Auto industry executives in Thailand are calling on the government to support the industry, in the face of sharply falling exports and local sales. Layoffs are starting to mount, but analysts are upbeat about the longer term future with more investm...
Burmese pro-democracy activists have welcomed the stated policy approach by the new Thai government and its call for political change in Burma ahead of Burma's general elections, scheduled for 2010. The Thai Government is also looking to other South...
A court has ruled that the Thai prime minister, his party and his coalition partners are banned from politics. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the decision led the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy to pledge to allow flights to res...
Anti-government protesters abandoned their occupation of a government administration building in the Thai capital Bangkok, and are focusing on the airports they have blockaded. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the shift comes ahead of a court dec...
Thai police have called for anti-government protesters to vacate the main airports in Bangkok, which the group seized earlier this week. Ron Corben has this report from Bangkok, where the government has declared a state of emergency around the airpo...
Thailand's prime minister says he will not resign, despite calls by the Thai military to step down following bloodshed at an anti-government demonstration last week. Ron Corben reports for VOA from Bangkok. Somchai Wongsawat (l) speaks during press...
Border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have again flared after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen accused Thai troops of entering his country. The confrontation follows talks between the foreign ministers of both countries over the land surroun...
In Thailand, the government and opposition groups are being urged to restart talks after bloody street clashes. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the opposition Democrat Party says a full investigation into the violence on both sides must be carri...
Thai police have arrested key leaders of protests who have occupied a main government building in Bangkok since August 26. But as Ron Corben reports for VOA, analysts warn the arrests mark a setback in efforts to reconcile anti-government protesters...
Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej says he will not resign despite growing pressure for him to step down. The Thai leader's vow came as anti-government protesters occupied his headquarters for a fifth day. Ron Corben in Bangkok has this report...