Thailand Shutdown

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  "Scared, But Have To Pay For Food": Virus Leaves 3 Lakh Sex Workers Jobless In Thailand

  A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She's scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent.

• 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 government considers state of emergency after weekend violence

  Thai authorities are "very seriously" considering a state of emergency after a weekend of violence in the capital where protesters have been trying for more than two months to bring down the government, the security chief said on Monday.

• 28 hurt in attack at Bangkok anti-govt rally: reports

  Explosions and gunshots injured 28 people at a rally in central Bangkok on Sunday, raising tensions as demonstrators prepared to launch a second week of "shutdown" protests aimed at toppling the Thai government.

• Bangkok shutdown affects two million people

  The "Bangkok shutdown" led by anti-government protestors has affected more than two million people in the Thailand capital.

• Thai opposition protesters launch Bangkok 'shutdown'

  Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted "shutdown" of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

• Thai capital braces for 'shutdown' by protesters

  Thailand's political crisis is set to enter a tumultuous new phase on Monday with the planned "shutdown" of Bangkok by opposition protesters seeking to prevent upcoming elections.

• Thailand to deploy 15,000 police, troops for 'shutdown'

  Nearly 15,000 police and soldiers will be deployed in the Thai capital next week for the planned "shutdown" of Bangkok by demonstrators trying to overthrow the government, officials said on Wednesday.

• Thai anti-government protesters march to support Bangkok "shutdown"

  Protesters trying to topple Thailand's prime minister marched in Bangkok on Tuesday to drum up support for their plans to bring the capital to a halt next week by blockading major roads and preventing the government from functioning.