Thai PM rejects 'red-shirt' ultimatum to resign

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BANGKOK, April 8 (TNA) - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday rejected a 24 hour ultimatum by the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), saying h

Thai PM unshaken, but driver hurt in Red Shirt attack

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PATTAYA, April 7 (TNA) - Anti-government protesters on Tuesday attacked the vehicle of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and injured his driver, but the premier himself escaped unharmed.

Security tightened on eve of Red Shirts' mass rally

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) – The metropolitan police chief in the Thai capital said on Tuesday that police were on highest alert, having prepared maximum security precautions to ensure law and order ah

World Bank: Thai economy contracts further 2.7% in 2009

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BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - The global economic meltdown has impacted Thailand’s economy more severely than earlier projected, forcing the World Bank to revise down this country’s growth to contract

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