Gambia: Activists Call for Justice for Killed Ghanaians Jul 28, 2009
Secretary General of the People's Democratic Organization of Independence and Socialism and coordinator of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development, Halifa Sallah has been a prominent critic of the government. He is being held for sedition at the Mile II Central Prison in Gambia for his articles on the "witch hunts" in the Foroyya newspaper. (allAfrica.com)
Mali ex-rebels to tackle al-Qaeda Jul 21, 2009
Under the deal, special units of fighters from the Alliance for Democracy and Change (ADC) are to be sent to the desert to tackle al-Qaeda. Although the ADC signed a deal to end its rebellion three years ago, one of its factions is still active. (BBC News -- Africa)
* Thai Yellow Shirts stage rally against terrorism charges Jul 17, 2009
X Suwat Apaipak, lawyer for the Peoples Alliance for Democracy ... Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is among the 36 supporters of the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who face the charge, which carries the death penalty, after the group seized Bangkok airports for nine days late last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Restricting freedom of expression in Taiwan Jul 12, 2009
By The Alliance for Democracy and Human Rights DHv}u Sunday, Jul 12, 2009, Page 8 ... To prevent this nightmare from becoming reality, civic groups that strive to protect democracy and human rights in Taiwan have set up the Alliance for Democracy and Human Rights to call on the public and groups who care about freedom, democracy and human rights here and abroad to come together and take action to stop the deterioration of Taiwans democracy. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Thai FM 'won't resign' over siege Jul 8, 2009
Mr Kasit was among more than 30 leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) summoned by police this week. Persistent protests by the PAD, also known as the Yellow Shirts, contributed to the ousting of a government loyal to the deposed Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* World News Quick Take Jul 6, 2009
Police issued summonses to 36 leading members of the Peoples Alliance for Democracy, including Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, a former member of the group, Police Lieutenant General Wuthi Puavej said on Saturday. Police have issued summonses against people who were involved with the closure of Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports for the charges of illegal assembly, invasion, breaches of aviation law and terrorism, Wuthi said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Minister to face blockade charges Jul 5, 2009
Police issued the summonses to leading members of the People's Alliance for Democracy, including the Foreign Minister, Kasit Piromya, who is also a former member of the alliance, police Lieutenant-General Wuthi Puavej said on Saturday ... The People's Alliance for Democracy, also known as the Yellow Shirts, helped topple the prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with mass rallies in 2006, then took to the streets again last year to protest against his allies in government. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
People's power and manipulated masses Jul 1, 2009
While there are personality issues at play, the unresolved issues that have divided the country between the yellow shirts of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the red shirts of Thaksin's followers under the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) are also important to understand. Even while in exile, former Thai prime minister Thaksin continues to hold the fealty of his supporters through video messages and rallies, reminding them of the perceived benefits his... (Asia Times Online)
The reds and yellows Jun 28, 2009
Called the Peoples' Alliance for Democracy (PAD), they are a loose grouping of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class. They are led by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul and Chamlong Srimuang, a former general with close ties to the king's most senior adviser, Gen Prem Tinsulanonda. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Timeline: Thailand Jun 27, 2009
2008 November - Opposition grouping the People's Alliance for Democracy rallies tens of thousands for protest around parliament building in Bangkok, in what it calls a "final battle" to topple the current government. Flights from Thailand's main airports are suspended after anti-government protesters blockade terminal buildings. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Politics in Thailand: Fading colours Jun 24, 2009
Another wild card is the People s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), the conservative protest group that helped topple Mr Thaksin and his proxies in 2006 and 2008 the yellow shirts in Thailand s colour-coded political landscape. They have registered a new political party, paving the way for it to contest at the next election. (The Economist)
In Thailand, A New Party Tries to Take Back the Swastika Jun 19, 2009
The NPP is an outgrowth of a street-protest movement called the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which, despite its name, is skeptical of the efficacy of a one-man-one-vote system. Last year, the yellow-shirted PAD besieged Bangkok's international airport, forcing its closure for a week before the government it was protesting was ousted from office by a court ruling. (Time.com)
Thai 'yellow shirts' form party Jun 5, 2009
It is to be known as the New Politics Party, and has sprung from the yellow-clad People's Alliance for Democracy. The PAD was behind street protests that led to the military coup that toppled Mr Thaksin in 2006. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Thai 'Yellow shirts' register new party, says official Jun 4, 2009
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Buhari, Atiku Ojukwu, Others Celebrate Electoral Reform Day May 30, 2009
Some of them were National Chairmen of Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Mr. Ambrose Owuru, Labour Party (LP) Mr. Dan Nwanyanwu, factional chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) Rasheed Shitabey and Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Prof. Pat Utomi who sent a representative. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Thai "yellow-shirts" gather to set up party May 24, 2009
BANGKOK, May 24 (Xinhua) -- About 2,000 members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) or the so-called "yellow-shirts" on Sunday assembled to assess the political situation and decide whether to set up a political party. The two-day gathering, started on Sunday, was also to celebrate the first anniversary of the beginning of the group's 193-day anti-government protest last year and to discuss issues relating to the possibility of granting amnesty to banned politicians and the government's... (Xinhuanet, China)
Mutharika re-elected Malawi PresidentBlantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With 93.25 per cent of Tuesday presidential votes counted, incumbent Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, candidate of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has scored a surprise landslide win, seeing offmain challenger John Tembo by 2,730,630 - or 66 per cent of the counted votes -to 1, 270, 057, representing 31 per cent. 22/05/2009 Full Text... May 23, 2009
The northern-based Alliance for Democracy (Aford) managed a single seat, just like little-known Malawi Forum for Unity and Develop ment (MAFUNDE). Twenty three seats went to independent candidates. (Panapress.com)
Malawi leader to be inaugurated May 22, 2009
One seat each went to the northern-based Alliance for Democracy and the little-known Malawi Forum for Unity and Development. Twenty-three seats went to independent candidates. (BBC News -- Africa)
Malawi: Young Voters Could Decide Election [analysis] May 20, 2009
Northern region is home to Ziliro Chibambo Petra s presidential candidate, New Rainbow Coalition (NARC) presidential candidate Loveness Gondwe, Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) presidential candidate Dindi Gowa Nyasulu. The polls are expected to close at six pm, GMT.. (allAfrica.com)
Malawi: Elections 2009 - Presidential Candidates' Profiles May 16, 2009
Alliance for Democracy --Aford- Dindi Gowa Nyasulu. He was born on August 3, 1944 at Luwichi along the shores of Lake Malawi in Rumphi district in the area of chief MwamloweHe is the eighth born child in a family of nine. (allAfrica.com)
How to bridge Thailands divide May 15, 2009
It is true that, from early 2006 until coming to power at the end of 2008, he and his Democrat Party's dalliances with the yellow shirt People's Alliance for Democracy street protest movement and the military disqualify them as candidates for a loyal (to the democratic regime) opposition. Support for Abhisit at home, even among those who might be expected to view him as their last best hope, often seems tepid as well. (Asia Times Online)
My friend is myenemy in Thailand May 7, 2009
Meanwhile, the April 17 assassination attempt against media mogul and People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protest group leader Sondhi Limthongkul could result in a more dramatic break of previously presumed aligned political forces. Sondhi has publicly accused military officials with links to Thaksin of masterminding the failed attack, which was launched by assault rifle-toting assassins. (Asia Times Online)
Nigeria: It's Victory Well Deserved, Says Odanye May 6, 2009
Lagos Governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Osun State at the 2007 general election, Chief Tunde Odanye, has described the declaration of Mr. Segun Oni as the winner of the rerun election in Ekiti State as victory well deserved. Odanye who spoke from London in a telephone conversation yesterday, said it would have been difficult for Action Congress (AC) governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to win the election in view of the development that Oni had brought to Ekiti... (allAfrica.com)
Bangkok sees rally again, this time for peace May 4, 2009
The rally came as Thai government is trying to mitigate the political unrest through amendment of the Constitution as well as an amnesty to banned politicians, though the idea faced opposition of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a major political group. Parliament has set up two committees to study constitutional amendments and to investigate the mid-April riots caused by red-shirted UDD members. (Xinhuanet, China)
Thai protest leader says soldiers tried to kill him May 1, 2009
Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), waves to his supporters at the Royal Thai Police Sports Club in Bangkok in this March 30, 2009 file photo ... "They want me out of the way because I am the biggest obstacle. I see through every one of them," the co-founder of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) told the Nation Weekend, a Thai language magazine. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
How the Middle Class Destroys Democracy Apr 29, 2009
But elite opinion in Thailand still views the yellow-shirted protesters, led by a group called the People's Alliance for Democracy, as reformers fighting for the rule of law, while the red shirts are seen as an unruly mob. Tactics aside, this is not a useful division: Abhisit's middle-class supporters are not reformers, but antidemocratic reactionaries. (Slate)
* Thai PM calls for calm after unrest, assassination plot Apr 20, 2009
He asked supporters of Sondhis movement, the royalist Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD), to avoid using the assassination attempt as a pretext for taking to the streets again. This case will be resolved in a straightforward manner and as soon as possible, so I ask all those who support the PAD to be calm and dont make any movement, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Thai Army linked to summit violence Apr 20, 2009
Sondhi's People's Alliance for Democracy has accused the military of being behind the assassination attempt. "The shooting with assault rifles bore the hallmarks of work by men in uniform during emergency rule," said a party spokesman, Suriyasai Katasila. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Thai protest leader hurt after assassination attempt Apr 19, 2009
Sondhi Limthongkul, a media tycoon who founded the People's Alliance for Democracy, a movement also known as the Yellow Shirts, was shot in the head Friday morning when unknown gunmen riding in a pickup truck pulled alongside and opened fire on his car ... The People's Alliance for Democracy is a loose coalition of groups united primarily by their distaste for Mr. Thaksin, whom they see as having essentially bought his support base among Thailand's rural poor. (Globe and Mail -- International)
* Thailand probes assassination bid Apr 19, 2009
His Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) played no part in the political violence in Thailand over the past week, but Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told police to come up with leads rapidly, knowing the assassination attempt could fuel tension. The extra-parliamentary PAD mounted a street campaign that led to the military coup that ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006 and a similar campaign helped undermine two pro-Thaksin governments last year after democracy was restored. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Thai police comb scene of attack on activist Apr 19, 2009
I have asked officials to speed up the questioning of witnesses," he said. Colonel King Kwaengwisatchaicharn earlier told AFP that police had questioned a local egg seller whose pick-up truck had been seen in the area, but had quickly ruled out his involvement in the attack. Gunmen wielding AK-47 and M-16 automatic weapons fired about 100 rounds at Sondhi's car in a dawn attack on Friday that wounded him along with his driver and an aide. Doctors said that Sondhi, founder of the "Yellow Shirts"... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Shooting the messenger Apr 18, 2009
BANGKOK - Assault rifle-toting assassins on Friday morning opened fire on and injured media mogul and People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protest group leader Sondhi Limthongkul, representing a dangerous turn in Thailand's spiraling political conflict and raising the prospect of volatile pro- versus anti-government street confrontations in the days ahead. Media reports indicated two gunmen in a pick-up truck unloaded nearly 100 assault rifle rounds into Sondhi's vehicle after shooting out its... (Asia Times Online)
Protest Leader Shot in Possible Assassination Attempt Apr 18, 2009
Sondhi's People's Alliance for Democracy immediately said the attack was politically motivated, a claim that police said was under investigation. The alliance known as the "yellow shirts" was behind protests last year to drive the allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power. (Fox News)
ASEAN's Pattaya problem Apr 18, 2009
It might have mattered that the Thai authorities are linked to a faction - the yellow one - calling itself the People's Alliance for Democracy. However, not to be outdone, their red-clad opponents in Pattaya called themselves the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship. (Asia Times Online)
Thais on edge after protest leader shot Apr 18, 2009
Parnthep Pourpongpan, a spokesman for Mr Sondhi's People's Alliance for Democracy, said the attack did not come as a surprise. "We do not know who is responsible but we do know the attack was politically motivated. We will wait for the police investigation," Mr Parnthep said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Thai 'yellow shirt' protest leader survives assassination attempt Apr 18, 2009
Sondhi Limthongkul, an outspoken media tycoon and co-founder of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), whose "yellow shirts" occupied Bangkok's main airport and a government compound last year, was injured in a dawn shooting at a gas station. Two other people in his vehicle were treated for gunshot wounds from what police described as a professional-style attack using automatic weapons. (Christian Science Monitor)
Leader of Thai protests wounded Apr 18, 2009
A Thai soldier inspected the vehicle of Sondhi Limthongkul, who founded the People's Alliance for Democracy ... Sondhi Limthongkul, an outspoken media tycoon and founder of the People's Alliance for Democracy, was ambushed on his way to work. (Boston Globe)
Thai Anti-Thaksin Protest Leader Sondhi Is Recovering After Murder Attempt Apr 18, 2009
Sondhi, 61, who operates a television station, is recuperating after surgery to remove a piece of metal from his head, said , a spokesman for Sondhis Peoples Alliance for Democracy, which supports Prime Minister. Abhisit is seeking to ease political tension before lifting emergency rule imposed a week ago in Bangkok to disperse a rival set of protesters who want him to resign. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Thai police probe motives behind Sondhi shooting Apr 18, 2009
Sondhi Limthongkul, a top leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), is seen at an anti-government protest at the Government House in Bangkok in this September 13, 2008 file photo ... His People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) played no part in the political violence in Thailand over the past week, but Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told police to come up with leads rapidly, knowing the assassination attempt could fuel tension. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Security tightened after PAD leader injured Apr 17, 2009
BANGKOK, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ordered security officers to beef up security around the Vajira Hospital in Bangkok, where People's Alliance for Democracy's (PAD core leader Sondhi Limthongkul had been hospitalized after he was attacked by gunmen early Friday morning ... The People's Alliance for Democracy is one of Thailand's active political groups ... According to The Nation's website, Sondhi, a core leader of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), was... (Xinhuanet, China)
Thai anti-Thaksin leader wounded in assassination bid Apr 17, 2009
The ambush took place as Sondhi, the leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) which seized Bangkok's two airports for nine days last year, was on his way to record a programme for his private television station ... People's Alliance for Democracy. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Thai Protest Leader Shot in Bangkok Apr 17, 2009
Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), speaks to reporters at the Royal Thai Police Sports Club in Bangkok on March 30, 2009 Sukree Sukplang / Reuters ... By late Friday morning, doctors were operating on Sondhi Limthongkul, the media magnate and leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy who sustained a bullet wound to his head, according to Dr. Chaiwan Charoenchoketawee, spokesman for Vajira Medical College in Bangkok. (Time.com)
Anti-Thaksin head shot at Apr 17, 2009
Member's of People's Alliance for Democracy protest in front of government house in Bangkok ... Gunmen fired about 100 rounds on the car of Sondhi Limthongkul, whose People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is locked in a bitter struggle with pro-Thaksin rivals that has pushed the kingdom to the brink of chaos. (iAfrica.com)
Thai protest leader in "serious condition" after assassination attempt Apr 17, 2009
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Nigeria: Buhari to Yar'Adua - Cut Seven Point Agenda to Electoral Reform Apr 17, 2009
Speaking at the event, former presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) Chief Olu Falae, represented by Engr. Ade Adesina, said option A4 should be modified and endorsed for future elections. (allAfrica.com)
Anti-Thaksin Protest Leader Wounded by Gunmen; May Add to Political Unrest Apr 17, 2009
Sondhi, 61, had surgery to remove a piece of metal from his head, though his condition isnt life threatening, , a spokesman for Sondhis Peoples Alliance for Democracy, said by telephone. The attack may jeopardize attempts by Prime Minister to ease political tension after he was forced to impose emergency rule in Bangkok last weekend to disperse a rival set of demonstrators who are seeking his ouster. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Gunmen attack protest leader in Thailand Apr 17, 2009
Sondhi's People's Alliance for Democracy staged protests most of last year to demand that allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resign from government. His supporters come mainly from the middle class and educated elite of Thai society, and include royalists, academics and retired military. (AZCentral -- News)
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Thai "yellow shirt" leader Sondhi survives shooting Apr 17, 2009
A policeman looks at the car in which Sondhi Limthongkul, one of the founders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), was attacked in Bangkok April 17, 2009 ... Sondhi's yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is a motley collection of royalists, academics, ex-military people and Bangkok's middle classes united in their loathing of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed in a 2006 military coup. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Two Thailands: The rich-poor gap widens Apr 17, 2009
Bangkok's two airports were shut for several days last year by protests staged by a movement known as the People's Alliance for Democracy, or the Yellow Shirts. Those protests eventually forced the resignation of a pro-Thaksin government and led the way for Mr. Abhisit's rise to power. (Globe and Mail)
Smoke, mirrors and lies Apr 17, 2009
Abhisit earlier aimed to assure the international community that his government's installation late last year signaled a restoration of stability after the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) street protest movement had for months paralyzed the workings of government and culminated in the seizure and closure of Bangkok's main international and domestic airports. The television images of red-shirted protesters violently assaulting Abhisit's car twice in one week, and the UDD's... (Asia Times Online)
No winners in Thailand crisis Apr 17, 2009
Its decision to suppress these protesters, when it did nothing about the equally damaging actions of the yellow-shirted People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) last year, makes a mockery of its claim to be a neutral force. That and the 2006 coup that deposed Thaksin Shinawatra have irrevocably tarnished its image with a sizable part of the Thai population. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Thailand's political crisis: Dousing the flames Apr 17, 2009
Such a government would, inevitably, face protests by the royalist People s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), who wear yellow shirts and despise Mr Thaksin. The latest unrest in Bangkok was led by red-shirted protesters roused by a televised call to arms by Mr Thaksin, a self-exiled fugitive. (The Economist)
Thai activist shot in the head Apr 17, 2009
The ambush took place as Sondhi, the leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) which mounted a nine-day seizure of Bangkok's two airports last year, was on his way to record a program for his private television station. "At least two attackers followed Sondhi's car, overtook it and sprayed it with about 100 rounds of gunfire from AK-47 and M-16s," said police commander, Colonel King Kwaengwisatchaicharn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Thailand revokes former PM Thaksin's passport Apr 16, 2009
YELLOW SHIRTS The royal color and symbol of the People's Alliance for Democracy Support Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Makeup Monarchists, wealthier Thais Demand Conservative economics and values and a strong military. Veera Musikapong, one of the leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, told supporters to suspend their rallies until after the Thai New Year. (CNN -- World)
Thailand's Political Polarization May Bring More Chaos in `Land of Smiles' Apr 16, 2009
Thaksin didnt have a problem with the constitution when his party formed a government last year, but now he says its not fair, said Parnthep Pourpongpan, a spokesman for the yellow-shirted Peoples Alliance for Democracy. Hes just doing this for himself to avoid his jail sentence and come back and take control of the country. (Bloomberg)
Thailand's ugly crisis Apr 16, 2009
The yellow shirts, the People s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), are a loose grouping of businessmen, urban middle class and ultra-royalists (yellow is the royal colour). PAD protests contributed to Mr Thaksin s ouster in 2006. (The Economist)
Political turmoil glooms Thailand's outlook Apr 15, 2009
The PAD (People's Alliance for Democracy) protesters' occupations of Suvarnabhumi airport late last year would take six to nine months for local tourism to recover, Hirunkit said. Then the impact of red-shirts' sabotage of ASEAN summits and clashes with security forces and residents, which left 121 injured and two dead, will by no means less than that. (Xinhuanet, China)
Injury count grows from Thailand unrest Apr 14, 2009
RED SHIRTSUnited Front for Democracy against Dictatorship Support Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Makeup Mainly from outside the cities and the poor Demand More money to combat poverty YELLOW SHIRTS The royal color and symbol of the People's Alliance for Democracy Support Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Makeup Monarchists, wealthier Thais Demand Conservative economics and values and a strong military. The demonstrators have given the prime minister repeated deadlines to resign, but... (CNN -- International)
Ongoing political crisis Apr 14, 2009
Until last year, Thaksin's allies had remained in power with the government headed by the exiled prime minister's brother-in law, Somchai Wongsawat, despite disruptive protests by the opposition People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), whose supporters dressed in yellow and represented Thailand's traditional ruling class, suspicious of Thaksin's populist model of democracy ... RED SHIRTSUnited Front for Democracy against Dictatorship Support Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Makeup Mainly... (CNN -- International)
Q+A - T-shirt politics - Thailand's colour-coded agitators Apr 13, 2009
The yellow shirts of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have not been involved in recent clashes but are gearing up to join in if the red shirts look like winning. The colour honours Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- many Thais wear yellow on Mondays, the day on which the king was born. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
TIMELINE-Twists and turns in Thai political turmoil Apr 13, 2009
Sept. 2005 - Sondhi Limthongkul, a former business associate of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, starts the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) street campaign to oust Thaksin. April 2, 2006 - Thaksin wins a snap election called to silence Sondhi. (AlertNet)
Who's Who In Thailand's Troubled Tangle Apr 13, 2009
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Fiasco deepens Thai stalemate Apr 12, 2009
In any case the police were badly demoralised last year after trying - and failing - to contain the protests by the rival, yellow-shirted protesters from the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD). But what explains the inaction of the military, a force thought to be staunchly loyal to this government. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Red holiday for Abhisit Apr 11, 2009
Before the red-shirted protest, it was the yellow-shirted demonstrations of the PAD (Peoples Alliance for Democracy) which wanted to oust all things Thaksin. However, it would be simplistic to assume that the red-shirted protest is all about Thaksin. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
