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Western diplomats deny Thai accusation
Associated Press, Published on 11/04/2019
» Western diplomatic missions responded on Wednesday to charges from Thailand's foreign ministry that they violated protocol by observing a Thai politician being charged by police with sedition, calling their action standard diplomatic practice.
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.
Party fields transgender PM candidate
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2019
» As Pinit Ngarmpring, he was a CEO and sports promoter, well known in the world of Thai soccer. Now, under her preferred new name of Pauline Ngarmpring, she's pursuing a bid to become the country's first transgender prime minister.
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.
Thailand sends shoe-thrower back to Cambodia
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A woman who threw a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested after she was repatriated from Thailand, where the UN refugee agency reportedly had formally recognised her as a refugee.
US pushes Asean on trafficking
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2014
» The United States urged Southeast Asia's regional bloc on Tuesday to do more to combat human trafficking after two of its member states were blacklisted for failing to act decisively against exploitation of migrant labourers.
Thailand: Political crisis timeline
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2013
» Thailand's political crisis took an unexpected turn Monday when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call early elections. The move appeared to be an attempt to ease tension after weeks of sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.
Suthep: I'm prepared to die
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2013
» A few years ago, Suthep Thaugsuban was a suit-and-tie wearing deputy prime minister of Thailand and a senior executive of the country's oldest political party.
Activists fear Hmong leader deportation
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2013
» A US admonition to Laos over its shaky human rights record spurred efforts Tuesday to halt the possible deportation from Thailand of a former ethnic leader to the authoritarian Southeast Asian nation.