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Thai Army Inducts Land Rover Defender; Renounces Internet's 'Pretender' Title
The Land Rover Defender has the green colour of the Thai Army with a few modifications.
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Thailand's Longest Wooden Bridge May Collapse As Heavy Rain Continues
The Thai Army was on a vigil on Monday over fears that the country's longest wooden Mon (Uttamanusorn) Bridge could collapse as rains continue to batter the country's Kanchanaburi province.
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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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Thai Woman Faces Sedition Trial For Posing With Plastic Bowl
A Thai woman has been charged with sedition, police said Tuesday, after photos were spread of her holding a red bowl allegedly bearing a message from an ex-premier who lies at the heart of the kingdom's bitter politics.
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Thailand Military General Suspended After Warrant Issued for Human Trafficking
Thailand's military suspended a three-star general on Monday after police ordered his arrest on suspicion of human trafficking as pressure mounts on Bangkok to block the illicit trade.
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Protesters Warned Against Weekend March by Thai Army
Thailand's army today warned a group planning a weekend protest against military rule that lawbreakers would face action, as open defiance of the ruling junta appears to be growing in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Thai Army Helicopter Crashes in North, Kills Five
A Thai army spokesman says a helicopter carrying a deputy regional army commander and eight other officers has crashed and at least five people were killed.
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Thai Military Arrest Army General for Extortion
A Thai army general has been arrested on suspicion of extortion in a notorious Bangkok red light district, officials said Thursday, in a rare case of authorities prosecuting a member of the military.
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Thai Junta Claims Support of Myanmar Military
Criticised by the West for seizing power, Thailand's army said on Friday that it had won the backing of Myanmar's military, which ruled with an iron fist for decades.
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Thai Army Chief Shows Sensitive Side With 'Happiness' Song
A ballad penned by a coup-making army chief promising to bring happiness back to Thailand has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube, in the military's latest effort to put a positive spin on its putsch.
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Thai 'Junta' Pressuring Opponents into Silence
Thailand's ruling junta has found a new way of controlling its opponents and forcing them into silence: releasing them from custody only on condition they promise not to do anything "provocative."
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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In Divided Thailand, Some Welcome Coup as Necessary Medicine
A "closed for maintenance" sign hangs near Bangkok's historic Democracy Monument. Thailand's new military leader says he, too, is repairing the country's democratic institutions after seizing power on May 22.
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Thai Military Rulers Appoint Advisers; Economy in Doldrums
Thailand's junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country's long-running power struggl
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From Beaches to Bangkok, Tourists Ask 'What Coup?'
When Thailand's military staged a coup last week, Phil Koenighaus was on a beach enjoying the debauchery of the country's infamous "Half Moon" festival.
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Thai Army Inducts Land Rover Defender; Renounces Internet's 'Pretender' Title
The Land Rover Defender has the green colour of the Thai Army with a few modifications.
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Thailand's Longest Wooden Bridge May Collapse As Heavy Rain Continues
The Thai Army was on a vigil on Monday over fears that the country's longest wooden Mon (Uttamanusorn) Bridge could collapse as rains continue to batter the country's Kanchanaburi province.
-
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.
-
Thai Woman Faces Sedition Trial For Posing With Plastic Bowl
A Thai woman has been charged with sedition, police said Tuesday, after photos were spread of her holding a red bowl allegedly bearing a message from an ex-premier who lies at the heart of the kingdom's bitter politics.
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Thailand Military General Suspended After Warrant Issued for Human Trafficking
Thailand's military suspended a three-star general on Monday after police ordered his arrest on suspicion of human trafficking as pressure mounts on Bangkok to block the illicit trade.
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Protesters Warned Against Weekend March by Thai Army
Thailand's army today warned a group planning a weekend protest against military rule that lawbreakers would face action, as open defiance of the ruling junta appears to be growing in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Thai Army Helicopter Crashes in North, Kills Five
A Thai army spokesman says a helicopter carrying a deputy regional army commander and eight other officers has crashed and at least five people were killed.
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Thai Military Arrest Army General for Extortion
A Thai army general has been arrested on suspicion of extortion in a notorious Bangkok red light district, officials said Thursday, in a rare case of authorities prosecuting a member of the military.
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Thai Junta Claims Support of Myanmar Military
Criticised by the West for seizing power, Thailand's army said on Friday that it had won the backing of Myanmar's military, which ruled with an iron fist for decades.
-
Thai Army Chief Shows Sensitive Side With 'Happiness' Song
A ballad penned by a coup-making army chief promising to bring happiness back to Thailand has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube, in the military's latest effort to put a positive spin on its putsch.
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Thai 'Junta' Pressuring Opponents into Silence
Thailand's ruling junta has found a new way of controlling its opponents and forcing them into silence: releasing them from custody only on condition they promise not to do anything "provocative."
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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In Divided Thailand, Some Welcome Coup as Necessary Medicine
A "closed for maintenance" sign hangs near Bangkok's historic Democracy Monument. Thailand's new military leader says he, too, is repairing the country's democratic institutions after seizing power on May 22.
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Thai Military Rulers Appoint Advisers; Economy in Doldrums
Thailand's junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country's long-running power struggl
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From Beaches to Bangkok, Tourists Ask 'What Coup?'
When Thailand's military staged a coup last week, Phil Koenighaus was on a beach enjoying the debauchery of the country's infamous "Half Moon" festival.
