Thailand Elections

Thailand electorate votes in general elections after nearly five years of military rule; exiled ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in fray

Polling began on Sunday after nearly five years of military rule in Thailand where around 51 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise, South China Morning Post reported.

Thailand's political fork in the road: Awakening of the rural poor

In Thailand the continuing political crisis between the red shirts and yellow shirts is really about two different visions for the country, and a rural population that has found a sense of upward mobility.

Thai protesters surround PM's temporary offices

Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters surrounded the prime minister's temporary office in Bangkok's northern outskirts to demand her resignation

Thai protesters to rally against PM after deadly clashes

Thai protesters seeking to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today threatened to storm her temporary office, a day after street clashes left five people dead and 70 others injured.

Thai police and protesters clash, leaving one dead

Emergency medical officials say that one civilian was killed and 50 people were injured in clashes between Thai police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok.

Thai police remove 100 protesters from rally site

Thai police have detained and removed about 100 anti-government protesters who were camped out near a government ministry in Bangkok.

Thai police move to reclaim protest sites

Riot police cleared anti-government protesters from a major boulevard in the Thai capital in a small victory for authorities Friday as they try to reclaim areas

Standoff between Thai govt, protesters intensifies after polls

Protesters today vowed to step up their fight against the embattled Thai government, saying they would ask the Constitutional Court to nullify violence-plagued polls

The elite don't want the masses to vote: Thailand crisis explained

Even though the elections are expected to proceed smoothly in most of the country, it will end up being a hollow exercise and will not result in the formation of a new government for a number of reasons.

No delay in Thailand elections on Sunday despite street protests

Thailand's government has announced it will go ahead with parliamentary elections this Sunday despite street protests and an opposition boycott