Violence In Bangkok

At least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand's violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, the largest death toll in years.

Security has been stepped up in the Thai capital and nearby provinces following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks by the end of this month, senior police officials said.

Foreigners expressed alarm tinged with a sense of deja vu after a bomb tore through central Bangkok on Monday night in a devastating return of violence to the "Land of Smiles".

Hundreds of thousands of Thai government supporters are expected to descend on Bangkok this weekend in a symbolic show of force after months of sometimes violent protests aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Thailand's tense national election got underway on Sunday amid signs of disruptions at several polling stations and fears of violence, a day after gun battles between protesters and would-be voters broke out at a busy Bangkok intersection.

Anti-government protesters gathered in Bangkok's busy tourist area of Chinatown for the third and final day of marches in the capital denouncing Thailand's general election on Sunday amid fears of violence erupting during the vote.

Thailand's embattled government is pushing ahead with a general election on Sunday despite warnings it could end in violence and the country left without a functioning administration for six months.

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.

Seven people were wounded, one seriously, after gunmen opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok early on Saturday.

A government medical center says one anti-government protester has been killed and two injured in an overnight gun attack in the Thai capital.

uddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and "Red Shirt" protesters. The scene Saturday was a sharp contrast with two years earlier, when Thailand was at war with itself and troops moved in to crush a nine-week anti-government protest that left more than 90...

Twenty-thousand Red Shirt protesters descended on the streets of Thailand's capital on Sunday, taking over the Bangkok Democracy Monument as they held a peaceful but noisy rally.Marching from the central business district of Ratchaprasong, the anti-government demonstrators arrived at the monument in the afternoon local time and were planning to sta...

The Thai government on Thursday declared the situation in the nation's capital under control though troops continued to battle pockets of resistance by Red Shirt protesters as the conflict spread to the rural northeast.

The Thai government has declared a curfew in Bangkok from 8 pm until 6 am as rioting and violence spread across the capital.

The Thai government says an operation launched at daybreak to clear some 3000 protesters from their barricaded encampment in downtown Bangkok, which they have occupied for weeks, will last throughout the day.Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said Wednesday's operation is designed "to secure the parameter in several locations in Bangkok."Pa...

At least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand's violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, the largest death toll in years.

Security has been stepped up in the Thai capital and nearby provinces following an intelligence report of possible bomb attacks by the end of this month, senior police officials said.

Foreigners expressed alarm tinged with a sense of deja vu after a bomb tore through central Bangkok on Monday night in a devastating return of violence to the "Land of Smiles".

Hundreds of thousands of Thai government supporters are expected to descend on Bangkok this weekend in a symbolic show of force after months of sometimes violent protests aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Thailand's tense national election got underway on Sunday amid signs of disruptions at several polling stations and fears of violence, a day after gun battles between protesters and would-be voters broke out at a busy Bangkok intersection.

Anti-government protesters gathered in Bangkok's busy tourist area of Chinatown for the third and final day of marches in the capital denouncing Thailand's general election on Sunday amid fears of violence erupting during the vote.

Thailand's embattled government is pushing ahead with a general election on Sunday despite warnings it could end in violence and the country left without a functioning administration for six months.

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.

Seven people were wounded, one seriously, after gunmen opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok early on Saturday.

A government medical center says one anti-government protester has been killed and two injured in an overnight gun attack in the Thai capital.

uddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and "Red Shirt" protesters. The scene Saturday was a sharp contrast with two years earlier, when Thailand was at war with itself and troops moved in to crush a nine-week anti-government protest that left more than 90...

Twenty-thousand Red Shirt protesters descended on the streets of Thailand's capital on Sunday, taking over the Bangkok Democracy Monument as they held a peaceful but noisy rally.Marching from the central business district of Ratchaprasong, the anti-government demonstrators arrived at the monument in the afternoon local time and were planning to sta...

The Thai government on Thursday declared the situation in the nation's capital under control though troops continued to battle pockets of resistance by Red Shirt protesters as the conflict spread to the rural northeast.

The Thai government has declared a curfew in Bangkok from 8 pm until 6 am as rioting and violence spread across the capital.

The Thai government says an operation launched at daybreak to clear some 3000 protesters from their barricaded encampment in downtown Bangkok, which they have occupied for weeks, will last throughout the day.Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said Wednesday's operation is designed "to secure the parameter in several locations in Bangkok."Pa...