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Donald Trump To Host Thai Junta Chief At White House Next Week
US President Donald Trump will host Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha at the White House next Tuesday, in a personal triumph for a Thai autocrat who was shunned by Barack Obama's administration for his regime's dismal rights record.
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Thai Junta Approves $358 Million Cash Handout For Poor
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.
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Thai Students Mark University Massacre Amid Junta Rule
Thai students on Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of a campus massacre by state forces in the military-ruled country amid what one rights group said was a "deep-rooted culture of impunity" that has emboldened the army to intervene in politics.
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Thailand's Junta Suspends Bangkok Governor Pending Graft Probes
Thailand's military government suspended the governor of Bangkok, the country's most senior elected official, on Thursday while the country's attorney general investigates allegations of corruption and misuse of city funds.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
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.
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Primates Defy Thai Junta Ban On Referendum Monkey Business
A gang of 100 marauding monkeys have become the latest saboteurs to target a referendum trumpeted by the Thai junta as a cure for the nation's political crisis, after they tore down voter lists.
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Thai Cops Charge 8 Year Old Girls Under Junta Law
Two eight-year-old girls have been charged under a draconian Thai junta law for tearing down voter lists for an upcoming referendum, police said Saturday, as authorities go to increasingly bizarre lengths to muzzle dissent.
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Thai Junta Shuts Critical TV Channel As Poll Looms
Thai authorities have ordered an anti-junta television channel to stop broadcasting as the kingdom's military rulers tighten the screw on dissent ahead of a controversial referendum vote.
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Thai Junta Orders Ministries To Buy Rubber From Squeezed Farmers
Thailand's junta chief has ordered eight ministries to buy rubber to help struggling farmers, reneging on a vow to end the country's long history of costly agricultural subsidies.
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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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11 Activists Summoned Amid Deepening Thai Park Scandal
Thai police today said that they will charge 11 activists who tried to stage a protest over suspected corruption in an army-built park with illegal assembly as allegations of irregularities in the park's funding persist.
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Thai Junta Detains Opposition Leaders Ahead of Anti-Graft Inspection
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.
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Thai Junta Chief Calls Bangkok Bomb 'Worst Ever Attack' on Kingdom
Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha on Tuesday labelled the Bangkok bombing the most significant assault ever on his country as the death toll from the blast hit 21.
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Bangkok Bomb 'Suspect' Identified, Says Thai Junta Chief
Thailand's junta leader said Tuesday security forces had identified a suspect in an unprecedented Bangkok bombing that targeted foreigners at a packed religious shrine, killing at least 21 people.
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Thailand's Ruling Junta Lifts Martial Law
Thailand's ruling junta announced in a televised statement on Wednesday that it had lifted martial law, in place across the country since just before a coup 10 months ago.
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Donald Trump To Host Thai Junta Chief At White House Next Week
US President Donald Trump will host Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha at the White House next Tuesday, in a personal triumph for a Thai autocrat who was shunned by Barack Obama's administration for his regime's dismal rights record.
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Thai Junta Approves $358 Million Cash Handout For Poor
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.
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Thai Students Mark University Massacre Amid Junta Rule
Thai students on Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of a campus massacre by state forces in the military-ruled country amid what one rights group said was a "deep-rooted culture of impunity" that has emboldened the army to intervene in politics.
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Thailand's Junta Suspends Bangkok Governor Pending Graft Probes
Thailand's military government suspended the governor of Bangkok, the country's most senior elected official, on Thursday while the country's attorney general investigates allegations of corruption and misuse of city funds.
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Thai Military Court Accepts Case Against 'Facebook Eight'
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.
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Primates Defy Thai Junta Ban On Referendum Monkey Business
A gang of 100 marauding monkeys have become the latest saboteurs to target a referendum trumpeted by the Thai junta as a cure for the nation's political crisis, after they tore down voter lists.
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Thai Cops Charge 8 Year Old Girls Under Junta Law
Two eight-year-old girls have been charged under a draconian Thai junta law for tearing down voter lists for an upcoming referendum, police said Saturday, as authorities go to increasingly bizarre lengths to muzzle dissent.
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Thai Junta Shuts Critical TV Channel As Poll Looms
Thai authorities have ordered an anti-junta television channel to stop broadcasting as the kingdom's military rulers tighten the screw on dissent ahead of a controversial referendum vote.
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Thai Junta Orders Ministries To Buy Rubber From Squeezed Farmers
Thailand's junta chief has ordered eight ministries to buy rubber to help struggling farmers, reneging on a vow to end the country's long history of costly agricultural subsidies.
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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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11 Activists Summoned Amid Deepening Thai Park Scandal
Thai police today said that they will charge 11 activists who tried to stage a protest over suspected corruption in an army-built park with illegal assembly as allegations of irregularities in the park's funding persist.
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Thai Junta Detains Opposition Leaders Ahead of Anti-Graft Inspection
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.
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Thai Junta Chief Calls Bangkok Bomb 'Worst Ever Attack' on Kingdom
Thailand's junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha on Tuesday labelled the Bangkok bombing the most significant assault ever on his country as the death toll from the blast hit 21.
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Bangkok Bomb 'Suspect' Identified, Says Thai Junta Chief
Thailand's junta leader said Tuesday security forces had identified a suspect in an unprecedented Bangkok bombing that targeted foreigners at a packed religious shrine, killing at least 21 people.
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Thailand's Ruling Junta Lifts Martial Law
Thailand's ruling junta announced in a televised statement on Wednesday that it had lifted martial law, in place across the country since just before a coup 10 months ago.
