His Majesty the King has today issued a Royal command appointing Abhisit Vejjajiva as Thailand’s 27th prime minister.
Oxford-educated Abhisit, the leader of Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party, had been elected as the country’s new prime minister by a small majority of 235-198 votes in an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives on Monday and his name was submitted to His Majesty the King for official appointment in accordance with the Constitution of Thailand 2007.
Abhisit, 44, graduated from Oxford University with first-class honour in philosophy, politics and economics and later earned …

The leaders of anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) today announced at a press conference that the protesters will officially end their six-month-long protests by 10 a.m. tomorrow.

The leaders of anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) today announced at a press conference that the protesters will officially end their six-month-long protests by 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The announcement was made hours after the Constitutional Court dissolved the country’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) and two of its coalition partners, Matchimathipataya and Chat Thai parties, on charges of electoral fraud stemming from last December’s general election.
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PAD leaders call a mass rally
 
 
AFTER a grenade attack which killed a protester and wounded 23 others during their sit-ins on the Government House grounds, leaders of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) today announced to stage a mass rally at the Parliament on Sunday, November 23, to oust the government.

Thailand’s convicted ex-premier won’t appeal court ruling
The lawyer of Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment in absentia for involving in his wife’s bid to purchase a land plot in Bangkok while in office, said the ex-premier will not appeal the court ruling.