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Thai court orders protesters to leave government complex

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday ordered thousands of protesters to leave the main government complex and issued arrest warrants for their leaders, ratcheting up the pressure to end the two-day stand-off. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia

from Channel NewsAsia on Thu, Aug 28 2008

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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...
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...
11 Aug 08 visit Court issues arrest warrants for Thaksin, wife  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - The Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions of the Supreme Court has issued arrest warrants for deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his spouse, Khunying Potjaman, after the defendants failed to attend the...
22 Oct 08 visit Clashes between rivals looming  »  The Nation The prospect of a confrontation between anti-government protesters and government supporters loomed large even after the landmark court ruling on Tuesday against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy...
02 Sep 08 visit Protesters close Hat Yai airport, again  »  Bangkok Post Anti-government protesters closed down Hat Yai International Airport Tuesday in a show of solidarity for fellow demonstrators in Bangkok which has been put under martial law.

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