Thai protesters to rally against PM after deadly Bangkok clashes
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Protesters seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plan to rally at her temporary office on…
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Thai opposition loses bid to annul election
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request by the country’s main opposition party to annul a controversial election…
Thai protesters surround cabinet meeting venue
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Around 500 anti-government protesters on Tuesday gathered outside the Army Club compound in the Thai capital, where Prime Minister…
Court allows Thai poll postponement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thailand’s constitutional court ruled that a February 2 election opposed by anti-government protesters can legally be delayed. The court…
Calculating the costs of Thai protest
Increasing unrest in Thailand is hitting southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. Nearly $4 billion has left the country since November, as investors rush…
Thai government considers state of emergency after weekend violence
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thai authorities are “very seriously” considering a state of emergency after a weekend of violence in the capital where…
Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack
(Reuters) – Anti-government protesters marched defiantly through Thailand’s capital on Saturday, with one group entering a police compound, undeterred by a grenade…
Thai protesters target revenue offices, Gov’t awaits graft ruling
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Protesters in Thailand trying to force out the government marched on revenue offices on Thursday, but their numbers appeared…
Thai protesters start Bangkok “shutdown” in bid to topple PM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of anti-government protesters set up blockades at several major intersections in Bangkok on Monday as they sought to…
Government supporters hit Thai streets
Pro-government groups have taken to the streets across Thailand amid a planned shutdown of the capital, Bangkok, by anti-government protesters. Supporters of…
Seven injured in Thai protest shooting, military chief fears escalating violence
(Reuters) – Seven people were wounded, one seriously, after gunmen opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok early on Saturday, heightening fears…
Thai tensions rise, economy uncertain as power struggle intensifies
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thailand is heading for a political showdown, with anti-government protesters aiming to sabotage an election by shutting down Bangkok…
Thai protesters march again in bid to bring down government
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the Thai capital on Sunday, a prelude to a broader action next week…
Thai ruling party to launch election bid amid protests
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s party is due Saturday to kick off campaigning for controversial elections boycotted by the…
Thai anti-government protester shot dead: hospital official
ILNA: A Thai protester was killed and four wounded, an emergency official said on Saturday, after an unidentified gunman opened fire on…
Thai PM unveils reform plan but protesters still threaten poll
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra unveiled a plan on Wednesday to create an independent reform council to try to…
Thai opposition protesters fresh mass rally
TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Thai anti-government protesters are massing ahead of a major rally aimed at suspending democracy, paralyzing parts of…
Thai opposition meets to decide on election boycott
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thailand’s main opposition party met on Saturday to decide whether or not to boycott a February election and join…
Thai protesters say they will rally to hound PM from office
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand said they will step up their protests in an attempt to force Prime Minister Yingluck…