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S Korea-Thailand-PM meeting

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 03:33

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won met with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra Sunday to call on Bangkok to help South Korean companies win bids for the Southeast Asian country's water management projects. A South Korean consortium, led by state-run Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water), has been tapped as the prime bidder for Thailand's 10 major water management projects worth US$11.3 billion to upgrade its water resources infrastructure and prevent massive flooding. The final bidders are scheduled to be announced in June.

PM-water summit

Yonhap News AgencyMay 20, 2013 03:32

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won called for international cooperation to better deal with water-related disasters and to guarantee universal access to clean water, his office said Monday. "Efforts to prepare for water-related disasters are needed from the beginning of the city construction process. An international cooperative mechanism to respond to the disasters should also be strengthened," Chung said in his keynote speech during the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit held in the Thai city of Chiang Mai.

Thousands of Thai Red Shirts mark deadly crackdown

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 08:15

Around 20,000 Red Shirt protesters rallied in Bangkok Sunday to mark the third anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protests which exposed Thailand's deep divisions, police said. About 90 people were killed and nearly 1,900 wounded in a series of street clashes in May 2010 between demonstrators and security forces, which culminated in the military crackdown. On Sunday roads were blocked as Red Shirts, loyal to ousted self-exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, massed at an intersection in Bangkok's glitzy shopping district.

Thai PM files lawsuit over 'prostitute' facebook post

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 09:18

A lawyer for Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has filed a defamation suit against an influential cartoonist alleging he compared the premier to a prostitute in a facebook post, police said Friday. Chai Rachawat, a cartoonist for a prominent daily newspaper, posted pictures of Yingluck on Tuesday accompanied by the words "... a prostitute is not an evil person, the hooker only sells body. But an evil woman sells the nation".

Guatemala sends police, army to crack down on anti-mine protests, issues emergency decree

The Canadian PressMay 2, 2013 10:00

XALAPAN, Guatemala - Guatemala's government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings Thursday in four townships east of the capital following several days of violent clashes between police and anti-mining protesters. The confrontations, which began over the weekend, have left one policeman dead, six residents wounded by rubber bullets, and police patrols and other cars burned. Twenty-three police officers were briefly held by protesters before being freed.

Toddler among six dead in Thai south shooting

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 00:00

A three-year-old boy was among six people shot dead when gunmen opened fire on a village grocery shop in Thailand's restive south, a Thai security official said Thursday, vowing tentative peace talks would continue. Four men dressed in similar uniforms to the Thai security forces sprayed bullets at a group of villagers gathered outside a local shop in Pattani province on Wednesday evening, said National Security Council chief Paradorn Pattanatabut.

Thai 'Yellow Shirts' face court over airport rallies

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 02:45

A Thai court on Monday postponed the trial of dozens of royalist activists facing charges relating to their roles in 2008 rallies that paralysed Bangkok's main airports stranding thousands of tourists. Nearly 100 members of the nationalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) "Yellow Shirt" group appeared at the Criminal Court over a wave of demonstrations against allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra almost five years ago.

Thai 'Yellow Shirts' face court over airport rallies

Agence France-PresseApril 29, 2013 01:00

Dozens of Thai royalist activists packed a Bangkok courtroom Monday to face charges relating to their roles in 2008 rallies that paralysed Thailand's main airports stranding thousands of tourists. Almost 100 members of the nationalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) "Yellow Shirt" group appeared at the Thai Criminal Court over a wave of demonstrations against allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra almost five years ago. The defendants, who face a variety of charges, were planning to plead not guilty according to lawyer Puangtip Boonsanong.

Thai 'Yellow Shirts' face court over airport rallies

Agence France-PresseApril 28, 2013 17:31

Dozens of Thai royalist activists will appear in court Monday to deny charges relating to 2008 rallies that paralysed Bangkok's main airports stranding thousands of tourists, their lawyer said. Around 100 members of the nationalist People Alliance for Democracy (PAD) "Yellow Shirt" group are facing trial over a wave of demonstrations against allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra almost five years ago.

Cambodia, Thailand clash over temple at top UN court

Agence France-PresseApril 15, 2013 07:16

Thailand and Cambodia took their dispute around a flashpoint ancient temple to the UN's highest court on Monday, in a case Phnom Penh warned could end friendly relations between the countries. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun a week of hearings after Cambodia asked two years ago for an interpretation of the 1962 ruling on the Preah Vihear temple.