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Observers: 'Flawed' initial vote count hurt perceptions
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2019
» An international election observation group criticised the vote-counting in Thailand's first election since a 2014 military coup, saying in its report on Tuesday the “tabulation and consolidation of ballots were deeply flawed.”
Early voting kicks off with huge crowds, long queues
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2019
» Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before the country's first election in eight years.
New law protects Constitutional Court from criticism
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» A new law makes criticism of the Constitutional Court punishable by imprisonment, giving extra protection to a body that in recent years has made controversial rulings altering the shape of governments.
Journalist Pravit charged with sedition for online comments
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» Bangkok columnist and analyst Pravit Rojanaphruk was charged Tuesday with sedition and violation of Computer Crime Act for online postings concerning politics.
Police raid kills Paris terror mastermind: officials
Associated Press, Published on 19/11/2015
» The Belgian extremist suspected of masterminding the deadly attacks in Paris died a day ago along with his female cousin in a police raid on a suburban apartment building, French officials said Thursday, adding it was still not clear exactly how he died.
US sends most senior visitor since coup
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2015
» WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sending its highest-level diplomatic visitor to Thailand since last year's military coup, although a return to democracy there remains a distant prospect.
Vietnam holds blogger for 'bad content'
Associated Press, Published on 02/12/2014
» HANOI - Vietnamese police have detained a blogger for posting comments critical of the communist government in the latest crackdown on dissent.
Muslims hide amid Myanmar unrest
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2013
» Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after fleeing a new round of sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region for the first time since clashes flared there last year.