'Both sides should refrain from confrontation'
The following is an excerpt of His Majesty the King's speech given on May 20, 1992, to the then prime minister General Suchinda Kraprayoon and Chamlong Srimuang, who led street protests calling for Suchinda's resignation.
A sign that Thaksin must go, says Sondhi
Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), yesterday interpreted the showing of old footage of HM the King by the Television Pool of Thailand as a sign that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must go.
ANALYSIS Black May evoked to avert Bloody April
Television viewers were stunned last night when regular programmes were interrupted by the image of a Thai flag embedded with the Television Pool of Thailand logo.
POLITICAL CRISIS THE KING WHISPERS
TV footage of the May 1992 uprising is seen as attempt to prevent renewed b outs of violence
