Thai caretaker PM proposes elections on August 3

Thai caretaker PM proposes elections on August 3

(VOVworld) - Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan proposed that the Thai Election Commission hold new elections on August 3, just hours after the Thai army declared martial law nationwide...
Thailand declares martial law

Thailand declares martial law

(VOVworld) – Thai Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha declared martial law Tuesday on the entire nation to take effect at 3 am
Thai protest leader set May 27 as deadline

Thai protest leader set May 27 as deadline

(VOVworld) – Leader of the anti-government protesters Suthep Thaugsuban said he will cancel campaigns and give himself up to police on May 27 if he can not rally enough people...
New crisis in Thai political arena

New crisis in Thai political arena

(VOVworld) – Predictions by political analysts that forcing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave office would ignite new tensions and worsen the political instability in Thailand have proven accurate. Violence has...
Thai government ready to control demonstrations

Thai government ready to control demonstrations

(VOVworld) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, said on Tuesday that the caretaker government could control the situation despite upcoming rallies by both anti and pro-government demonstrators, scheduled for...
Anti-government protests in Bangkok

Anti-government protests in Bangkok

(VOVworld) – Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in Bangkok on Saturday asking for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign
Thailand may remove state of emergency

Thailand may remove state of emergency

(VOVworld) – Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Chief Adviser of the Thai Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO), announced on Monday that his centre will propose to the coming cabinet meeting the ending...
Thailand reruns elections in 5 provinces

Thailand reruns elections in 5 provinces

(VOVworld) –Around 120,000 people have been registered in 101 constituencies across five provinces south of Bangkok for the Sunday vote, according to Thai Election Commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn. These...