Thai army denies martial law rumor, markets rally
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Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's military coup leaders may be losing their sense of humor. Five days after instructing soldiers to keep smiling, the ruling council decided Wednesday that there is a limit to how much fun soldiers should have.
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Thailand's military-installed premier has defended a series of shifts in the country's economic policies, saying investor confidence will not be undermined in the kingdom, state media reported Sunday.
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Thai shares bounced back from their biggest sell-off in 16 years after the government scrapped controls on foreign stock buying, but the abrupt policy U-turn shattered confidence in its economic chiefs.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra called a meeting of top security advisers on  Thursday amid concerns Muslim outrage could trigger reprisal  attacks in the far south where 85 protesters died this week.
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Thailand's coup leaders barred   electronic media on Thursday from disseminating news and   comments they deemed a threat to national security and the   monarchy.
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Thailand's unexpected overnight military coup rattled Asian financial markets Wednesday and pressured the Thai baht and other regional currencies, though its economic repercussions remained unclear.
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Leaders of ThailandÂs armed forces seized control of Bangkok, suspended the constitution and declared martial law on Tuesday.
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Asian markets slip after the military takeover in Thailand, but the lack of conflict means losses are limited.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Military coup leaders in Thailand - often called the &quot;Land of Smiles&quot; - apparently don't want to ruin that image. They've ordered soldiers to smile.
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Thailand&#39;s junta chief on Tuesday said general elections would go ahead this year as planned, contradicting earlier comments that a return to democracy might be postponed until 2008.
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The Philippine government Saturday denied reports of some local newspapers that the military is showing signs of &quot;restiveness&quot; after the opening of investigation against a former army general for corruption this month.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shed few tears on Wednesday over the death of 78 Muslims in military custody as distraught mourners besieged an army base in the far south, demanding the bodies of relatives.
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The Thai army took control of Bangkok   on Tuesday and announced it would set up a commission to reform   the constitution despite Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra   declaring a state of emergency from New York.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers banned all political gatherings and activities at the local level yesterday, further cementing their powers and preempting any opposition following last week's bloodless coup.
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Thailand&#39;s premier says the military will no longer break up protests following the deaths of 87 Muslim demonstrators after a riot in the country&#39;s south.
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Thailand's junta leader has said that he has asked the government to lift martial law across more than half the country in what would be the first easing of military rule since the September coup.