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Times Online World News, 29.12.08 06:00 UTC

Protesters force new Thai PM to delay maiden speech

Thousands of anti-government protesters have surrounded Thailand's parliament, forcing newly installed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to postpone his maiden speech, which he had been due to give ...

BBC World News, 28.12.08 16:02 UTC

Thousands join pro-Thaksin rally

Thousands of supporters of Thailand's exiled former leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, have been demonstrating in Bangkok, calling for fresh elections.

Times Online World News, 23.12.08 03:02 UTC

Thailand's ailing king urges peace

Thailand's King has broken months of silence about the political turmoil that has rocked the country to make a plea for peace. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, presiding over the swearing-in ceremony for the ...

guardian.co.uk, 21.12.08 00:35 UTC

Class war behind Thai colour clash

. By the middle of the afternoon, Thailand 's national stadium in central Bangkok was already a sea of red. But the source of excited anticipation was a political rally, not a football match. About ...

guardian.co.uk, 15.12.08 15:34 UTC

Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva elected PM

. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the new Thai prime minister. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA Photograph: RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA Thailand 's parliament elected the British-born leader of the opposition Democrat ...

BBC World News, 15.12.08 14:33 UTC

All smiles

By Jonathan Head BBC News, Bangkok Abhisit Vejjajiva has a reputation for 'clean politics' He is the youngest prime minister Thailand has had, and perhaps the most articulate and telegenic. He is ...

Daily Mail, 15.12.08 14:31 UTC

Oxford graduate - and former classmate of Boris Johnson - is voted Thailand's new PM

An English-born Oxford graduate, and former classmate of Boris Johnson, was elected Thailand's new Prime Minister today in a special parliamentary vote. Abhisit Vejjajiva, who heads the opposition ...

Times Online World News, 11.12.08 07:05 UTC

Thai protests hurt tourism harder than tsunami

The week-long forced closure of Bangkok's airports has hit Thailand's hotel industry harder than the devastating 2004 tsunami, a senior official from the Thai Hotels Association has claimed. Surapong ...