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Thai businesses count the cost – Impact on local tourism seen to be severe if political instability continues

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

By GREG LOWE IN BANGKOK BUSINESSES that have been hit hard by months of protests and deadly clashes on the capital’s streets say that it is too early to assess the full impact of the recent violence on their operations. Protesters rampaged across Bangkok on Wednesday, torching more than 30 buildings, after leaders of the […]

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Tags: business · economy · news · red shirts · Thailand · The Business Times (Singapore) · UDD

BLOG: Political unrest and that Thai economy

May 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Much is made of Thailand’s economic fundamentals but the fact remains that the current political turmoil will only dampen economic activity, chase away tourists and investors and weaken the country’s overall performance. Here are a few comments on the likely impact on the economy, these have all been made very recently, but not in response […]

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Thailand’s Red Shirts accept Abhisit’s reconciliation road map

May 11th, 2010 · No Comments

by Greg Lowe BANGKOK — Red Shirt anti-government protesters have conditionally accepted Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s roadmap for national reconciliation in a move that is expected to end the rallies that have paralyzed parts of the capital for months. Opinions are mixed over whether the plan can bring lasting peace to a country whose unity […]

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Tags: features · politics · red shirts · Thailand · UDD · World Politics Review

Thailand protests: Soldier killed as troops fire warning shots at red-shirts

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Foreign Office says protests in Bangkok and beyond mean Britons should avoid all but essential visits to Thailand Greg Lowe in Bangkok and Mark Tran ONE THAI SOLDIER has died in clashes north of Bangkok between troops and red-shirted anti-government protesters agitating for the dissolution of parliament. A Reuters photographer said the soldier was shot […]

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Tags: news · red shirts · Thailand · The Guardian · UDD

Red shirts at Ratchadamnoen Ave

March 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Despite reports of there being more than 100,000 red shirts in Bangkok already, at about 6pm tonight the numbers were still relatively low around the main convergence point at Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue. The red shirts had set up tents all along the road, from quite close to the Rattanakosin Hotel, but there were very low […]

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Bangkok hopes protests won’t spark violence – But its security forces are ready to tackle any outbreak, says foreign minister

March 13th, 2010 · No Comments

By GREG LOWE IN BANGKOK THE government is hopeful that this weekend’s mass protests will pass without violence, but security forces are well prepared for any incident, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya says. Thousands of red-shirt supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday started mobilising from around the country to converge on the capital tomorrow, […]

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Tags: news · politics · red shirts · Thailand · The Business Times (Singapore) · UDD