Red-shirt protesters will not mobilise to Silom financial district because they are aware that soldiers will use full force to protect the area, Weng Tojirakarn, a leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said on Monday morning.
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Reds will not move on Silom
Govt denies crackdown plan
The government has no plan to use force to disperse red-shirt protesters early next week as claimed by leaders of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayakorn affirmed on Thursday.
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Nine killed in clashes
At least nine people were reported killed in bloody clashes between government troops and the red shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Ratchadamnoen avenue early Saturday night.
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Govt seeks talks for truce with reds
The government on Saturday night appointed Korbsak Sabhavasu, the prime minister's secretary-general, to seek talks for truce with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders after many soldiers were reported to have been wounded by the red shirts using war weapons, Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd announced on a televised statement.
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Govt forces trying to retake occupied areas
Military and police forces will on Saturday keep on pressuring the red-shirted protesters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to leave roads and areas they have occupied for more than a week, acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said.
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Thaicom yields to UDD demand
The People Channel, the mouthpiece of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, resumed its broadcast late Friday afternoon after talks between UDD leaders and Thaicom executives, according to television reports.
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Red shirts to march to 10 spots Friday
Convoys of various kinds of vehicles will take the red shirts to 10 different targets in Bangkok on Friday which has been set by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship for another major mobile anti-government rally, UDD leader Nathawut Saikua announced on Thursday.
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Reds threaten to surround ASTV
The red-shirt supporters of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) would rally outside ASTV if the government allows the satellite-based television station of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to continue going to air, UDD core leader Weng Tojirakarn said on Thursday.
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Top brass concerned about situation
The armed forces chiefs are worried about the continued anti-government protest by supporters of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), supreme commander Gen Songkitti Chakkabart said on Wednesday.
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Red shirts withdraw from parliament
The red-shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) agreed to withdraw from the parliament compound about 1pm, but continued to gather outside the fence.
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UDD leaders face arrest
The peace-keeping command is set to issue summons for up to 10 red shirt leaders who it says have violated the Internal Security Act and other laws. He said there were only 10,000 red shirt protesters at Ratchaprasong intersection yesterday and an estimated 5,000 at Phan Fa Bridge on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. Panitan Wattanayagorn,...
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Apple: 300,000 iPads sold on day one
Apple said Monday it sold 300,000 iPads in the United States on the first day the highly anticipated tablet device was available in stores. Jason Saucier was the first customer to buy the iPad at the Apple Store at West Farms Mall in Farmington, Connecticut, on Saturday. The company also said that iPad...
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US pending home sales leap 8.2%
Pending home sales in the United States surged 8.2 percent in February, suggesting the troubled housing market could get another boost from a temporary tax credit, an industry group said Monday.
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UDD given 9pm ultimatum
The government has warned the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship to unblock the Ratchaprasong intersection by 9pm.
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Police, UDD in talks over rally period
Police are negotiating with leaders of the United Front for Democracy (UDD) after learning that the red-shirts plan to rally at the Ratchaprasong intersection for as long as three days.
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Reds asked not to rally in Hua Hin
Leaders of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) should not lead their supporters to rally in Hua Hin where the Mekong River Commission meeting begins on Sunday, the PM's personal spokesman Thepthai Senpong said on Saturday.
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PM promises happy Songkran for all
The government is confident it will be able to keep Saturday's rally by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) under control, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday.
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42 companies of police to be deployed
Forty-two companies of city police will be deployed during the protest of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Saturday, Pol Maj Gen Piya Utayo, spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said on Friday.
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UDD submits letter to Clinton
Weng Tojirakarn, a leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), on Thursday submitted a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton through a political affairs official of the United States embassy.
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China ready for Iran UN sanctions talks
The United States heralded a potential breakthrough in building support for UN sanctions against Iran, saying China was now ready for "serious" talks at the United Nations.
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Jatuporn warns NBT, Chula scholars
Red-shirt protesters may gather at the NBT if the state-run television station continues to air reports suggesting that the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is against the country's most revered institution, UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan warned on Thursday.
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China ready for UN talks on Iran: US
China is ready for "serious" talks at the United Nations on Iran's nuclear program, the United States said Wednesday, as it sought support for sanctions against Tehran.
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PM still hopes for third-round talks
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he still hopes core leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will change their minds and agree to a third round of talks with the government.
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VN, US sign nuclear energy pact
Vietnam and the United States signed a pact on Tuesday described as a key foundation for development of peaceful atomic power in the communist country.
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Chai still hopes for govt-UDD accord
Parliament President Chai Chidchob still hopes the government and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will finally reach a settlement on the terms for a House dissolution, provided they continue to talk.
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Coalition parties’ proposal for talks
A proposal from the government's coalition partners that facilitating the amending of the the charter and some organic laws may lead to a House dissolution this year will be raised by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during talks with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) this evening, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said...
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Suthep: ISA may be extended if..
The government may extend use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) for another seven days if talks between the government and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) end in failure, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Monday.
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PM will attend talks with UDD
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will definitely attend the second round of talks between the government and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) on Monday evening, PM's Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey said on Monday.
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Banharn calls for sincerity
A House dissolution by year's end would be appropriate and political problems could be settled if the government and red-shirt leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) are sincere, Chart Thai Pattana chief adviser and former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa said on Monday.
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Situation under control if talks fail
Police will be able to maintain order if talks between the government and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship fail, acting police chief Pateep Tanprasert said on Sunday afternoon.
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