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All You Need To Know About New Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom's most prominent political dynasty, comes to office freighted with a long family history of power, protests and coups.
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Former Thailand Leader Jailed Immediately After Return From 15-Year Exile
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party's candidate was elected prime minister.
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Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin As PM. His Party Came 2nd In Polls
Thai lawmakers approved tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the kingdom's new prime minister on Tuesday, ending three months of political deadlock on the day former premier Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile.
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Thailand PM Candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra Gives Birth Two Weeks Before Elections
The 36-year-old politician, who leads the opposition Pheu Thai Party, announced the birth of her son on social media with a photo from the hospital.
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DMK Demands Tamil Nadu BJP Chief's Apology Over "Degrading" State Anthem
DMK MP Kanimozhi has demanded an apology from Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai for "disrespecting" the state anthem 'Tamil Thai Vazthu' during his party's election campaign in Karnataka's Shivamogga district.
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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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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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Thailand's Opposition Forms Alliance, Claims Lower House Majority
The Pheu Thai party said it had formed an alliance with six other parties, claiming a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government.However, the coalition would likely fall short of electing a prime minister, which requires a combined vote with the upper house of parliament and the Senate.
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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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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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Thai Princess Calls Order To Ban Party Linked To Her "Sad And Depressing"
A Thai princess whose short-lived political career was ended when she was disqualified as a prime ministerial candidate on Thursday called a court ruling to dissolve the party that nominated her "sad and depressing."
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Thai Election Panel Moves To Dissolve Party Linked To Princess: Statement
Thailand's election commission on Wednesday asked the constitutional court to dissolve a political party that put forward a princess as candidate for prime minister, days after the move earned a royal rebuke from her brother, the king.
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"I Am Sorry": Thai Princess' Apology After Being Disqualified From PM Run
The Thai king's sister, disqualified this week by the Election Commission from running for prime minister, apologised on Tuesday for causing "problems" for the Thai people ahead of next month's election, the country's first since a 2014 coup.
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All You Need To Know About New Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom's most prominent political dynasty, comes to office freighted with a long family history of power, protests and coups.
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Former Thailand Leader Jailed Immediately After Return From 15-Year Exile
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party's candidate was elected prime minister.
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Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin As PM. His Party Came 2nd In Polls
Thai lawmakers approved tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the kingdom's new prime minister on Tuesday, ending three months of political deadlock on the day former premier Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile.
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Thailand PM Candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra Gives Birth Two Weeks Before Elections
The 36-year-old politician, who leads the opposition Pheu Thai Party, announced the birth of her son on social media with a photo from the hospital.
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DMK Demands Tamil Nadu BJP Chief's Apology Over "Degrading" State Anthem
DMK MP Kanimozhi has demanded an apology from Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai for "disrespecting" the state anthem 'Tamil Thai Vazthu' during his party's election campaign in Karnataka's Shivamogga district.
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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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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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Thailand's Opposition Forms Alliance, Claims Lower House Majority
The Pheu Thai party said it had formed an alliance with six other parties, claiming a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a government.However, the coalition would likely fall short of electing a prime minister, which requires a combined vote with the upper house of parliament and the Senate.
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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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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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Thai Princess Calls Order To Ban Party Linked To Her "Sad And Depressing"
A Thai princess whose short-lived political career was ended when she was disqualified as a prime ministerial candidate on Thursday called a court ruling to dissolve the party that nominated her "sad and depressing."
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Thai Election Panel Moves To Dissolve Party Linked To Princess: Statement
Thailand's election commission on Wednesday asked the constitutional court to dissolve a political party that put forward a princess as candidate for prime minister, days after the move earned a royal rebuke from her brother, the king.
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"I Am Sorry": Thai Princess' Apology After Being Disqualified From PM Run
The Thai king's sister, disqualified this week by the Election Commission from running for prime minister, apologised on Tuesday for causing "problems" for the Thai people ahead of next month's election, the country's first since a 2014 coup.
