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Thai folk music changes tune as coup silences dissent
AFP, Published on 06/07/2015
» KHON KAEN (THAILAND) - Flashing a toothless smile, 96-year-old Gaew breaks into the jaunty, staccato verses of "Mo Lam", a style of folk music that reaches deep into the heritage of northeastern Thailand.
Ousted Thai PM slams impeachment vote
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday attacked impeachment proceedings against her ahead of a crunch vote that could see her banned from politics for five years and deepen the country's bitter divide.
Tensions flare as protesters urge Thai PM to quit
AFP, Published on 24/11/2012
» Thai police on Saturday fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
Thai PM defends herself against negligence charges
AFP, Published on 31/03/2014
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra testified Monday in front of anti-graft officials over negligence charges that could lead to her removal from office and a ban from politics.
Thai Red Shirts mobilise to defend besieged PM
AFP, Published on 04/04/2014
» With a flurry of punches and kicks, hundreds of Thai "Red Shirts" undergo self-defence drills as they mobilise to protect the embattled government, stoking fears of a dangerous new phase of civil conflict.
Thai Red Shirts mobilise to defend besieged PM
AFP, Published on 05/04/2014
» With a flurry of punches and kicks, hundreds of Thai "Red Shirts" undergo self-defence drills as they mobilise to protect the embattled government, stoking fears of a dangerous new phase of civil conflict.
Thai troops likely shot Italian journalist: inquest
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Thai soldiers are believed to have shot an Italian photographer who was killed during mass opposition street protests in Bangkok in 2010, an official inquest found on Wednesday.
Maduro sworn in as Venezuela's president, urges dialogue
AFP, Published on 19/04/2013
» Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on Friday, replacing the late Hugo Chavez and calling for dialogue with the opposition to build a better country "for everyone, by everyone."
Impeachment calls grow as D-Day nears for ex-Thai PM Yingluck
AFP, Published on 16/01/2015
» BANGKOK - A Thai anti-graft official said ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra must face a "political punishment" for a costly rice subsidy scheme, as calls for her impeachment gathered steam Friday.
Attack on Thai protest camp leaves 2 dead, 24 wounded
AFP, Published on 15/05/2014
» Grenade blasts and gunfire rocked an anti-government protest site in Thailand's capital Thursday, leaving two dead and 24 wounded as fears of wider political violence mounted in the crisis-hit kingdom.