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Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin As PM. His Party Came 2nd In Polls
Thai lawmakers approved tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the kingdom's new prime minister on Tuesday, ending three months of political deadlock on the day former premier Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile.
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Pita Limjaroenrat: 5 Points On Leader Likely To Be Next Thailand PM
Voters in Thailand delivered a stunning verdict in favour of an opposition party calling for radical reforms in the country. Pita Limjaroenrat-led Move Forward is set to win 151 of the 500 seats in the lower house, according to the BBC.
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Thailand Prime Minister Candidate Casts Vote In Marijuana-Print Shirt
Thailand's health minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul turned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.
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From Maradona, Pele To Kashmir, Thailand: Unique Names Of Meghalaya Voters
Sisters Promiseland and Holyland Dkhar and their neighbour Jerusalem Khiewtam will also exercise their righ to vote today.
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Haryana Election 2019: PM's "Bangkok, Thailand" Dig At Haryana Rally Seen To Aim At Rahul Gandhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting the Congress over its stand on Article 370 and the Rafale deal while campaigning on Tuesday for the October 21 Haryana election, accused its leaders of bad-mouthing India and showing "negativity" on everything that brings joy to the people of the country. He also appeared to take a swipe at Congress leader Ra...
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Nine Arrested In Thailand For Posting Election "Fake News" On Facebook
Nine people have been arrested in Thailand for spreading "fake news" on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots in the wake of controversial polls in the kingdom.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Thailand Awaits Election Results As Junta Poised To Retain Power
Thailand on Monday awaited the results of its first election since a 2014 coup, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power after a vote that saw its main rival diminished but vaulted a new pro-democracy force into the kingdom's politics.
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Thai Junta Party Takes Major Lead With 90% Ballots In 1st General Polls
Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.
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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Thailand Warns Against Pokemon Hunting In Polling Booths
Thai authorities today warned Pokemon Go players against entering polling stations as they search for the cyber creatures when the nation votes on a controversial junta-crafted constitution.
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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 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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US Calls Planned Thai Poll Delay to 2016 'Unwise'
A general election to return Thailand to democracy will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said after talks with a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday, a delay Washington later called "unwise and unjustified."
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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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Thai Parliament Elects Srettha Thavisin As PM. His Party Came 2nd In Polls
Thai lawmakers approved tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the kingdom's new prime minister on Tuesday, ending three months of political deadlock on the day former premier Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile.
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Pita Limjaroenrat: 5 Points On Leader Likely To Be Next Thailand PM
Voters in Thailand delivered a stunning verdict in favour of an opposition party calling for radical reforms in the country. Pita Limjaroenrat-led Move Forward is set to win 151 of the 500 seats in the lower house, according to the BBC.
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Thailand Prime Minister Candidate Casts Vote In Marijuana-Print Shirt
Thailand's health minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul turned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.
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From Maradona, Pele To Kashmir, Thailand: Unique Names Of Meghalaya Voters
Sisters Promiseland and Holyland Dkhar and their neighbour Jerusalem Khiewtam will also exercise their righ to vote today.
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Haryana Election 2019: PM's "Bangkok, Thailand" Dig At Haryana Rally Seen To Aim At Rahul Gandhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting the Congress over its stand on Article 370 and the Rafale deal while campaigning on Tuesday for the October 21 Haryana election, accused its leaders of bad-mouthing India and showing "negativity" on everything that brings joy to the people of the country. He also appeared to take a swipe at Congress leader Ra...
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Nine Arrested In Thailand For Posting Election "Fake News" On Facebook
Nine people have been arrested in Thailand for spreading "fake news" on Facebook with posts about sacked election officials and bogus ballots in the wake of controversial polls in the kingdom.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Says Party 'Manipulated' Election: Report
Thailand's ousted former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Monday that the ruling military junta "manipulated" the results of an election after a party of his loyalists did worse than expected.
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Thailand Awaits Election Results As Junta Poised To Retain Power
Thailand on Monday awaited the results of its first election since a 2014 coup, with the junta primed to retain its grip on power after a vote that saw its main rival diminished but vaulted a new pro-democracy force into the kingdom's politics.
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Thai Junta Party Takes Major Lead With 90% Ballots In 1st General Polls
Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 percent of ballots counted, putting it on course to return to power at the expense of the kingdom's pro-democracy camp.
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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Thailand Warns Against Pokemon Hunting In Polling Booths
Thai authorities today warned Pokemon Go players against entering polling stations as they search for the cyber creatures when the nation votes on a controversial junta-crafted constitution.
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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 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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US Calls Planned Thai Poll Delay to 2016 'Unwise'
A general election to return Thailand to democracy will be held in February 2016 at the earliest, a deputy prime minister said after talks with a U.S. diplomat on Tuesday, a delay Washington later called "unwise and unjustified."
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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.
