Thai military seeks to ease fears for democracy
28798
Thailand's coup leaders will work   alongside an interim civilian government, not above it,   officials said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
567700
Thailand&#39;s revered king yesterday sought to calm growing anger among Muslims by making a rare a rare intervention that urged restraint on the government after the death of nearly 80 Muslims in military custody.
767140
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military coup leaders faced international calls yesterday for a swift return to democracy, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
718937
Thai military chiefs recommend lifting martial law, imposed after the coup, in parts of the country.
39796
Thailand's post-coup government decided to lift martial law in the capital and nearby provinces on Tuesday to deflect international criticism after a September 19 putsch, Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas said.
562575
Thailand's military rulers are struggling to convince the international community that staging a coup was the only way to maintain democracy here. But it's been a tough sell.
250326
Thailand's new military rulers were   preparing on Friday to launch an assault on alleged corruption   under ousted billionaire leader Thaksin Shinawatra after a coup   they say was needed to end political strife.
166007
Thailand's roller-coaster politics of the past year and a half, which saw a popular civilian government toppled by a military coup, heads for another treacherous turn Wednesday, when a court considers whether to disband the country's two largest parties.
553030
The Thai armed forces seized power on   Tuesday without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised   a swift return to democracy after political reforms.
754597
The Thai government will consider a proposal for a &quot;national conciliation committee&quot; to find alternative ways of restoring peace in the south,.
554394
Thailand's military rulers announced a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of last month's coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
112345
A recent escalation in violence presents a major challenge to Thailand's new government, which took office last week. Military and political measures imposed by previous governments had little success in curbing the violence
38364
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.
584271
Thailand's new civilian prime minister will have a free hand in running the country, its military leader said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
528121
Thailand's former Prime Minister is back in the region on holiday?and he's making the generals nervous
472574
Thai coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Saturday the country's ruling junta will respect the outcome of this month's elections, the first since last year's bloodless coup.
465653
NARATHIWAT, Thailand  -- Colonel Sumet Matreeprasaru stands before a wall-sized map where red squares mark recent attacks in Thailand&#39;s Muslim-majority south, and shrugs his shoulders.