Thai PM Defiant Amid Anger Over Deaths
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Facing harsh denunciation from Islamic leaders across Southeast Asia, Thailand&#39;s prime minister defended his security forces Wednesday in the deaths of 78 young Muslims
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: Thailand&#39;s prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.
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Despite an expression of regret to parliament, Thaksin rebuffed criticism of his attitude to human rights. volatile south bringing the total death toll after a protest outside a police station on Monday to 85.
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Protesters linked to Thailand&#39;s ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday delivered a letter to the country&#39;s military rulers demanding that the junta resign and immediately hold elections.
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Thailand's PM says senior officials' negligance led to the deaths in custody of more than 80 Muslim protesters.
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Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized to the families of at least 84 people killed when troops put down a demonstration in the country&#39;s mainly Muslim south, but blamed the riot on troublemakers.
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PATTANI, Thailand -- Facing harsh denunciation from Islamic leaders across Southeast Asia, Thailand's prime minister defended his security forces yesterday in the deaths of 78 young Muslims in army custody, maintaining troops used a ''soft approach&quot; in quelling a riot.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called for national reconciliation for the sake of the country&#039;s widely revered king, who was recovering from a fractured rib after a fall.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is facing the toughest challenge of his four years in office, as violence by Islamic militants escalates in the south while security forces employ heavy-handed tactics to suppress the rebellion.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been killed since violence erupted in January.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he may return home, but insists he will not return to politics.
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The Thai government is facing strong international criticism for the deaths of 78 Muslim demonstrators killed after being rounded up by security forces and crammed into trucks.
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Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra promises to change tack in his handling of the violence gripping the country's south.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand&#39;s prime minister has said he will heed the words of the nation&#39;s king to use a &quot;gentle approach&quot; in the aftermath of 85 people dying at the hands of government forces last week.
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PATTANI, Thailand  - Bomb blasts rocked southern  Thailand on Friday hours before Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra was to address the nation as he faces his worst  crisis following the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters.
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BANGKOK Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra headed to a Muslim-dominated part of southern Thailand on Sunday after promising to act aggressively against militants and illegal weapons they have used in deadly attacks there.
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BANGKOK Muslim insurgents were suspected of killing a soldier in an attack on troops protecting Buddhist monks Friday, and Thailand&#39;s prime minister accused the militants of trying to provoke harsh crackdowns to gain sympathy abroad.