PDRC and state enterprise unions are to meet to discuss major rally



BANGKOK: -- People’s Democratic Reform Committee core leaders will on Thursday meet with leaders of state enterprise labour unions to discuss their next major rally and their strategy for the “final” battle against the government.

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Twenty-five years later, Tiananmen Square no less taboo for China's censors
By Zoe Li, CNN

(CNN) -- Twenty-five years ago today, Chinese college students in Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an began gathering to publicly mourn the death of a purged high-level official, Hu Yaobang.

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Army dismisses coup rumor



BANGKOK: -- The Army reiterates its stance to take care of the people, safeguard security at protest sites and guarding the border, with no thought whatsoever to stage a coup.

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Lampang Police imposing traffic controls

LAMPANG, 16 April 2014 (NNT) -- Police in Lampang are manning the highways to prevent traffic problems, as large numbers of people return home from the northern celebration of the Songkran Festival.

Key intersections on the Asia highway such as Na Guam and Pak Neau in the municipal area have been under the control of traffic police since early morning, to help lessen the log jam of vehicles, on the highway linking big cities in the North with Bangkok.

Police expect many more vehicles on the highway late in the day as people try to get back to Bangkok to resume their working life on Thursday after the five day holiday.

Motorists are warned to drive carefully and with patience during the heavy traffic. Road checks have been set up on key inter-provincial highways to monitor and guarantee safety for drivers and passengers.


-- NNT 2014-04-16

Reds Vow Mass Rally If Court Strips Leaders' Bail

BANGKOK: -- The Redshirts have threatened to call a massive rally to express their anger should the court decides to revoke the bail release of their leaders.

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Journalists face jail in Thailand for people-smuggler report

BANGKOK, April 16, 2014 (AFP) - Two journalists face jail if found guilty of defamation after citing a Pulitzer-prize winning report alleging Thai military links to people-smuggling, one of them said Wednesday, raising fears for media freedom in the kingdom.

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