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Asian leaders pitch rival blocs to boost global clout
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) - Asian leaders heard competing plans from Australia and Japan for a massive EU-style community covering half the world's population as they wrapped up their annual summit on Sunday.
Nations:Myanmar Australia Thailand India Cambodia New Zealand People:Thaksin Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Kevin Rudd Aung San Suu Kyi Dalai Lama Wen Jiabao Source:(AFP)
2009-10-25
Thai soldiers, anti-government protesters clash
BANGKOK - Thai soldiers unleashed hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons fire to clear rock-throwing anti-government protesters from a major intersection in the capital in the pre-dawn darkness Monday.
Nations:Thailand People:Thaksin Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Source:(AP)
2009-04-12
Pro-Thaksin protesters ring Thai Parliament
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thousands of supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded Thailand's Parliament on Monday, daring lawmakers to pass through their ranks to deliver a speech outlining the new government's key policies.
Nations:Thailand People:Thaksin Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Activities:Thaksin Admin. Vejjajiva Admin. 2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
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