Abhisit Vejjajiva
Thai election: Army-backed party takes surprise lead
The Thai election 2019 took a surprise turn in the afternoon of March 24 as...
New Thai election date set for July 20
Thailand's Election Commission and the prime minister agreed on April 30 to hold a general election on July 20, but anti-government protesters who disrupted...
Thai gov’t asks for more troops in Bangkok in anticipation of violence erupting
The Thai government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in Bangkok as fears mount that the country's lengthy political crisis could...
Thailand’s celebrity fighter: Beer heiress joins protests
Among the 150,000 protesters that took to the streets in Bangkok over the past weeks to oust the Yingluck Shinawatra-led government, a prominent figure...
Thai opposition stokes fears of coup, ‘civil war’
Thailand's opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, head of the Democrat Party, in his recent speeches warned the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra "not to...
Bangkok malls fear riots, shut down
Shopping malls and businesses in central Bangkok will shut down on Sunday, May 19, as a large gathering of Red Shirt protesters is expected...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...