March_2006_in_Thailand

March 2006 in Thailand

Events in Thailand

This page deals with March 2006 events in or of interest to Thailand and/or involving Thais.

The Pope accepted the resignation of bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap and appointed Philip Banchong Chaiyara as new bishop of Ubon Ratchathani. (agencia fides)

30,000 police officers are on standby as part of tight security measures for an anti-Thaksin rally on Saturday that organizers have billed as the last major push to oust embattled PM Thaksin Shinawatra. (The Nation)
One of the leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said Chamlong Srimuang had informed a PAD meeting yesterday that Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, former PM and current adviser of Thaksin, had advised the caretaker PM to resign and postpone the election to end the current political crisis. (The Nation)
As the 6-year term of Thailand's first elected Senate ends. More than 200 Bangkok candidates for next month's Upper house election registered at Bangkok's Senior Citizens Club in Lumphini Park. (The Nation)

Thai Rak Thai's key economic policy suffers a blow when the Supreme Administrative Court rules that the government's plan to list Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in the stock market was illegal due to flawed preparations and conflicts of interest in the committee in charge of listing preparations. (The Nation)

A mentally-deranged man hammered the much-revered statue of Brahma in the Erawan Shrine at Rat Prasong junction near the Hyatt Erawan Hotel and reduced it into pieces. Thereafter, he was beaten to death by angered people. (The Nation)

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will pay a royal visit to New Zealand during March 21-24, 2006. (NNB)

Democrat Party plans to give an address at Sanam Luang on March 24 to reveal suspicious practices under five-year of Thaksin administration. (NNB)
Public Health Ministry reveals that HIV antiviral drugs given to infected pregnant women in Thailand yield 93% chance of preventing transmission to babies. (NNB)

Thailand legislative election, 2006: The Supreme Court has disqualified a Thai Rak Thai candidate after finding that he does not meet all qualifications, left the constituency 3 of Samut Sakhon province with no candidate from any political parties. (NNB)
Paradorn Srichaphan wins a 3-set thriller tennis match over Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 7-5 in the quarter-final round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California. His next opponent is World No.1 Roger Federer. (Bangkok Post) (The Nation)

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was given a doctorate of laws by the University of Liverpool (icLiverpool)
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva states that he is ready to cooperate with every party to find the best solutions to the ongoing political turmoil. (NNB)
Thailand legislative election, 2006: Secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC) Major-general Ekachai Varunprapha comments on the disqualification of 84 MP candidates that it may pose slight problems to the electoral pre-voting. (NNB)

The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) indicates that there are more than 100,000 people that come to peacefully protest against the government, forcing Thaksin to resign. (NNB)

Caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra has affirmed that the broadcast of HM the King's words last night, which were extracted from a royal speech during 1992's Black May, came after a request by the Bureau of the Royal Household. (NNB)

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will pay a royal visit to the United Kingdom between 13-17 March 2006. (NNB)
Caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra has reaffirmed that he will not resign voluntarily, because he has not done anything wrong. (NNB)

Panthongtae Shinawatra was ordered to pay a total fine of 5.982 million baht for his violation of the Securities and Exchange Act. (TNA)
According to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Pol. Gen. Chidchai Vanasatidya, no emergency decree is considered necessary for Bangkok yet. (TNA)

A bomb exploded in front of the home of Privy Council chairman Prem Tinsulanonda injures a British man. (The Nation) (TNA)
People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) activists protest outside the Singapore Embassy in Bangkok, demanding Singapore government-related Temasek Holdings to cancel its takeover deal of a nearly 50 per cent stake in Shin Corporation. (TNA)

Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam will conduct a joint study on avian influenza in humans, funded by the United States's National Institute of Health. (TNA)
Anti-Thaksin demonstration groups led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) set March 14 as 'D-Day' to march to Government House again to press caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign. (TNA)

Caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra announces that he will step down if the Thai Rak Thai Party win less than 50% of the votes in the upcoming election. (NNB)

Chuan Leekpai, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Democrat Party, confirms that the Democrat will boycott the general election on April 2 by not sending its candidates. (NNB)

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