ASIAN MARKETS, STOCKS, SHARES, NIKKEI, KOSPI, SHANGHAI COMPOSITE, HANG SENG, STRAITS TIMES INDEX, SYDNEY, SEOUL Asian markets were mixed as investors were left wondering what to do after Japan's unpopular prime minister resigned late Monday and
BANGKOK, Sept 2 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared a State of Emergency in the capital of Bangkok after violent overnight clashes between supporters of pro-and anti-government group of protesters that left one dead and over 30 injured.
BANGKOK (AFP)--Thailand declared a state of emergency in Bangkok Tuesday, banning gatherings of more than five people in a bid to clamp down on antigovernment protests that erupted into deadly clashes overnight. The announcement came just hours after
BANGKOK, Sept 1 (TNA) - Registration for candidacies for the governorship of Bangkok officially began Monday as eight candidates registered on the first day including the outgoing governor, Apirak Kosayodhin, who ended his four years term last week.
BANGKOK (Thailand): Thailand?s prime minister says that imposing a state of emergency in Bangkok is the ?softest? approach to restoring calm and vows that the measures will not last very long. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej gave no time frame for
The sweeping emergency powers were announced via radio and television early Tuesday, hours after the street fights broke out 'Because last night there was unrest affecting the peaceful law and order in the country and obstructing the democratic process,
(Adds background and combines AFP reports) Thailand declared a state of emergency in Bangkok Tuesday, banning gatherings of more than five people in a bid to clamp down on antigovernment protests that erupted into deadly clashes overnight. The
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