Thai Military Leader

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".

Thailand's military leaders on Tuesday announced $358 million in cash handouts for some of the kingdom's poorest people, a surprise giveaway from a junta that decried subsidies by the civilian government it toppled.

A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.

Thailand's army detained two leaders of an opposition group today who were planning to visit a public park dedicated to the monarchy that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal involving the military government.

Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.

An elderly Thai man was jailed by a military court Friday for scrawling graffiti in a shopping mall toilet critical of the country's junta leaders and its revered king.

Thailand's junta chief met China's defence minister today for talks aimed at deepening their military ties, as strains begin to show between the kingdom and its traditional ally the United States following last year's coup.

Thailand's junta leader on Monday threatened to tighten controls of the media unless they stop "presenting news" about former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after photographs of the billionaire cuddling a panda went viral.

Thai military leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Monday, four days after he was elected by his own hand-picked parliament, although critics called his appointment a political farce.

Thailand's coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a veneer of legitimacy even while the military presses on with efforts to silence its critics.

Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is poised to step out of his army uniform for good - to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power.

Thailand's coup leader is expected to be picked as prime minister by the kingdom's new army-dominated national assembly, junta sources said Wednesday, cementing the military's hold on power in the politically turbulent nation.

Thailand's military leader, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, is due to meet the king on Tuesday to secure endorsement from the head of state for an interim constitution, the palace said.

Thailand's military junta will install an interim constitution next month, and elections will be held around October 2015, its leader announced on Friday.

Thailand's army rulers will appoint a national assembly stacked with military officers to pick an interim government leader, officials said on Thursday, as they seek to retain their influence over the kingdom's political transition.

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".

Thailand's military leaders on Tuesday announced $358 million in cash handouts for some of the kingdom's poorest people, a surprise giveaway from a junta that decried subsidies by the civilian government it toppled.

A Thai military court accepted a case today against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending a crackdown against dissent after Thais voted earlier this month to accept a military-backed charter.

Thailand's army detained two leaders of an opposition group today who were planning to visit a public park dedicated to the monarchy that has been at the centre of a corruption scandal involving the military government.

Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.

An elderly Thai man was jailed by a military court Friday for scrawling graffiti in a shopping mall toilet critical of the country's junta leaders and its revered king.

Thailand's junta chief met China's defence minister today for talks aimed at deepening their military ties, as strains begin to show between the kingdom and its traditional ally the United States following last year's coup.

Thailand's junta leader on Monday threatened to tighten controls of the media unless they stop "presenting news" about former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after photographs of the billionaire cuddling a panda went viral.

Thai military leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Monday, four days after he was elected by his own hand-picked parliament, although critics called his appointment a political farce.

Thailand's coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a veneer of legitimacy even while the military presses on with efforts to silence its critics.

Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is poised to step out of his army uniform for good - to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power.

Thailand's coup leader is expected to be picked as prime minister by the kingdom's new army-dominated national assembly, junta sources said Wednesday, cementing the military's hold on power in the politically turbulent nation.

Thailand's military leader, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, is due to meet the king on Tuesday to secure endorsement from the head of state for an interim constitution, the palace said.

Thailand's military junta will install an interim constitution next month, and elections will be held around October 2015, its leader announced on Friday.

Thailand's army rulers will appoint a national assembly stacked with military officers to pick an interim government leader, officials said on Thursday, as they seek to retain their influence over the kingdom's political transition.