CENTRAL Bangkok became a flaming battleground yesterday as an army assault forced anti-government protest leaders to surrender, enraging followers who shot grenades and set fire to landmark buildings, cloaking the skyline in black smoke.

Central Bangkok became a flaming battleground today as an army assault forced anti-government protest leaders to surrender, enraging followers who shot grenades and set fire to landmark buildings, cloaking the skyline in black smoke.

The renegade army general who worked for Thailand’s Red Shirt protesters died today, five days after he was shot by a sniper.

Thailand’s prime minister awaited a Constitutional Court verdict today on whether he will be forced out of office for hosting TV cooking shows – yet another twist in a deepening national political crisis.

A bus hit a motorcycle on a road in northeastern Thailand, killing 10 passengers and injuring 30 others, police said.