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Thailand PM Dissolves Parliament, Calls For Election In May
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.
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Thailand Royalist Turns Protester Amid Growing Anti-Government Movement
Often seen at the wheel of one of his supercars, Thai ultra-royalist Tanat "Nat" Thanakitamnuay became a well-known face at demonstrations that ushered in Thailand's 2014 coup. Now he is back on the streets demanding the removal of the coup leader.
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Thai Lawmakers Elect Military Chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha As Prime Minister
Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom's first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led, in a vote by a parliament stacked with appointed allies of the conservative, arch-royalist army.
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Thai Junta Party Takes Major Lead With 90% Ballots In 1st General Polls
Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.
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Thailand Votes In First General Election Since 2014 Military Coup
Thais filled schoolyards, temples and government offices to vote Sunday in the first election since a 2014 coup, with high turnout forecast from a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos".
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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Twelfth Time's A Charm: Thai Army Chief Vows No More Coups
They may have successfully seized power twelve times in the last eight decades but Thailand's army chief has said military coups are officially a thing of the past.
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Thais Vote For First Time Since 2014 Coup In Charter Referendum
Thais began voting on Sunday in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but require future governments to rule on the military's terms.
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Car Bomb Injures 7 In Thailand's Rebellious South
A car bomb detonated outside an urban police station in Thailand's restive south today, injuring at least seven people and offering a reminder of the region's simmering violence as the ruling junta eyes full peace talks with the insurgents.
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Thai Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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Thai Court Grants Bail to Activist Detained Over Facebook Posts: Lawyer
Since taking power in a coup in May 2014, Thailand's ruling junta has stifled dissent.
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Thailand Anti-Coup Activists Mark Student Crackdown Anniversary
Around 200 anti-coup activists today peacefully marked the anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on students in Bangkok, defying the ruling junta's ban on political gatherings.
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'Won't Release 14 Student Critics of Coup', Says Thai Army Chief
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military court and will not be released beforehand, Thailand's army chief said today, despite growing calls for charges to be dropped.
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Small Thailand Anti-Junta Groups Vow Protests on Coup Anniversary
Small groups of anti-junta activists have vowed to hold protests Friday marking one year since Thailand's generals seized power from the elected government, but widespread dissent is unlikely in a country still locked down by the military.
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Thailand's Ruling Junta Lifts Martial Law
Thailand's ruling junta announced in a televised statement on Wednesday that it had lifted martial law, in place across the country since just before a coup 10 months ago.
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Thailand PM Dissolves Parliament, Calls For Election In May
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backed rule.
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Thailand Royalist Turns Protester Amid Growing Anti-Government Movement
Often seen at the wheel of one of his supercars, Thai ultra-royalist Tanat "Nat" Thanakitamnuay became a well-known face at demonstrations that ushered in Thailand's 2014 coup. Now he is back on the streets demanding the removal of the coup leader.
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Thai Lawmakers Elect Military Chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha As Prime Minister
Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha was elected late Wednesday as the kingdom's first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led, in a vote by a parliament stacked with appointed allies of the conservative, arch-royalist army.
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Thai Junta Party Takes Major Lead With 90% Ballots In 1st General Polls
Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.
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Thailand Votes In First General Election Since 2014 Military Coup
Thais filled schoolyards, temples and government offices to vote Sunday in the first election since a 2014 coup, with high turnout forecast from a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos".
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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Twelfth Time's A Charm: Thai Army Chief Vows No More Coups
They may have successfully seized power twelve times in the last eight decades but Thailand's army chief has said military coups are officially a thing of the past.
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Thais Vote For First Time Since 2014 Coup In Charter Referendum
Thais began voting on Sunday in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but require future governments to rule on the military's terms.
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Car Bomb Injures 7 In Thailand's Rebellious South
A car bomb detonated outside an urban police station in Thailand's restive south today, injuring at least seven people and offering a reminder of the region's simmering violence as the ruling junta eyes full peace talks with the insurgents.
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Thai Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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Thai Court Grants Bail to Activist Detained Over Facebook Posts: Lawyer
Since taking power in a coup in May 2014, Thailand's ruling junta has stifled dissent.
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Thailand Anti-Coup Activists Mark Student Crackdown Anniversary
Around 200 anti-coup activists today peacefully marked the anniversary of a deadly military crackdown on students in Bangkok, defying the ruling junta's ban on political gatherings.
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'Won't Release 14 Student Critics of Coup', Says Thai Army Chief
Fourteen Thai students who were arrested after staging anti-coup rallies must face military court and will not be released beforehand, Thailand's army chief said today, despite growing calls for charges to be dropped.
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Small Thailand Anti-Junta Groups Vow Protests on Coup Anniversary
Small groups of anti-junta activists have vowed to hold protests Friday marking one year since Thailand's generals seized power from the elected government, but widespread dissent is unlikely in a country still locked down by the military.
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Thailand's Ruling Junta Lifts Martial Law
Thailand's ruling junta announced in a televised statement on Wednesday that it had lifted martial law, in place across the country since just before a coup 10 months ago.
