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Video: Thai Politician Under Investigation After Slapping Woman Reporter For Asking Question
Thailand's parliament has said that it will investigate veteran politician and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he was filmed slapping a journalist as she tried to ask him questions.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra Freed After 6 Months In Detention
After spending more than 15 years in self-imposed exile, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was freed from detention on Sunday after serving six months in jail, news agency CNN reported.
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Jailed Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra To Be Freed
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom's justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend -- just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.
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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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Former Thailand Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda Dies At 98
Former Thai prime minister and influential royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda died on Sunday morning at age 98 in a Bangkok hospital, a palace official told Reuters.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Charter A 'Folly' Ahead Of Referendum: Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today criticised a military-backed draft constitution as a "folly" that would perpetuate the power of the ruling junta and make it impossible for future elected governments to rule.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Wows Fans But Remains Divisive Figure
When former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in this sleepy corner of northern Thailand and flashed her familiar smile, waiting supporters gasped and spoke of a political revival.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra In Court For Corruption Trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the ruling junta to curtail the influence of her and her family.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thai PM to Visit Myanmar on First Official Trip
Thailand's coup leader and premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha will visit Myanmar on his first official overseas trip, an official said on Friday, as the junta seeks to strengthen ties with its former military-ruled neighbour.
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Thai Arrests Over Demands for Legal Action Against Former PM
Thai police on Sunday arrested at least two people for distributing leaflets demanding renewed legal action against ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy for their roles in a 2010 protest crackdown.
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Thai Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva
A Thai court on Thursday dismissed charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a deadly crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.
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Thai Army Detains Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra a Day After Coup
Thailand's military rulers detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a senior officer said, after summoning her for talks a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup.
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Video: Thai Politician Under Investigation After Slapping Woman Reporter For Asking Question
Thailand's parliament has said that it will investigate veteran politician and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he was filmed slapping a journalist as she tried to ask him questions.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted On Royal Insult Charges
Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on Wednesday, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
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Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra Freed After 6 Months In Detention
After spending more than 15 years in self-imposed exile, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was freed from detention on Sunday after serving six months in jail, news agency CNN reported.
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Jailed Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra To Be Freed
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom's justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend -- just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.
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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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Former Thailand Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda Dies At 98
Former Thai prime minister and influential royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda died on Sunday morning at age 98 in a Bangkok hospital, a palace official told Reuters.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Charter A 'Folly' Ahead Of Referendum: Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra today criticised a military-backed draft constitution as a "folly" that would perpetuate the power of the ruling junta and make it impossible for future elected governments to rule.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Wows Fans But Remains Divisive Figure
When former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in this sleepy corner of northern Thailand and flashed her familiar smile, waiting supporters gasped and spoke of a political revival.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra In Court For Corruption Trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the ruling junta to curtail the influence of her and her family.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thai PM to Visit Myanmar on First Official Trip
Thailand's coup leader and premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha will visit Myanmar on his first official overseas trip, an official said on Friday, as the junta seeks to strengthen ties with its former military-ruled neighbour.
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Thai Arrests Over Demands for Legal Action Against Former PM
Thai police on Sunday arrested at least two people for distributing leaflets demanding renewed legal action against ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy for their roles in a 2010 protest crackdown.
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Thai Court Dismisses Murder Charges Against Former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva
A Thai court on Thursday dismissed charges of murder and abuse of power against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then deputy Suthep Thaugsuban over a deadly crackdown on opposition protests in 2010.
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Thai Army Detains Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra a Day After Coup
Thailand's military rulers detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a senior officer said, after summoning her for talks a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup.
