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"It Is Doing Wonders": Pak Defence Minister Praises Civil-Military "Hybrid Model"
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a close aide of ruling PML-N president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said the country is being governed under a "hybrid model" in which the military enjoys a major power share.
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Military Rule Is On The Rise In Africa - Nothing Good Came From It In The Past
In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back.
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Myanmar Junta Enforces Mandatory Military Service For Young People: Report
Myanmar's junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country.
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Thai PM Declares End Of 5 Years Of Military Rule
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha formally resigned as the head of the military government on Monday, saying the country would function as a normal democracy after five years of military rule.
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85% Indians Trust Their Government, 55% Support Autocracy, Says Survey
More than four-fifths of Indian citizens trust their government, but interestingly, a majority of Indians also support military rule and autocracy, a latest Pew survey said today.
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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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Election Success Depends on Stability of Myanmar: Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Proposed changes to the constitution, including the section that bars her from becoming president, were submitted to parliament on June 10. They are scheduled to be debated next week.
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Brazil Ends Ban on Unauthorized Biographies
Brazil's Supreme Court removed a ban on Wednesday on unauthorized biographies, long a subject of fierce debate between writers and journalists on one side and music stars on the other.
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Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida Says Taking Power in Burkina Faso
Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida said on Saturday he was taking over as head of state in Burkina Faso, in an apparent putsch against the military chief of staff Honore Traore who had earlier said he would lead a transition.
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Protests Force Out Burkina Faso's President, Soldiers Vie For Power
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore resigned on Friday amid mass street protests at his attempts to extend his 27-year rule, plunging the West African nation into uncertainty as junior officers vied with top military brass for power.
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Thai Military Rule Likely to Last Longer Than Expected Says United States
Military rule in Thailand is likely to last longer than expected and has been more repressive than after the country's last coup in 2006, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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More Than 110,000 Cambodian Migrants Flee Thailand: Official
More than 110,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, an official said on Sunday, amid fears of a crackdown on migrant workers after last month's military takeover.
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Military-ruled Myanmar holds elections after 20 years
About 40,000 polling stations across the Southeast Asian country opened shortly after 6 am and were to close 10 hours later. The regime left everyone guessing as to when results would be announced, saying only they could come "in time."However, it was almost certain that through pre-election engineering the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Develop...
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"It Is Doing Wonders": Pak Defence Minister Praises Civil-Military "Hybrid Model"
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a close aide of ruling PML-N president and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said the country is being governed under a "hybrid model" in which the military enjoys a major power share.
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Military Rule Is On The Rise In Africa - Nothing Good Came From It In The Past
In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back.
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Myanmar Junta Enforces Mandatory Military Service For Young People: Report
Myanmar's junta has declared mandatory military service for all young men and women, state media said on Saturday, as it struggles to contain armed rebel forces fighting for greater autonomy in various parts of the country.
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Thai PM Declares End Of 5 Years Of Military Rule
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha formally resigned as the head of the military government on Monday, saying the country would function as a normal democracy after five years of military rule.
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85% Indians Trust Their Government, 55% Support Autocracy, Says Survey
More than four-fifths of Indian citizens trust their government, but interestingly, a majority of Indians also support military rule and autocracy, a latest Pew survey said today.
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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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Election Success Depends on Stability of Myanmar: Aung Sang Suu Kyi
Proposed changes to the constitution, including the section that bars her from becoming president, were submitted to parliament on June 10. They are scheduled to be debated next week.
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Brazil Ends Ban on Unauthorized Biographies
Brazil's Supreme Court removed a ban on Wednesday on unauthorized biographies, long a subject of fierce debate between writers and journalists on one side and music stars on the other.
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Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida Says Taking Power in Burkina Faso
Lieutenant Colonel Issaac Zida said on Saturday he was taking over as head of state in Burkina Faso, in an apparent putsch against the military chief of staff Honore Traore who had earlier said he would lead a transition.
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Protests Force Out Burkina Faso's President, Soldiers Vie For Power
Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore resigned on Friday amid mass street protests at his attempts to extend his 27-year rule, plunging the West African nation into uncertainty as junior officers vied with top military brass for power.
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Thai Military Rule Likely to Last Longer Than Expected Says United States
Military rule in Thailand is likely to last longer than expected and has been more repressive than after the country's last coup in 2006, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
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More Than 110,000 Cambodian Migrants Flee Thailand: Official
More than 110,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, an official said on Sunday, amid fears of a crackdown on migrant workers after last month's military takeover.
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Military-ruled Myanmar holds elections after 20 years
About 40,000 polling stations across the Southeast Asian country opened shortly after 6 am and were to close 10 hours later. The regime left everyone guessing as to when results would be announced, saying only they could come "in time."However, it was almost certain that through pre-election engineering the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Develop...
