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Thirst for democracy catches world powers off guard
AFP, Published on 02/03/2014
» Time was, overturning a freely-elected government would have earned a sharp US rebuke. But as people power revolts sweep some countries, Washington is increasingly giving its blessing to ousting leaders accused of betraying democracy.
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Grenade kills two in Bangkok amid fears over political violence
AFP, Published on 23/02/2014
» A woman and a child were killed in a grenade attack Sunday in a main Bangkok shopping district, drawing the Thai prime minister's denunciation of "terrorist acts" as fears over violence mount after nearly four months of political crisis.
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Global rice rout expected to continue
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/02/2014
» HANOI — Global rice prices will extend declines as Thailand is forced to offload grain from record stockpiles accumulated under its state-buying programme, according to the Vietnam Food Association, the main shippers' group.
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Dozens arrested as Thai police raid protest site
AFP, Published on 18/02/2014
» Dozens of Thai opposition protesters were arrested Tuesday during a police operation to seize back besieged state buildings in the capital Bangkok, sparking a tense standoff near the government headquarters.
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Growing pains hit Myanmar rice trade
Published on 17/02/2014
» The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) has stressed a need for tangible rice policies to keep abreast with industries in neighbouring countries.
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Thai opposition protesters vow no surrender
AFP, Published on 15/02/2014
» Thai opposition protesters on Saturday refused to end their rallies in Bangkok despite a vow by police to clear more demonstration sites, following an operation to reclaim the besieged government headquarters.
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Boy, monk among five killed in Thai south
AFP, Published on 13/02/2014
» Suspected Thai militants shot dead five people, including a nine-year-old boy and a Buddhist monk, in the latest attacks in the kingdom's insurgency-torn deep south, police said Thursday.
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Thai farmers protest in new challenge to PM
AFP, Published on 06/02/2014
» Dozens of Thai rice farmers mounted a protest in Bangkok on Thursday in the latest show of public anger agains Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's embattled government.
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Violence, protests blight advance voting for disputed Thai poll
AFP, Published on 26/01/2014
» A Thai protest leader was shot dead Sunday as fellow demonstrators besieged polling stations in Bangkok, disrupting advance voting for hundreds of thousands of people before next weekend's general election.
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Thai protesters lay siege to provincial offices
AFP, Published on 20/01/2014
» Anti-government protesters in Thailand besieged government offices in a dozen southern provinces on Monday as part of their campaign to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from power, officials said.
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