• Suvarnabhumi under siege cost over 50 million baht of damage - 26/11/08 12:10
• PAD refuses to leave Suvarnabhumi - 26/11/08 10:32
• Grenade attack at Don Mueang - 26/11/08 07:23
• Suvarnabhumi closed; Sondhi delivers ultimatum - 25/11/08 21:28
• PAD vs. taxi drivers in Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi - 25/11/08 21:01
• Protesters mobilising to disrupt cabinet meeting - 25/11/08 15:07
• Anupong: Coup won't solve crisis - 25/11/08 15:06
• PAD: No more talks with govt - 25/11/08 10:30
• Govt ready to negotiate with PAD: Minister - 25/11/08 10:18
• PAD guards seize public buses to use in rally - 24/11/08 17:13
• PAD moves to Don Mueang, declares victory - 24/11/08 16:37
• PM: I won't resign and army won't stage coup - 24/11/08 11:48
• Joint meeting postponed; PAD protest continues - 24/11/08 10:54
• PAD surrounds parliament - 24/11/08 10:01
• 4 explosions near ASTV; PAD on the march - 24/11/08 07:27
• Tight security for Monday's joint meeting - 23/11/08 15:54
• Govt supporters asked to keep away from parliament - 23/11/08 15:53
• Chamlong coy about protest procession on Monday - 23/11/08 13:39
• PM says blocking parliament would break the law - 23/11/08 12:51
• Abbot tells UDD to gather peacefully, use discretion - 23/11/08 10:51

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State of emergency declared in Bangkok — update

Prime Minister and Defence Minister Samak Sundaravej issued an order to declare the state of emergency in Bangkok from 7am today following a serious clash between protesters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship of Thailand (UDDT) that left at least one person killed and about 40 injured.

Local travel falls flat with protest

As many as 90% of local tourists have scrapped their immediate travel plans as security forces clashed with protesters of the People's Alliance for Democracy Friday.

Police move back into Govt House

Hundreds of riot police used batons and shields to re-enter Government House Friday morning, nine hours after similarly armed PAD protesters shoved them out and a senior PAD member threatened to make demonstrations "more aggressive".

Court orders PAD to move out of the Government House

The Civil Court has ordered the People's Alliance For Democracy (PAD) to immediately move out of Government House and its grounds, at the request of the Prime Minister's Secretariat Office.

1,000 riot control soldiers on standby

Army commander Gen Anupong Paojinda has put about 1,000 soldiers trained in riot control on standby to back up police if the People's Alliance for Democracy demonstration gets out of control.

Police confirm 82 who broke into NBT were PAD members

Police Wednesday confirmed all 82 people arrested for breaking into the state-owned television station NBT on Tuesday were members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).

Both PAD and Samak to blame for causing violence

The majority of opinions and editorials in the newspapers today criticised both the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the Samak Sundaravej government for choosing to use violence.

A day of chaos as PAD launches decisive act to topple the government

In what was seen as a final act of “do or die”, the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy this morning seized the national television station, laid siege to the Government House and some ministries on the Rajdamnoen Road and blocked major road arteries in the North, Northeast and the South.

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