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Thailand seeks peaceful end to anti-govt protests

BANGKOK - Thousands of protesters besieging Thailand's main government complex refused to leave Wednesday as authorities scrambled to negotiate a peaceful end to the administration's most serious challenge yet. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Wed, Aug 27 2008

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10 Oct 08 visit Anti-government protests  »  YouTube videoAnti-government protests started in May but gained momentum Tuesday when protesters occupied the Parliament of thailand compound. The unrest escalated Wednesday when protesters clashed with police.
25 May 08 visit Peaceful protests proceed in central Bangkok  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Metropolitan Police beefed up security on Sunday, but hours after they began, protests by several thousand people were proceeding peaceful as night fell.
27 Aug 08 visit Northern, southern protesters enter Bangkok  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Thousands of anti-government demonstrators from northern and southern Thailand joined forces with the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD)’s mass rallies in Bangkok on Wednesday, in an attempt to oust the coalition government le...
26 Aug 08 visit Police order protesters out of govt buildings  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Interior Minister Kowit Wattana, assigned by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to quell political unrest, Tuesday gave protesters surrounding key state buildings in Bangkok a deadline of 6pm to leave the main government compound, or be...
19 Mar 08 visit Pro-Tibet protesters rally outside Chinese embassy  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - More than 20 people gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday to protest Beijing's crackdown on anti-government protests in Tibet.
03 Jun 07 visit Thailand. Thais Rally Against the CNS and Government.  »  North East Living The 2 main English newspapers of Thailand are very different.The Bangkok post seems to be a puppet for the current Junta government and either doesn’t report on protests happening in Bangkok or falsifies how many people attended the rallys.Last Thursd...

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