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Thai troops open fire on Red Shirts to block convoy

28.04.10
Government warns Britons to stay away from Thailand as soldier is shot in clashes with anti-government protesters... more

Britons accuse airlines of dirty tricks after eighth night at Bangkok airport

26.04.10
Britons stranded in Bangkok since the Icelandic volcano erupted accuse airlines of telling lies to avoid their responsibilities... more

Britons close to rioting at Thai airport hit by Red Shirt mayhem

23.04.10
Chaotic scenes at Bangkok airport are compared to “the last days of Saigon” as hundreds of exhausted Britons fight for seats on flights out of the Thai capital... more

Old Etonian chosen as new Thai PM

15.12.08
A former Etonian and Oxford graduate was elected prime minister of Thailand by a majority of 37 after a special vote in parliament... more

Honeymoon couple: Our Thailand ordeal

08.12.08
A honeymoon couple told the Foreign Office to "step up its game" after claiming it did nothing to help them leave troubled Thailand... more

Gruelling trip for Britons stranded in Thailand

04.12.08
Two hundred Britons have set off from Bangkok to board the first British Airways rescue flight from Thailand... more

Two days to resolve chaos at airports in Bangkok

03.12.08
Officials warned that it will be two days before Bangkok's two airports are functioning normally, as thousands of demonstrators packed up their bedding and started to leave ... more

Court sacks Thai government

02.12.08
Thousands of British tourists stranded in Thailand are hoping extra flights can get them out of the troubled country today after a fatal attack on anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's domestic airport... more

Thais call off siege of airports

02.12.08
The protesters besieging Bangkok's two airports are to leave, their leader has said ... more

Planes fly out empty in deal with Thai protesters

01.12.08
Empty planes were flying out of Bangkok's two main airports while tens of thousands of tourists remained stranded in the Thai capital... more

Thailand protesters switch to all-out blockade of airports

01.12.08
Protesters stepped up their siege of Bangkok's two main airports as the authorities struggled to deal with an estimated 300,000 stranded travellers... more

Thai protest fears as police chief sacked

28.11.08
The Thai prime minister sacked his national police chief, fuelling speculation the government was preparing to clamp down on protesters besieging Bangkok's airports... more

Thai police in talks to end airport siege

28.11.08
Thai police began negotiating with protesters occupying Bangkok's two airports in an bid to avoid a potentially bloody confrontation... more

Thai PM declares a state of emergency at airports

27.11.08
Thailand’s embattled prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, declared a state of emergency at Bangkok’s two main airports as anti-government demonstrators refused to end their occupation... more

Protester is shot dead as chaos engulfs Thailand

26.11.08
An anti-government demonstrator was shot dead in Thailand today as violent protests edged the country closer towards civil war... more


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