U.S. --Thailand Relations Strained
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Crackdown by primer minister conflicts with Bush's pledge to promote democracy and freedom.
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President Bush has removed Thailand from the U.S. government list of countries where significant illicit drug trafficking takes place.
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The United States and Indonesia are  seeking closer military ties after years of limited contact  because of concern over past human rights abuses by Indonesia's  army, top defense officials from both nations said Sunday.
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Southeast Asian countries came close to issuing a critical statement on the Myanmar military government&#39;s treatment of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at their summit, but the plan was shot down by Thailand, sources said.
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Samak Sundaravej is handily elected Thailand's Prime Minister, but with a mandate that's far from secure -- and an exiled Thaksin Shinawatra waiting in the wings
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Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.
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With the selection of Samak Sundaravej as prime minister, Thailand has completed a transition back to democracy, but the bumpy ride may not be over.
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Thailand's military rulers urged foreign media Friday to tone down what they called unfair coverage of their coup, saying they were concerned by the international community's reaction and particularly want to respond to criticism by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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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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In a sign of national crisis, Thailand&#39;s revered king summoned Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and urged him to take a more measured approach toward Muslim violence in the south, Mr.
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Thailand's unexpected overnight military coup rattled Asian financial markets Wednesday and pressured the Thai baht and other regional currencies, though its economic repercussions remained unclear.
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Thailand's military-installed government offered Saturday to negotiate with ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra over his recently frozen assets, as thousands of people protested in support of the former leader.
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BANGKOK : Thailand will only end an insurgency in its violence-hit south if it patches up relations with neighbouring Malaysia which were damaged by the death of 87 Muslim protesters, analysts say.
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One of Thailand's new military rulers pleads for international understanding of the reasons behind the coup.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said last week's military coup in Thailand was &quot;a U turn&quot; and urged coup leaders to get the Southeast Asian state back on the right path &quot;very, very quickly.&quot;
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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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US-based Human Rights Watch warned that a libel suit against critics of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra filed by a corporation he founded, along with increasing government pressure on the media was threatening to stifle press freedom in Thailand.