Thai opposition leader threatens to take over government

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 19:48

Thai opposition leader Suthep Thaugsuban Tuesday threatened to take over the administration of caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and also take key cabinet ministers into custody if they did not resign.

Yingluck Shinawatra says won`t quit as Thailand protesters continue Bangkok shutdown

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 12:05

Over tens of thousands of protesters, who had blocked all the major roads leading to Bangkok and seized key intersections, camped out at the streets of the capital overnight and slept under mosquito nets.

Thailand protesters launch `Bangkok shutdown` to topple govt

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 09:23

Ratcheting up their campaign against the PM, the protesters donning T-shirts with “Shutdown” inscribed on them, thronged the major intersections in the country.

Thai opposition protesters attempt Bangkok `shutdown`

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 06:20

Thai anti-government protesters are vowing to "shut down" Bangkok Monday in an effort to prevent upcoming elections and topple the government as the country`s political crisis teeters on the brink of a tumultuous new phase.

Protesters mobilise ahead of planned Thai capital `shutdown`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 17:21

Thai anti-government protesters began mobilising in Bangkok today, a day ahead of their planned "shutdown" of the capital as they step up efforts to topple the government and halt upcoming elections.

Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says `no civil war`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:51

The protesters say they will block seven main intersections in Bangkok, causing gridlock in a city clogged with traffic at the best of times, and they could shut off other roads as part of a prolonged siege of the city.

Gunmen fire on Thai anti-government protest: Police

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 11:34

Thai anti-government protesters were wounded after gunmen opened fire on a rally site in Bangkok, authorities said today, as tensions rise ahead of a planned city-wide "shutdown" to heap more pressure on the caretaker government.

Thailand plays down coup talk ahead of city "shutdown" by protesters

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:31

Thailand on Friday played down talk of a military coup ahead of a planned "shutdown" of the capital next week by protesters trying to overthrow Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and said life would go on much as normal.

Thailand to deploy 15,000 police, troops for "shutdown"

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:41

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-graft agency to charge hundreds of legislators

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:20

Thailand`s anti-graft body on Tuesday dropped charges against embattled premier Yingluck Shinawatra and 72 lawmakers over a failed attempt to amend the Constitution but said it would take action against 308 legislators.

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

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 12:06

Protesters trying to topple Thailand`s Prime Minister marched in Bangkok to drum up support for their plans to bring the capital to a halt next week.

Thai PM seeks military`s help to end political deadlock: Media

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 21:40

Thailand`s beleaguered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has asked the powerful military to act as a mediator in pushing for a new dialogue with the anti-government protest movement which has vowed to "shut down" Bangkok from January 13.