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Exile's parents seek information on his disappearance
Associated Press, Published on 13/05/2019
» The parents of a self-exiled Thai activist who disappeared after reportedly being extradited from Vietnam visited government offices and diplomatic missions in Bangkok on Monday to seek information about his fate.
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.
Future Forward's Thanathorn charged with computer crime
Associated Press, Published on 24/08/2018
» Police acting on a complaint by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) have officially charged the leaders of the Future Forward Party with violating the Computer Crime Act, which could result in five-year prison terms.
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.
Defiant Najib: I won't resign
Associated Press, Published on 31/08/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak poured scorn on a huge two-day rally that brought together tens of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation over a financial scandal.
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.
Police detain 8 anti-coup protesters
Associated Press, Published on 22/06/2014
» Police arrested eight people Sunday for demonstrating against Thailand's military junta, including a man who was dragged away by undercover officers for reading a copy of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" outside one of Bangkok's most luxurious shopping malls.
'Please change your soundtrack'
Associated Press, Published on 24/05/2014
» First Thailand's junta seized power, then they commandeered every TV channel for round-the-clock broadcasts of dour announcements and patriotic hymns. The public's verdict: DJ, please change the soundtrack.
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.