Thailand Army

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  Thailand Army Accuses Cambodia Of Violating Truce As Clashes Continue

  Thailand's army accused Cambodia Tuesday of violating an hours-old truce, saying clashes continued despite a deal meant to end the bloody fighting that engulfed their jungle-clad frontier.

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  Don't Blame Army: Appeals General After Soldier Guns Down 29 In Thailand

  An emotional Thai army chief on Tuesday urged a nation in mourning over a mass shooting "not to blame the army" after a soldier gunned down at least 29 people in a rampage linked to a debt dispute with a senior officer.

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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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  Israeli Businessmen Briefly Detained by Thailand Army: Police

  A group of Israelis were briefly detained by Thai soldiers this week while making a business pitch at Bangkok's police headquarters in what officers have described as a "misunderstanding".

• Thai Junta Leader Could be PM Under Interim Charter: Adviser

  The leader of Thailand's junta could become prime minister in a government to be set up under a newly drafted interim constitution, but that will be decided by an appointed provisional parliament, a junta legal adviser said on Wednesday.

• Thai Junta Lifts Post-Coup Curfew

  Thailand's junta said on Friday that it was lifting a night-time curfew across the country, three weeks after seizing power in a military coup.

• 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.

• Thai Junta Tracks Internet Posting to Capture Protest Leader

  Thailand's security forces have tracked down and detained a prominent activist who helped organise protests against last month's military coup from comments he posted on the Internet, officials said on Friday.

• Thai Army Government Captures Protest Leader

  Thailand's new military government moved against two of its top targets on Thursday, capturing a top organizer of protests against its recent takeover and launching a probe into the finances of the former elected prime minister.

• Thai Forces out to Stifle Unrest After Army Chief Sets Election Plan

  Thai police and soldiers flooded downtown Bangkok on Saturday to pre-empt further protests against a May 22 coup after the army chief said a return to democracy would take more than a year.

• Thai Junta Chief Rules Out Elections for at Least a Year

  Thailand's junta chief on Friday ruled out elections for at least a year to have time for political "reforms", defending the recent military coup in the face of rising international alarm.

• 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.

• Thai Protesters Test Military's Resolve

  Thailand's military tightened its grip on power on Sunday as it moved to quell growing protests, saying anyone violating its orders would be tried in military court.

• Thai Army Chief Summons Ousted PM for Talks a Day After Coup

  Thailand's army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, will begin to govern a polarised country on Friday, a day after he seized power in a bloodless coup in a bid to end six months of turmoil.

• US Denounces Thai Coup, Warns on Relations

  The United States warned on Thursday it was reconsidering cooperation with ally Thailand after a military coup, which Secretary of State John Kerry denounced as having "no justification."