News Analysis: Thailand Reinterprets the Rules of Democracy, Again
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The generals billed their takeover as a pro-democracy military coup, and most commentators in Thailand tended to agree.
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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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Thailand's armed forces have seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a late-night bloodless coup, revoking the constitution and imposing martial law after months of political turmoil.
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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.
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Fears of a post-election dirty tricks campaign by Thailand's old guard appear to be coming true.
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Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma&#39;s government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals.
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Thailand faced an uncertain political future Thursday after a top court banned ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party from contesting promised elections later this year.
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The ouster of ThailandÂs prime minister offers a chance for a new approach to an Islamic insurgency that has become nastier and more entrenched in recent years.
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Slowly but it seems surely, the party backing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is shaping up to form Thailand's next government, a stunning reversal of fortune after last year's military coup.
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Thais vote on Sunday in a general election that marks the return of democracy after last year's military coup but which is unlikely to heal Thailand's deep political divisions.
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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
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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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Thailand's main opposition Democrat Party conceded defeat in Sunday's general election, saying Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had won enough support to form a one-party government. "I would like to congratulate Thai Rak Thai for achieving its goal of being a single-party government," Democrat leader Banyat Bantadtan told reporters after exit polls showed Thaksin's party was likely to win 399 of the 500 seats in parliament.
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ThailandÂs deposed prime minister seems to be having a better time than the generals who ousted him, who are struggling to control the country he left behind.
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The United States on Monday urged Thailand's new stop-gap prime minister, retired Gen. Surayud Chulanont, to work for an early return to democratic rule after last month's bloodless military coup.
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Thailand yesterday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s house arrest has been extended.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  became Thailand's first two-time elected leader on Monday,  marking a new era of stable government after a crushing  election victory that proved the power of mass market populism.