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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.
Obama welcomes Prayut, Asean leaders to US summit
Associated Press, Published on 16/02/2016
» RANCHO MIRAGE, CALFIFORNIA – US President Barack Obama opened a meeting of leaders from a 10-nation bloc of Southeast Asian nations on Monday, calling the landmark gathering on US soil a reflection of his personal commitment to an enduring partnership with the diverse group of countries.
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.
US eases Thailand travel alert
Associated Press, Published on 21/06/2014
» WASHINGTON - The United States has eased its travel alert for Thailand after the ruling junta lifted a nighttime curfew.
Voting underway amid tight security
Associated Press, Published on 02/02/2014
» The general election got underway Sunday amid signs of disruptions at several polling stations and fears of violence, a day after gun battles between anti-government protesters and would-be voters broke out at Lak Si intersection.
Brother acquitted in lese majeste feud
Associated Press, Published on 13/09/2013
» A court has acquitted a man whose own brother accused him of defaming His Majesty the King.
Lese majeste law makes family feud a battle royal
Associated Press, Published on 12/09/2013
» Thanawat Martnok and his little brother have argued most of their lives - about their struggling business, about politics, even about their dogs. Mr Thanawat says that is because his little brother "just never listened".
US secret leaker not welcome in UK
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2013
» CHIANG MAI - The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret US government surveillance programmes, to fly to the United Kingdom.