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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 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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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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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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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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Thai Prime Minister Says to Limit Use of Martial Law, Military Courts
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today called for a reduction in the use of martial law, which has been in place nationwide since he took power in a May coup, but made no mention of plans to scrap it.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister a No-Show at Second Round of Impeachment Hearings
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to appear at her second impeachment hearing today, sending ministers involved in a controversial rice subsidy programme to answer questions from parliamentarians critical of her absence.
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Thailand Elections to be Held in February 2016
A general election to return Thailand to democracy after a military coup in May will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, later than the military had initially indicated.
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Thailand Welcomes China's Li Keqiang as US Ties Cool Over Coup
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be the most high-profile foreign leader to visit Thailand on Friday since a May coup, signalling, Thailand says, its return to normal and a boost for trade in a region where the United States and China vie for influence.
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Martial Law to Stay in Thailand: Justice Minister
Thailand's martial law will not be lifted for the foreseeable future, the justice minister said on Friday, despite an earlier pledge to lift the law in some provinces to help the tourism industry which has struggled since a military coup in May.
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Rights Group Calls on Thai Junta to End Repression
An international human rights group is calling on Thailand's ruling military to end what it says is a "disturbing pattern of repression" in the country.
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Thai Junta Leader Appointed PM by Hand-Picked Parliament
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.
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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 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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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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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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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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Thai Prime Minister Says to Limit Use of Martial Law, Military Courts
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today called for a reduction in the use of martial law, which has been in place nationwide since he took power in a May coup, but made no mention of plans to scrap it.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister a No-Show at Second Round of Impeachment Hearings
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to appear at her second impeachment hearing today, sending ministers involved in a controversial rice subsidy programme to answer questions from parliamentarians critical of her absence.
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Thailand Elections to be Held in February 2016
A general election to return Thailand to democracy after a military coup in May will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, later than the military had initially indicated.
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Thailand Welcomes China's Li Keqiang as US Ties Cool Over Coup
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be the most high-profile foreign leader to visit Thailand on Friday since a May coup, signalling, Thailand says, its return to normal and a boost for trade in a region where the United States and China vie for influence.
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Martial Law to Stay in Thailand: Justice Minister
Thailand's martial law will not be lifted for the foreseeable future, the justice minister said on Friday, despite an earlier pledge to lift the law in some provinces to help the tourism industry which has struggled since a military coup in May.
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Rights Group Calls on Thai Junta to End Repression
An international human rights group is calling on Thailand's ruling military to end what it says is a "disturbing pattern of repression" in the country.
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Thai Junta Leader Appointed PM by Hand-Picked Parliament
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.
