Archives for: March 2009, 26

Mar 26

Red Shirts Camp at Government House

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Thursday 26th March, 2009 at 19:10:28| Words: 88 words | Category: News Photos

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather at the Government House in Bangkok March 26, 2009. Thousands of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Thursday, demanding Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva resign as he launched a campaign to help low-income workers with cash handouts in a looming recession. (REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang)

Thai demonstrators fill the street outside government house, background left, to hear the voice of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who addresses the crowd through telephone during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)




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Mar 26

2,000-Baht Gift Cheques

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Thursday 26th March, 2009 at 17:00:59| Words: 124 words | Category: News Photos

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, hands over a cheque worth Baht 2,000 (about US$57) to Gongjai Harnchai as Finance Minister Korn Jatikawanich, 2nd left, and Commerce Minister Paitoon Kaewtong, 2nd right, look on during a ceremony for the cash hand-out for Bangkok residents at the city hall in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. The ceremony is part of the government's spending package to boost the slow country's economy. Millions of Thai people making less than 15,000 baht (about US$428) a month are eligible to receive the cheques. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

A Thai man shows a cheque worth Baht 2,000 (about US$ 57) he received during a ceremony for the cash hand-out for Bangkok residents at the City Hall in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)




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Mar 26

Red Shirts Protest March

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Thursday 26th March, 2009 at 14:31:54| Words: 72 words | Category: News Photos

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra walk past the Democracy monument during a protest march to the Government House in Bangkok March 26, 2009. About 10,000 red-shirted protesters began their march from Sanam Luang to the Government House on Thursday, a local newspaper reported. (REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom)

An anti-government demonstrator wears exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's mask after arriving outside the government house Thursday, March 26, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)




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