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News Source: Androscoggin News
| 12 months ago
But there is a carnival atmosphere among more than 4000 protesters who have taken over the new $4 billion international airport in Bangkok, stranding an estimated 100,000 tourists and crippling the Thai economy. No passport is required to pass...
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 12 months ago
Stranded for days now due to the ongoing seige of two Bangkok airports by Thai protesters, more than 500 Filipinos are finally coming home Monday night, but it will be a long trip back home. According to the government's evacuation plan, the stranded...
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News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 12 months ago
Thai police are in talks with anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's two main airports and say they want to end the stand-offs without resorting to force. At the same time, pro-government groups are preparing for a counter protest in the...
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News Source: NewKerala
| 12 months ago
Violent clashes between anti- and pro-government groups continued with grenade attacks on anti-government protestors injuring over 40 people early today. An anti-government TV station located in a popular foreign tourist spot came under renewed...
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 12 months ago
A Thai pro-government group said it hopes to gather up to 10,000 people at a rally Sunday to show support for the premier, raising fears of clashes with rivals who have occupied the city's airports. The group, known informally as the "Red Shirts" but...
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News Source: The Jakarta Post
| 12 months ago
The first blast occurred inside Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's office compound, which protesters seized in August and have held ever since. Suriyasai Katasiya, a spokesman for the protest group, said a grenade landed on the roof of a tent under...
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News Source: BBC
| 12 months ago
An estimated 100,000 passengers have been stranded by the occupations at the international and domestic airports. The closures have affected Thailand's tourist industry, with the loss of millions of dollars of revenue. Spain's government says it will...
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News Source: Financial Times
| 12 months ago
A grenade blast wounded more than 50 anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Sunday, fuelling fears of clashes ahead of a big rally in the Thai capital planned by government supporters. The blast occurred around midnight at Government House, the...
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News Source: International Business Times
| 12 months ago
The first blast went off inside Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's office compound, which protesters seized in August and have held ever since. At least 49 people were hurt, including nine who were hospitalized, said Surachet Sathitniramai at the...
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News Source: Inquirer.net
| 12 months ago
Explosions early Sunday at sites occupied by anti-government protesters injured at least 51 people, further raising tensions as police struggle to end a paralyzing blockade of Bangkok's airports. The attacks came hours after royalist, anti-government...