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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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'Popcorn Gunman' In Thailand Jailed Over Protest Clashes
A Thai gunman who gained national notoriety for firing an assault rifle concealed inside a popcorn bag during political clashes in 2014 was sentenced to 37 years in prison today for killing a bystander.
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Thailand Bill to Restrict Protests Sails Through First Reading
Thailand's parliament voted overwhelmingly today in favour of a bill that restricts political demonstrations, something critics fear will be used to smother dissent after martial law is lifted.
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Thai Court Sentences First Anti-Coup Protester Under Junta Rule
A Thai court on Thursday passed a suspended prison sentence on an anti-coup activist for breaching a ban on political gatherings, his lawyer said, in the first protest-related verdict since the military takeover.
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Thai Hunger-Striker Files Charges Against Junta Leader
A Thai political activist who has started a hunger strike in protest against last month's coup filed charges on Tuesday against junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha and members of the ruling military council for defaming the monarchy and acts of treason.
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
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Thai Military Seizes Power in Coup, Imposes Curfew
Thailand's military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country's political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears of a violent showdown.
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Thai Army Orders All Protesters to go Home After Coup
Thailand's military on Thursday ordered protesters on both sides of the kingdom's political divide to disperse and go home after it seized power in a coup.
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Pressure Builds on Thai Senate as Crisis Drags On
Thailand's Senate was due to meet on Tuesday to try to find a solution to protracted political turmoil, with both sides putting pressure on the only legislative assembly still operating in the polarised country.
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Thai Senate to Draft Crisis Road Map; Protesters Urge 'Neutral' PM
Six months of political turmoil has created Thailand's biggest ever crisis, the leader of the country's Senate said on Monday, amid calls from anti-government protesters for a new interim prime minister after Yingluck Shinawatra was ousted last week.
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
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After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
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Defiant protesters disregard Thai poll, still want Prime Minister out
Anti-government protesters planned to forge ahead on Monday with efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted election that is unlikely to settle Thailand's long-running political conflict.
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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.
-
'Popcorn Gunman' In Thailand Jailed Over Protest Clashes
A Thai gunman who gained national notoriety for firing an assault rifle concealed inside a popcorn bag during political clashes in 2014 was sentenced to 37 years in prison today for killing a bystander.
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Thailand Bill to Restrict Protests Sails Through First Reading
Thailand's parliament voted overwhelmingly today in favour of a bill that restricts political demonstrations, something critics fear will be used to smother dissent after martial law is lifted.
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Thai Court Sentences First Anti-Coup Protester Under Junta Rule
A Thai court on Thursday passed a suspended prison sentence on an anti-coup activist for breaching a ban on political gatherings, his lawyer said, in the first protest-related verdict since the military takeover.
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Thai Hunger-Striker Files Charges Against Junta Leader
A Thai political activist who has started a hunger strike in protest against last month's coup filed charges on Tuesday against junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha and members of the ruling military council for defaming the monarchy and acts of treason.
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
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Thailand Coup Leader Threatens Crackdown if Protests Resume
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again.
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Thai Military Seizes Power in Coup, Imposes Curfew
Thailand's military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country's political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised fears of a violent showdown.
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Thai Army Orders All Protesters to go Home After Coup
Thailand's military on Thursday ordered protesters on both sides of the kingdom's political divide to disperse and go home after it seized power in a coup.
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Pressure Builds on Thai Senate as Crisis Drags On
Thailand's Senate was due to meet on Tuesday to try to find a solution to protracted political turmoil, with both sides putting pressure on the only legislative assembly still operating in the polarised country.
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Thai Senate to Draft Crisis Road Map; Protesters Urge 'Neutral' PM
Six months of political turmoil has created Thailand's biggest ever crisis, the leader of the country's Senate said on Monday, amid calls from anti-government protesters for a new interim prime minister after Yingluck Shinawatra was ousted last week.
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
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After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
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Defiant protesters disregard Thai poll, still want Prime Minister out
Anti-government protesters planned to forge ahead on Monday with efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted election that is unlikely to settle Thailand's long-running political conflict.
