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More than 40 Thai protestors wounded in grenade attack

More than 40 Thai protestors wounded in grenade attack Bangkok  - A grenade attack early Sunday on protestors who have occupied Government House, the seat of the administration, wounded 46 people, with at least two listed in critical condition, media reports said.

The explosion occurred shortly after midnight as members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) gathered around a stage to listen to speeches, The Nation online news service reported.

Thai opposition leader urges supporters to secure Government House, airport

ThailandBangkok, Nov 29 : People''s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) party leader Sondhi Limthongkul on Saturday said that he would ''fight to the death'' to defend ASTV, and urged his supporters to do their best to secure the Government House and the Suvarnabhumi airport.

The PAD leader added that his party members are ready to defend ASTV and would die to protect the country.

Sondhi was reacting to Metropolitan Police chief Suchart Muankaew''s announcement that the police would seize ASTV.

“The PAD''s anti-government movements were under the Constitution,” the Bangkok Post quoted Sondhi, as saying.

Bangkok airport siege leaves 1,00,000 foreign tourists stranded

ThailandBangkok , Nov 29 : The closure of Suvarnabhumi airport in Thailand has left almost 1,00,000 foreign tourists stranded and the number is likely to double or triple if the situation is prolonged.

Meanwhile, U-tapao airport has been used as a gateway for sending foreign visitors back home.

Protest leaders send mixed signals to Thai government

Bangkok  - Protest leaders holding Bangkok's two airports hostage in their bid to topple the government sent mixed signals on Saturday to authorities preparing to crack down on the demonstrators.

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on Thursday declared both Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Mueang, Bangkok's former international airport, under emergency decree and ordered the police, air force and navy to clear out thousands of followers of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a movement that has been staging increasingly violent protests for the past six months.

Crackdown looms at Bangkok airports as economic losses mount

Crackdown looms at Bangkok airports as economic losses mount Bangkok  - Thai authorities on Saturday prepared to rid Bangkok's two airports of anti-government protestors who have cut off the capital's passenger air traffic, stranding an estimated 100,000 plane passengers and losing the nation millions of dollars daily.

Thai shares rise 3.09 per cent on regional rebound

ThailandBangkok - Thai shares rose 3.09 per cent in value Friday, boosted by a regional rebound that

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