Thaksin Fires Thai Defense, Agriculture Ministers
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fired the defense and agriculture ministers after his public ratings fell following the government&#39;s failure to stop violence in the Muslim-dominated south and the spread of bird flu.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says some leaders of a separatist insurgency in southern Thailand have fled to neighboring Malaysia.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet fired five ministers on Tuesday in a major cabinet reshuffle to steady her embattled government, hit by low approval ratings despite strong economic growth.
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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: Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday announced an independent commission to probe the deaths of protesters as violent attacks shook the mainly Muslim south.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will address the nation today as his government faces its biggest crisis yet after the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters, most in military custody, this week.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called a state of emergency Tuesday as coup rumors sweep Bangkok.
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Embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed his duties full-time Tuesday as opponents planned more street demonstrations and law suits to force his ouster.
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Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched a scathing attack on the generals who removed him in a bloodless coup a year ago and accused the world of turning a blind eye to "departures from democratic norms".
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Thai academics say policies in the country's south are not working, and call on Thaksin Shinawatra to apologise.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shakes up cabinet in a bid to beat bird flu and unrest in the south.
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A faction of the Thai military says it has overthrown Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, with soldiers entering his offices and tanks surrounding the building.
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&#39;BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 19 - The military government of Myanmar on Tuesday announced the dismissal of the prime minister, Khin Nyunt, who had publicly been pulling in a more liberal direction than the other generals in the country&#39;s ruling clique.
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PATTANI - Thailand&#39;s Government faced withering criticism after nearly 80 Muslims suffocated to death while in Army custody, with one newspaper blaming the tragedy on the Prime Minister&#39;s &quot;flawed&quot; leadership.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party, triggering the dissolution of its entire executive in the wake of last month's military coup, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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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.
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Thailand's government faced withering  criticism on Wednesday after almost 80 Muslims suffocated to  death while in army custody, with one newspaper blaming the  tragedy on the prime minister's flawed leadership.