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After Two Coups in Eight Years, Fears Over Thai Future
The last time Thailand's army seized power, in 2006, some called it "the smiling coup." Residents of Bangkok who supported overthrow of an elected government they accused of corruption poured into the streets, handing out flowers to soldiers who had deployed tanks across this metropolis of glass skyscrapers and ornate Buddhist temples.
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Three die in 69-storey plunge from Thai skyscraper
Three men plunged to death from the 69th floor of Thailand's tallest building on Monday when the platform they were using to install advertising split after a supporting cable snapped, police said.Two other workers were left clinging to the structure suspended high above the Bangkok streets in the accident at the Baiyoke tower on Monday afternoon.
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After Two Coups in Eight Years, Fears Over Thai Future
The last time Thailand's army seized power, in 2006, some called it "the smiling coup." Residents of Bangkok who supported overthrow of an elected government they accused of corruption poured into the streets, handing out flowers to soldiers who had deployed tanks across this metropolis of glass skyscrapers and ornate Buddhist temples.
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Three die in 69-storey plunge from Thai skyscraper
Three men plunged to death from the 69th floor of Thailand's tallest building on Monday when the platform they were using to install advertising split after a supporting cable snapped, police said.Two other workers were left clinging to the structure suspended high above the Bangkok streets in the accident at the Baiyoke tower on Monday afternoon.
