Suthep Thaugsuban

• Thai Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva

  A Thai court on Thursday dismissed charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a deadly crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.

• Thailand's Education Minister Condemns Coup

  A Cabinet minister who defied an order to report to Thailand's new military junta emerged Tuesday from hiding to condemn last week's coup in the first public comment from a member of the former government.

• New Twist in Thailand's Battle for Seat of Power

  The battle for who holds Thailand's seat of power took on a new twist Monday as the leader of anti-government protests planned to set up his office at the vacated Government House while the country's new caretaker leader worked from a makeshift, suburban outpost.

• Six Months of Anti-Government Protests in Thailand

  Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for abuse of power on Wednesday, a ruling that threatens to unleash a new wave of unrest.

• Thai Government Supporters Fear July Poll Disruption

  Thai government supporters welcomed on Thursday the prospect of a July election and said the Election Commission had to prevent disruption by anti-government protesters who insist that reforms are brought in before any vote.

• Thai opposition leader seeks compromise to avert bloodshed

  Alarmed by the prospect of bloodshed in Thailand as a six-month political crisis nears a critical juncture, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for talks between the government and its foes, urging compromise to restore stability.

• Thai 'red shirts' take up fight to defend PM facing impeachment

  Supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra say they will take to the streets as moves to impeach her gather pace, raising the spectre of confrontation with protesters who helped scupper a February election she had been expected to win.

• Thailand may extend state of emergency despite scaled-back protest

  A state of emergency in Bangkok could be extended until anti-government protests end completely, Thailand's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

• After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts

  Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.

• Thai vote goes smoothly as protesters regroup near Bangkok lakes

  Thailand held re-run elections in five provinces where voting was disrupted in last month's poll by anti-government protesters who decamped from a main Bangkok intersection on Sunday and moved inside a central park.

• Thailand begins re-runs of troubled elections

  Polls opened peacefully in five Thai provinces Sunday for re-runs of a widely disrupted general election, authorities said, in the first move to complete a troubled vote that could provide a mandate for a new government.

• Thai opposition protesters announce end to Bangkok 'shutdown'

  Thai opposition protesters seeking to force the prime minister from office said on Friday they would abandon most of their rally sites in the capital, following a sharp drop in attendance.

• Thai minister rejects proposal for talks from protest leader

  A senior Thai minister rejected a proposal for talks from the leader of an anti-government protest movement on Friday.

• Explosion, gunfire ring out near Bangkok protest site

  An explosion and gunfire rang out near a sprawling anti-government protest site in the Thai capital early on Tuesday.

• Thai protesters to rally against PM after deadly Bangkok clashes

  Protesters seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra plan to rally at her temporary office on Wednesday.