Thai ruling may trigger political shift
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Wednesday's decision to dissolve former ruling party may ensure the military's political dominance.
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A Thai court dismisses a suit to ban the People Power Party, clearing the way for it to form a government.
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Thais voted on Sunday in a post-coup general election that supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sought to turn into a referendum on his return from exile.
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Voters in Taiwan were set to decide Saturday whether the ruling party and its pro-independence allies will win a majority in the legislature for the first time in Taiwan&#39;s history -- a change that could bring the island closer to a
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Thailand faced more political turmoil on Thursday after exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was banned from politics and his party dismantled, raising fears of unrest ahead of elections in December.
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Some 15,000 Thai troops were on alert Tuesday across the country as security fears rise ahead of a court decision whether to dissolve the kingdom&#39;s two largest political parties.
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Thailand's military council on Sunday issued new orders intended to stave off any possible opposition to their coup, banning political activities at the district and provincial levels.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday after mounting criticism that he had undermined democracy.
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Thailand's post-coup general election could be pushed back until early 2008 as legal experts fear a new constitution and other laws will not be finished as planned, army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.
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Thailand's military coup leaders faced   international calls for a swift return to democracy on   Wednesday, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within   two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand&#39;s Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider criminal corruption charges against toppled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, in the first case to reach court since last year&#39;s coup.
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Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
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Thais voted Sunday in national elections expected to return Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to office with a huge mandate, his popularity buoyed by his hands-on reaction to the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster.
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Thailand prepared Thursday to lift the last of its controversial capital controls, as the nation's junta leader and the prime minister scrambled to replace the finance minister who imposed them.
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Thailand's interim government votes to accept a recommendation to partially lift martial law.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns to the country, officials warn.
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By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.