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15 May 2010 12:59

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World: Bangkok dangerous: Don’t go to Thailand capital, U.S. and UK say

  • Yes, the fighting has gotten that bad. About a month ago on Twitter, we noted the painful irony of Thailand promoting tourism on our site in the wake of the Red Shirts saga. Now it’s reached the point where two major Western nations have basically told its citizens not to go to the city. We hope the best for the country and its deteriorating political situation, but outsiders should heed this call. source
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14 May 2010 11:35

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World: The Thai Red Shirt protests are hitting a head, and then some

At least four have been killed and 81 more have been wounded as Thai military attempts to seal off an area of Bangkok the Red Shirts have used for camping out. source
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14 May 2010 10:38

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World: Thailand’s volatile political situation puts journalists in danger

  • 3 journalists were shot and wounded, one seriously, earlier today source
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13 May 2010 10:20

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World: In Thailand, a major opposition leader was shot today

Moments after this photo of renegade Gen. Khattiya Sawatdiphol (better known as Seh Daeng) was taken, he was shot in the head. A huge loss for the Red Shirts. source
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05 May 2010 11:16

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World: Thailand’s red shirts on deal with prime minister: Try again, dude

After two months, they’ve reached a sorta-agreement with the prime minister. But they won’t leave until parliament gets a dissolution date. So much for making things easy. source
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01 May 2010 09:44

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World: In Thailand, a hospital evacuation makes the Red Shirts look bad

  • The hospital did not hear our apology. They dramatised the evacuation of patients, turning it into a tragedy to paint Red Shirt people as bad. We have been made to look like terrorists and very soon the crackdown will begin.
  • Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan • Regarding the nature of a hospital freaking out after the Red Shirts raided the hospital, thinking security forces were inside. The hospital, for understandable reasons, evacuated patients. the Red shirts are angry that the hospital embarrassed them, but, let’s wait a second here and get some perspective, THEY RAIDED A FREAKING HOSPITAL. source
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25 Apr 2010 10:47

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World: Thai Red Shirt protesters plan to further intensify their protests

They can’t convince the Thai government to push up elections, but since many protesters are rurally-based, they are able to block police from reaching the capital. source
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11 Apr 2010 22:44

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World: Thailand PM’s best plan to calm Red Shirts: Early elections

  • After Saturday, it may not be enough, though. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who’s been feeling lots of pressure of late thanks to the Red Shirts, is considering moving the parliamentary elections up three months in a bid to save his job. Unfortunately for him, the Red Shirts are in no mood to negotiate, after 21 people were killed and hundreds were injured in the violent protests on Saturday. “We don’t negotiate with murderers,” said Red Shirt leader Weng Tojirakarn. “We have to keep fighting.” source
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11 Apr 2010 09:18

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World: Thailand’s escalating violence left many killed, hundreds injured

  • 20 number of people killed in Thailand’s Red Shirt-related violence yesterday
  • 834 number hurt in the attacks, which escalated the month-long, mostly peaceful, conflict
  • 48 number killed in Thailand’s last major protest violence outbreak
    in 1992 source
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10 Apr 2010 13:56

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World: Now it’s deadly: The Thai protests turn a dark, dark corner

  • 12+ number of people killed
    in the conflict between Thai
    protesters and security
  • 500+ number of people injured,
    which is way more than we
    reported earlier     source
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