State of Emergency in Thailand
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after antigovernment demonstrators broke into the Parliament building, forcing government ministers to flee by helicopter. Reports LA Times After weeks of demonstrations that saw glitzy shopping malls [...]
Thailand Parliament Selects New Prime Minister
Thailand’s opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has won enough votes in parliament to become the country’s new prime minister.
Court ruling brings down Thai government
A constitutional court dissolved Thailand’s top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster. Meanwhile, similar constitutional court (MK [...]
Tsunami Did Happen 600 Years Ago in Indian Ocean
A massive Indian Ocean tsunami, similar in size to the behemoth that claimed a quarter of a million lives in December 2004, smashed into Thailand and Indonesia around 600 years ago, scientists believe.
