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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:59 -0500

Sarkozy tells Carla to end holiday with lover
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his wife Carla Bruni to end a holiday with her lover in Thailand and return home, a news report said. Sarkozy is also travelling to Britain on Friday without his spouse.

Thai Protesters Start Bid To Topple Government
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters began gathering in Bangkok on Friday for what they promise will be a non-violent "million-man march" in coming days to paralyse Thailand's capital an...

Phuket Cop To End Greasy Traffic Fines
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Thai Protesters Mass In Largest Challenge To Abhisit
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Thai protesters began massing in Bangkok in their biggest challenge to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s 15-month-old government, risking clashes that may hamper the eco...

Over 200 Red Shirts Gather In Bang Khen
Over 200 red-shirt protesters gathered at the Rebellion Suppression Monument in Bang Khen district at 10:30 am Thursday.They gathered to wait for Veera Musigapong and Weng Tojitrakarn, who are schedul...

Red-shirt Begins Converging On Outskirts Of Bangkok
BANGKOK, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Thai supporters of the anti- government group, red-shirt, have begun gathering from other provinces to the outskirts of Bangkok since early Friday morning, the first ...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
A protestor wearing the Thai national flag protests in front of soldiers during a protest near Victory Monument on April 13, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images) BANGKOK (A...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
A protestor wearing the Thai national flag protests in front of soldiers during a protest near Victory Monument on April 13, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Athit Perawongmetha, Getty Images) BANGKOK (A...

High Security In Bangkok As Protest Rally Starts
END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Tens of thousands of soldiers and police officers are out in force on the streets of Bangkok thi...

Thai Stocks Open Up 1.43 Pt, 0.20 Pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Friday at 727.38, up 1.43 point, or 0.20 per cent. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 513.29, up 1.10 point, or 0.21 per cent. Top five active (value) stock: S...

Ayutthaya's Wang Noi Gateway To Bangkok A Security Risk
First Army Area commander Lt General Kanit Sapithak on Friday voiced concern about the security risk at Wang Noi district, Ayutthaya, a main gateway to the capital."The

Three Bomb Attacks In Surat Thani
Police on Friday reported three bombing attacks in Surat Thani, the hometown of Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban.The bombs were home-made and planted near electricity poles at separate location...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
Protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) cheer near the end of their siege at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 2, 2008

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vej...

Police Enlist Public As Phuket's Eyes And Ears
PHUKET: Fearing that political groups may try to cause disruptions in Phuket during the red shirt demonstrations in Bangkok, the police are enlisting members of the public as their roving eyes and ear...

Thailand Braces For Mass Protests
Thailand has mobilised about 40,000 security personnel ahead of mass rallies by "red shirt" opposition protesters over the coming days.The demonstrators plan to meet around the country befor...

Suthep Pledges Restraints, No Civil War Anticipated
There is no cause for panic because the authorities will exercise restraints and prevent the downward spiral of the situation into a civil war, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban said on Friday&#...

Pm Arrives To Work At Government House As Usual
Abhisit Vejjajiva left his home and went to work at the Government House as usual Friday morning.The prime minister left his home on Soi Sukhumvit 31 at 7 am and arrived at the Government House at 7:3...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
Thai activists wave flags for motorists as they campaign for peace at an intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Supporters of ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who was deposed in a 2...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
BANGKOK (AP) - The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minis...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
Thai soldiers stand guard outside Government House Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near anti-govern...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
BANGKOK -- The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government activists launched Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests in an effort to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vej...

Three Strong Quakes Hit Chile
Three strong earthquakes shook Chile on Thursday, causing significant damage in at least one city, the country's newly inaugurated president said Thursday. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit at 11:39 a.m...

Us Trade Deficit Down On Lower Imports
The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January as the economy imported fewer goods and services than the prior month, the U.S. government reported Thursday. According to the U.S. Commerce Depa...

Euro Shares Down From 7-week High
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares finished 0.3 percent lower at 1,056.00 points after hitting a seven-week high of 1,060.64 earlier in the session. The index climbed 26 percent in 200...

Oil Settles Above Usd82
U.S. light, sweet crude for April rose 2 cents to settle at USD82.11 a barrel, after touching USD83.03 on Thursday, the highest level since oil's 15-month high of $83.95 on Jan. 11. Chinese inflation...

S&p 500 Closes At 17-month High
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44.51, or 0.4 percent, to close at 10,611.84. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4 percent to close at 1,150.24, and the Nasdaq advanced 0.4 percent to close at 2,368.46.

Chalerm Returns From Singapore Thursday Night
Chalerm Yoobamrung returned from Singapore Thursday night.He arrived at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport on the Air Asia Flight FD3506 at 10:40 pm.He said he went to Singapore to visit the mothe...

Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest
BANGKOK - The Thai capital braced for possible violence as anti-government demonstrators prepared to launch Friday what they hope will be one of the country's biggest protests ever, aiming to force Pr...

Scotiabank Boosts Thai Presence, Eyes Asian Growth
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, March 11 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia made further inroads into Asia on Thursday in a deal that merges its Thai subsidiary, Thanachart Bank, with domestic rival Siam City...

Govt, Red Shirts Promise Not To Use Violence
red shirts promised on Thursday night their sides would not be the first to resort to violence in the street protests beginning on Friday. Panitan Wattanayagorn, who is also deputy secretary general ...

Scotiabank's Thai Affiliate To Buy 48% Stake In Siam City Bank - Update
(RTTNews) - Canadian financial services provider Bank of Nova Scotia, or Scotiabank, (BNS, BNS.TO) announced that its affiliate Thanachart Bank Thursday confirmed an agreement to acquire almost 48% o...

Thais, Stars Crazy For 'super-human Tats'
Devotees of Yan tattoos have been gathering outside Bangkok for an annual festival, where believers demonstrate the supposed super-human powers radiated from the designs.

Thai Troops Mobilized Ahead Of Anti-government Protest
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began mobilizing 50,000 security personnel on Thursday ahead of a mass rally by anti-government protesters who have vowed to bring the capital to a standstill if a new ele...

Media Caught In Red-or-yellow Divide Too
BANGKOK, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the...

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, who is overseeing the security operation, said "full deployment" began Thursday of 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 police and 10,000 civilian volunteer forces. "If protesters intrude into

Thailand Deploys 50,000-strong Force Ahead Of Protests
BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime min...

Three Killed In Troubled Southern Thailand
Unknown assailants shot dead three people and burned their bodies in Thailand's predominantly Muslim deep south, according to police. The victims, who were all Buddhist technicians working for a l...

Thailand Braces For Political Rallies In Capital
Thailand ’s seemingly unending political crisis is likely to reach another moment of tension this weekend with huge opposition rallies that organizers say they hope will paralyze the city and br...

Thai Stocks End Up 5.11 Pt, 0.71 Pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Thursday at 725.95, up 5.11 points, or 0.71 per cent amid Bt16.87 billion turnover.Blue chip SET-50 index was at 512.19, up 4.21 points, or 0.83 per cent. ...

Boats Mobilised To Transport Red Shirts From Ayutthaya
Pheu Thai MP Surachet Chaikosol said on Thursday.An advance team will start arriving in Bangkok on Saturday but the main procession of long-tail boats and barges will begin the following day, he said....

Thai Pm Rules Out Coup Ahead Of Mass Anti-gov't Rally
Thai government will do everything it can to prevent chaos during a mass rally and will definitely not let a coup happen, Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday.The premier's declaration was made in ...

Thai Gov't Well Ready Of Maintaining Law, Order During Mass Rally
The peace-keeping operations command is established at the 11th Infantry Regiment in capital Bangkok to control the anti-government rally, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs Suthep Th...

Thailand Deploys 50,000 Strong Force To Maintain Order During Protests
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Thursday said that the deployment of 30,000 unarmed military, 10,000 police and 10,000 civilian volunteers to maintain order in the...

Red Shirts To March At Noon Friday, Confrontation Expected
Friday at midday, the red shirt will commence marching from across the country and plan to overcome every checkpoint in order to reach Bangkok, rally organiser

3 Civilians Killed, Another Injured In Pattani Ambush
Pattani - Insurgents trapped a pick-up truck of a TT&T subcontractor and opened fire at it before setting it on fire, killing three men and injuring another Thursday morning, police said.Police sa...

Suspected Muslim Separatists Kill Four In Thailand's Deep South
Pattani, Thailand - Suspected Muslim separatists on Thursday shot dead three Thai telephone repairmen and a 61-year-old salesman in two incidents in the violence-racked southern province of Pattani, o...

Pm Vows Not To Condone Coup; Willing To Step Down
Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday pledged to overcome the political volatility, to rein in the situation through security measures and not to allow a coup under any circumstances."I am not trying to ...





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