Tag: Thailand
350,000 passengers stranded in Thailand
350,000 people are stranded in Thailand following anti-government protesters' takeover of Bangkok's airport.[MORE]
Thai protesters shift headquarters to airports
Thailand's anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy is moving the headquarters of its campaign to Bangkok's two main airports .[MORE]
Stranded Aussies head home from Thailand
About 280 Australians who have been stranded in Thailand by the closure of two airports in Bangkok are preparing to catch a plane home.[MORE]
Restarting Bangkok airport 'will take at least a week'
Bangkok's airport manager says restarting the besieged Suvarnabhumi airport will take at least a week after protests end.[MORE]
More than 380 Australians stranded in Thailand: Govt
Simon Crean says special Qantas flight tonight will help ease problem for Australians stranded in Thailand.[MORE]
Thai police order airport protesters to disperse
Thai police have ordered thousands of anti-Government protesters to end their siege of Bangkok's airports.[MORE]
Pro-Govt protesters hold rally in Bangkok
Thousands of red-clad Government supporters have rallied in downtown Bangkok.[MORE]
Thai police in talks with protesters
Thai police are in talks with anti-government protesters who are occupying Bangkok's two main airports.[MORE]
Tensions escalate after second Bangkok explosion
Several attacks on anti-government protesters have left the Thai capital Bangkok on edge.[MORE]
Qantas organises plane for stranded Thailand travellers
Qantas says it will operate a special service from Phuket to Singapore tomorrow night to rescue Australian tourists stranded in Thailand.[MORE]
Govt frustrated with Thai airport protests: Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he is growing frustrated with Thai authorities over the country's airport blockade.[MORE]
Grenade wounds dozens at Thai PM's office
A grenade attack on anti-Government protesters who have occupied the Thai Prime Minister's office in Bangkok for several months wounded at least 46 people, emergency services said.[MORE]
Thai army refuses to move airport protesters
Anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's airports have defied police calls to leave and the army has refused to help remove them.[MORE]
Thai protesters face off against police
Tensions have mounted between Thai police and anti-government protesters who continue to refuse to leave Bangkok's international airport.[MORE]
Thai PM sacks police chief as protests continue
The Thai PM has sacked the country's police chief over his handling of the effort to remove protesters from Bangkok airports. [MORE]
Riot police gather at Thai airport
Riot police are once again gathering near Bangkok's international airport where thousands of protesters are camped out.[MORE]
Thai protest leaders call for 'fight to the death'
Police in Thailand say they will not use force to remove blockades and protesters from Bangkok's two commercial airports.[MORE]
Thai police to negotiate with protesters
Thai police will negotiate with protesters at Bangkok's two airports before launching any crackdown, a police commander said after a state of emergency was imposed at both sites.[MORE]
Thai power base useless in bridging social divide
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Neither Thailand's king, nor the military, has the power to bridge a fundamental social divide.[MORE]
Thai protesters brace for police assault
Riot police are reportedly on standby in Bangkok after the Thai Prime Minister declared a state of emergency aimed at clearing the city's airports of thousands of opposition protesters.[MORE]
Thai PM declares emergency at protest-hit airports
Thailand's Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency at two Bangkok airports occupied by protesters who are trying to topple him, as an escalating political crisis set off rumours of a coup.[MORE]
Thailand may postpone summit due to crisis
Thailand is considering delaying next month's meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) because of the political turmoil which has shut down the country's two main airports.[MORE]
Thailand holds emergency meeting as airport shutdown continues
Thailand's Government is to hold an emergency cabinet meeting today to try to end an ongoing political crisis which has shutdown both of Bangkok's airports.[MORE]
Thai protesters force closure of second airport
Thai anti-government protesters have blockaded and shut down a second Bangkok airport, an official said, just over a day after they forced the closure of the main international airport.[MORE]
Defiant Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit
Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat says he will stay in office, rejecting a call by the head of the army to dissolve parliament in an effort to resolve a six-month political crisis.[MORE]
