Thai PM Apologizes to Nation for Deaths in South
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Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized to the families of at least 84 people killed when troops put down a demonstration in the country&#39;s mainly Muslim south, but blamed the riot on troublemakers.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra called a meeting of top security advisers on  Thursday amid concerns Muslim outrage could trigger reprisal  attacks in the far south where 85 protesters died this week.
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Thai papers have urged the kingdom's post-coup premier, General Surayud Chulanont, to heal a divided nation after months of political turmoil led to the ouster of Thaksin Shinawatra.
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PANARE, Thailand - Around 50 Thai Air Force planes âbombedâ the largely Muslim southern with paper birds on Sunday as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been killed since violence erupted in January.
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Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized Wednesday for the deaths 78 Muslim detainees who were suffocated or crushed while crammed into army trucks after a riot, but insisted
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A bomb hidden in a motorcycle has killed one person and wounded at least 25 in Thailand&#39;s mainly Muslim south, a day ahead of a visit to the restive region by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's PM says senior officials' negligance led to the deaths in custody of more than 80 Muslim protesters.
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Thailand&#39;s premier says the military will no longer break up protests following the deaths of 87 Muslim demonstrators after a riot in the country&#39;s south.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has expressed regret at the deaths in army custody of almost 80 Muslims as distraught relatives sought the bodies
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Thailand's prime minister  visits the southern town where scores of Muslims died in army custody after a rally.
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Muslim separatists are warning of a violent backlash against the brutal quelling of a riot that left 85 protesters dead in the south, as the Thai premier faced mounting questions over the handling of the incident.
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Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra promises to change tack in his handling of the violence gripping the country's south.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned that violence in the country&#39;s south could get worse. Mr Thaksin said suspected Muslim separatists wanted to provoke the government into over-reacting.
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PHUKET, Thailand : The Thai-American grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej was among those killed when giant waves smashed into southern Thailand, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday.
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: Thailand&#39;s prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.
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PATTANI - Thailand&#39;s Government faced withering criticism after nearly 80 Muslims suffocated to death while in Army custody, with one newspaper blaming the tragedy on the Prime Minister&#39;s &quot;flawed&quot; leadership.