Topic: Bangkok
Thailand's prime minister said on Saturday that "Red Shirt" protesters had agreed to talks with a government minister, as they bolstered their week-long rally with a carnival-like parade through Bangkok. The mainly rural supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, dressed in their distinctive red, snaked through the city waving flags and honking horns in a bid to win over ...
Leaders of Thailand's anti-government Red Shirt demonstrations said Saturday they would only talk to the government if they could speak with the prime minister directly. Earlier Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said talks had been lined up between two government figures and two senior members of the Red Shirts, who have held demonstrations in Bangkok for seven days calling for ...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign. The red-shirted supporters of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra moved around the city of 15 million people in a 13-km (8-mile) convoy, handing out leaflets saying "We love Bangkokians" and calling ...
