Thai Military Agrees to Talk With Muslim Rebels
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BANGKOK, Oct. 5 -- Thailand's military has agreed to hold talks with Muslim rebels involved in an insurgency in the country's south, the powerful army chief said Thursday. The announcement marked a reversal of a policy held by the elected government that was deposed in a coup last month.
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Malaysia has urged Thailand to substantiate its claim that the suspected Islamic militants who caused the recent unrest in southern Thailand have been trained in Malaysia.
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Thailand's king gives his backing to coup leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, state-run TV says.
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Thailand is sticking to its refusal to discuss Muslim unrest gripping its southern provinces at next week&#39;s ASEAN summit. It says the slow pace of Burma&#39;s democratic reforms should feature on the agenda.
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The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony.
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Thailand's interim government votes to accept a recommendation to partially lift martial law.
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There has been little progress in the battle against Islamic insurgents in Thailand's south, officials admit.
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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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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again ruled out negotiations with Muslim separatists in the south. In his weekly radio address, Mr Thaksin said he would not talk to militants trying to use violence to force his government to discuss secession.
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Thailand's prime minister says he will not be forced to talk to suspected Muslim separatist in the south.
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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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Indonesian ministers and exiled rebel  leaders seeking the independence of the tsunami-devastated Aceh  province agreed with Finnish mediators on Thursday to hold  face-to-face talks about ending nearly 30 years of fighting.
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Around 50 Thai Air Force planes have taken took off to &quot;bomb&quot; the largely Muslim southern with paper birds as a symbol of peace for the restive region where
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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.
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Rebels agree to sign a peace agreement with the DR Congo government after days of delay.
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Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Saturday he was ready to negotiate with his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra, to defuse growing political tensions in the country.
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PANARE, Thailand - Around 50 Thai Air Force planes âbombedâ the largely Muslim southern with paper birds on Sunday as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.