Click to watch Sondhi Limthongkul, a leading member of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), reading a 12-point statement against the Samak government on the fifth day of the rally...this time, announcing that PAD will raise the level of the fight to push out the Samak government, which the statement describes as a "puppet of the Thaksin regime...."....
It was a chance meeting of the Biggies...the three ex-premiers...their first encounter after the Sept 19, 2006 coup. Privy Council President Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, ex-premiers Thaksin Shinnawatr and Gen Surayud Chullanont were at the funeral rites for the mother of Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paochinda at Wat Sommanasviharn in Bangkok. The event took place at around 7.00 pm Thursday evening......
On the surface, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej only wants to spend Bt2 billion to hold a "referendum" to find out whether the Thai people would say "yes" or "no" to the proposed constitutional amendments. In fact, all he wants is a big "yes". But the bigger question is what's the "big yes" all about? You know and I know what he is really after. He wo....
Click to watch the scenes of violence against members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) at the anti-government rally at Democracy Monument and Suthichai Yoon's comment on this terrible turn of events.....