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Dozens were wounded in Bangkok when a grenade was hurled at anti-government demonstrators marching through the Thai capital ...

s involvement in the violence and said she and other leaders had specifically told members to stay at home during the demonstrations to avoid any conflict. "We want to save lives, we don't want a civil war. We will not come out because if we come out it will be very dangerous – we want to avoid violence." Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets over the last two months calling for...

s Puea Thai party into power but alleged corruption and tax cost has fuelled protests A Thai anti-corruption agency said on Thursday it would investigate a rice subsidy programme that has fuelled opposition to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as protesters marched through the capital demanding she resign. The unrest flared in November and escalated this week when demonstrators led by former opposition...

Government of Yingluck Shinawatra derides opposition leader and says protests are flagging ...

Thousands of anti-government protesters march in Bangkok on Wednesday, after shots were fired at demonstrators overnight ...

A Scottish radio presenter has been killed in a road accident in Thailand. Paul Norris, who hosted the breakfast show on an English-language station, Phuket Island Radio, died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with an airport taxi on Sunday (12 January). Known by the nickname DJ Doris, 45-year-old Norris - originally from Stirling - was something of a local celebrity. He had lived in...

The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of top photographs from around the world Mee-Lai Stone ...

s arterial roads are blocked for a second day by protesters calling for Shinawatra to stand aside Thailand's prime minister insisted on Tuesday she would not quit as protesters seeking her ousting blocked arterial roads in Bangkok for a second day. Demonstrators had pledged to shut down the city of 12 million people, but life in most of the vast metropolis was unaffected, with school classes restarting,...

s government have tightened the blockade around ministries and a hardline faction has threatened to storm the stock exchange, while major intersections in the capital Bangkok remained blocked. The protesters had planned to "shut down" the city of 12 million people, but life continued normally in most places, with school classes restarting, commuters heading to work and most businesses remaining open....

s brother, Thaksin, was ousted as prime minister in a military coup in 2006 but is widely believed to be pulling the strings from Dubai. Protesters have been demanding Yingluck...

Anti-government protesters in Thailand block major traffic junctions in an attempt to shut down the capital Bangkok ...

s capital. The mood was festive, with many protesters singing and dancing in the streets. Led by former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban, thousands of protesters have set up permanent barricades and encampments at seven sites across the city. Major intersections that normally teem with cars and trucks are blockaded, but city trains and river ferries have been operating, most shops are open and motorbikes...

Protesters trying to force out Thailand's government will attempt to block main roads and paralyse the capital ...

s streets from Monday. From then protesters led by the former opposition politician Suthep Thaugsuban aim to paralyse the city for 15 to 20 days. The turmoil is the latest episode in an eight-year conflict that pits Bangkok's middle class and royalist establishment against the mostly poorer, rural supporters of the prime minister and her brother, the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the authorities in Thailand to allow journalists reporting in the country to import and use body armour. Under current Thai law it is illegal for journalists - domestic and foreign - to obtain and possess body armour, such as vests and helmet. In a letter to the Thai prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, the IFJ has expressed its fears...

s transport minister, and Brendan Howlin, minister for public expenditure, said there should be sanctions to target poor performance by government officials. In an official paper to be released later this year Howlin hopes to establish clearer lines of accountability . Varadkar called for mechanisms to be introduced to make it easier to sack under-performing civil servants . He said the next stage...

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Two others wounded in alleged raid by gunmen on protest camp as candidates prepare to register in election ...

door is neither open nor closed' to military intervention after two months of protests Thailand's army chief has urged both sides in the country's bitter political dispute to show restraint, but did not explicitly rule out the possibility of a coup. Thailand has been rocked by two months of violent street protests and political tensions pitting the government of the prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra,...

Renewed hostilities in Bangkok as anti-government protesters mass outside stadium where poll preparations were under way ...