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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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Ousted Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Defends Rice Subsidy At Criminal Trial
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her management of a rice subsidy scheme, which critics say haemorrhaged billions of dollars, and told a court today it had not distorted global prices.
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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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Thai General Says 'No Advanced Planning' for Coup: Report
A senior Thai general has rejected reports the army planned to rid the kingdom of the influence of controversial former premier Thaksin Shinawatra years before it seized power in May.
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Thai Junta Relaxes Curfew for Full Moon Party
Ravers will be able to dance until dawn at Thailand's notorious full moon party on Phangan island as usual after the junta granted a curfew exemption, tourism authorities said.
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US Rebukes Thailand Coup-Makers, Urges Immediate Elections
Thailand's coup leaders faced fresh international condemnation on Saturday when US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded immediate elections and the release of detainees held by a junta which says there will be no polls for at least a year.
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After Two Coups in Eight Years, Fears Over Thai Future
The last time Thailand's army seized power, in 2006, some called it "the smiling coup."
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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."
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Thai Soldiers Fire in Air to Disperse Pro-Government Crowd: Spokesman
Thai soldiers fired into the air to disperse thousands of pro-government, "red shirt" activists gathered at a protest site in Bangkok's western outskirts following a military coup on Thursday, a protest spokesman said.
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Thai Army Imposes Night-Time Curfew Across Country
Thailand's military on Thursday declared a night-time curfew across the troubled country after seizing power in a coup.
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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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Ousted Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Defends Rice Subsidy At Criminal Trial
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her management of a rice subsidy scheme, which critics say haemorrhaged billions of dollars, and told a court today it had not distorted global prices.
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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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Thai General Says 'No Advanced Planning' for Coup: Report
A senior Thai general has rejected reports the army planned to rid the kingdom of the influence of controversial former premier Thaksin Shinawatra years before it seized power in May.
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Thai Junta Relaxes Curfew for Full Moon Party
Ravers will be able to dance until dawn at Thailand's notorious full moon party on Phangan island as usual after the junta granted a curfew exemption, tourism authorities said.
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US Rebukes Thailand Coup-Makers, Urges Immediate Elections
Thailand's coup leaders faced fresh international condemnation on Saturday when US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded immediate elections and the release of detainees held by a junta which says there will be no polls for at least a year.
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After Two Coups in Eight Years, Fears Over Thai Future
The last time Thailand's army seized power, in 2006, some called it "the smiling coup."
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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."
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Thai Soldiers Fire in Air to Disperse Pro-Government Crowd: Spokesman
Thai soldiers fired into the air to disperse thousands of pro-government, "red shirt" activists gathered at a protest site in Bangkok's western outskirts following a military coup on Thursday, a protest spokesman said.
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Thai Army Imposes Night-Time Curfew Across Country
Thailand's military on Thursday declared a night-time curfew across the troubled country after seizing power in a coup.
