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Pheu Thai holds first Bangkok rally
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2019
» Pheu Thai held its first rally in the capital on Friday, as campaigning heats up for the first election since the 2014 military coup.
Thailand wearies of junta rule, election promise still vague
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
Trump's White House embrace of Prayut
Associated Press, Published on 02/10/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump hosts Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the White House on Monday -- a rare instance of a military ruler being feted in Washington before even a nominal return to civilian rule.
Prayut in US again, this time for nuclear summit
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2016
» WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is in the US this week for a nuclear security summit aimed at stopping terrorists from making an atomic explosive or dirty bomb amid concerns the Islamic State group aspires to obtain such a weapon.
US-Thai relations strained as strategic talks set to resume
Associated Press, Published on 15/12/2015
» The top US envoy for East Asia returns to Thailand this week, hoping for better press than on his last visit a year ago.
US voices frustration over Thailand's democracy progress
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2015
» WASHINGTON -- The United States has expressed deep frustration over the lack of democratic progress in Thailand after last year's military coup, saying a new constitution there won't pass the “smell test” unless civil society helps to draft it.
Culture Ministry bans 'Tropico 5' game
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2014
» Censors under the military junta have banned a city-building simulation computer game, saying it could hurt the country's security, a video game distributor said Monday.
Ex-Hmong leader deported to Laos
Associated Press, Published on 02/07/2014
» Thailand deported a former ethnic Hmong resistance leader whose group fought for the United States in Laos in the 1960s, officials and rights groups said Wednesday, raising concerns that he will face persecution in his homeland.
Court throws out Saudi killing case
Associated Press, Published on 31/03/2014
» The Criminal Court on Monday dismissed a case against five men connected to the police and accused of slaying a Saudi businessman whose disappearance 24 years ago has marred relations between the two countries ever since.
Nissan optimistic despite Thai turmoil
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2014
» MANILA - Japan's second largest automaker, Nissan, remains optimistic about Southeast Asia's vehicle industry despite the political turmoil in Thailand.