Saturday, May 15, 2010

Unrest In Thailand -- News Updates May 15, 2010



Army Brings Death And Carnage To The Streets -- Times Online

A day of violence on the streets of the Thai capital left at least ten dead and 125 wounded after renewed fighting erupted in the city’s commercial heart yesterday. Soldiers fired bullets and teargas into the fortified encampment held for weeks by anti-government protesters, and street battles erupted in the city centre.

What began in early March as a defiant and proud rally intended to oust the Thai Government peacefully and fight for social justice had, by last night, largely unravelled as the army strengthened its stranglehold around thousands of diehard protesters.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Thai PM defends deadly army crackdown in Bangkok -- Yahoo News/AP
Six dead as urban warfare breaks out in Bangkok -- Yahoo News/AFP
Fighting spreads in Thai capital -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Protesters Battle Thai Security Forces -- Wall Street Journal
Thailand PM Abhisit in pledge to end Bangkok protest -- BBC
Thai Government Concerned Over Rising Casualties, Blames Militias for Violence -- Voice of America
Bangkok clashes rage on; death toll hits 17 -- L.A. Times
More deaths in Bangkok standoff -- Al Jazeera
Thai Forces Move on Protesters as Tension Grows -- New York Times
Rocks, bottles, rubber bullets lead to bloodshed in Bangkok -- Washington Post
Thai Protest Leaders Press for Ceasefire as Deadly Clashes Continue -- Voice of America
Tourists stranded as Red Shirts, army mobilise -- ABC News (Australia)
U.S., UK issue warnings on Bangkok -- Reuters
U.S. Embassy Shuts Down As Bangkok Violence Worsens -- New York Times
Thailand king and I: Why the protests in Bangkok put a spotlight on the monarchy -- Christian Science Monitor
Q&A: what does the crisis mean for Thailand? -- Times Online
Thailand's Escalating Violence -- Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

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