retake a camp set up by protesters in Bangkok, without giving a timeframe.
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Thai PM rejects protesters' offer

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 13:39

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva turns down a new offer for anti-government red-shirt protests to end in return for early polls.
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Thai stand-off

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 11:13
related places: Bangkok

Why the red-shirts have so much staying power
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Bangkok voices

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 15:47

Are the divisions in Thailand too big to heal?
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Thai protesters in new talks bid

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 13:23
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's red-shirt protesters issue a conditional offer of talks with the government, amid ongoing deadlock in Bangkok.
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Thai protest deadlock intensifies

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 11:04

The Thai government blames "terrorists" for deadly grenade blasts, amid deadlock with protesters in the capital.
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What next for Thailand?

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 11:00
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's PM has threatened to retake a fortified encampment set up by protesters in Bangkok. What is your reaction?
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Deadly blasts amid Thai protests

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 20:05
related places: Bangkok

Three people are reported killed and scores hurt in Bangkok in grenade attacks blamed on anti-government protesters.
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Warning amid tense Thai stand-off

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 13:36
related places: Bangkok

Thailand's army issues more warnings to red-shirt protesters to leave amid rising tensions in the capital Bangkok.
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Thai reds fortify city barricades

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 10:40
related places: Bangkok

Thai anti-government protesters build up barricades in Bangkok, as hints emerge of possible new talks to end the crisis.
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Somali pirates seize Thai ships

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 11:40
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates seize three Thai fishing vessels in what the EU Naval Force says is the furthest off-shore attack to date.
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Thai army 'will use live rounds'

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 10:22

The Thai army says it will act "decisively" against red-shirt protesters, as the military stand-off in the capital intensifies.
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Army moves into key Bangkok area

Monday, April 19th 2010, 16:02
related places: Bangkok

The Thai army moves into the business district of Bangkok to prevent anti-government protesters entering the area.
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Thailand counter-protest threat

Sunday, April 18th 2010, 12:58

Thai yellow-shirt protesters threaten mass action if their red-shirt opponents are not dealt with in a week.
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Thai leader in security reshuffle

Friday, April 16th 2010, 15:35

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva announces he is putting the army chief in charge of restoring order, as protests continue.
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Thai police protest action fails

Friday, April 16th 2010, 9:19
related places: Bangkok

A Thai police operation to try to arrest three anti-government protest leaders fails, as leaders escape a hotel.
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