Archives for: April 2009, 11

Apr 11

State of Emergency Declared in Pattaya

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Saturday 11th April, 2009 at 11:51:39| Words: 88 words | Category: News Photos

Supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra battle with pro-government supporters during the 14th of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Pattaya on April 11, 2009. The summit of Asean leaders with dialogue partners has been cancelled and state of emergency declared in Pattaya after a clash of red-shirted and blue-shirted people outside the meeting venue and a subsequent invasion of the hotel. The government has announced a decision has been made to postpone the summit to a later date, in effect cancelling it.





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Apr 11

Red Shirts Storm ASEAN Summit

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Saturday 11th April, 2009 at 11:44:29| Words: 127 words | Category: News Photos

Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra force their way as a glass door shatters at one of the venues of the 14th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Pattaya April 11, 2009. A summit of Asian leaders in Pattaya, Thailand, has effectively been cancelled after anti-government protesters broke into part of the conference venue, a Thai government spokesman said on Saturday. (Getty Images)


A summit staff tries to stop red-shirted supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from entering one of the rooms inside a venue of the 14th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Pattaya April 11, 2009. A summit of Asian leaders in Pattaya, Thailand, has effectively been cancelled after anti-government protesters broke into part of the conference venue, a Thai government spokesman said on Saturday.




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