Thai generals tighten grip with new media rules
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Thailand's ruling generals are set to impose tough new curbs on the media, including a ban on expressions of public opinion, as they tightened their grip on power two days after a bloodless coup.
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On Scene: After having spent much of the spring trying on their own to force out their elected government, many Thai citizens are happy to let the military do the job
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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 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 their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's new prime minister started work on Monday with pledges to focus on national reconciliation and "people's happiness" in the wake of last month's military coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand's new military rulers sideline allies of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra in an annual army reshuffle.
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President Robert Mugabe's government has amended tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him entrench his rule.
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Thailand's ruling military announced an interim constitution Sunday that was to be followed by the naming of a prime minister to head the country for the next year.
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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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Thailand's military rulers swore in a former army chief as interim prime minister on Sunday and unveiled a stop-gap constitution, keeping a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their September 19 coup.
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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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No news is not good news Thai radio, television and internet operators will from tomorrow face closure if they disseminate "news and comments deemed a threat to national security and the monarchy", Reuters reports.â¦
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President Robert Mugabe's government, responding to opposition demands, has published amendments to tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him entrench his rule.
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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.
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As promised, the generals who seized power 15 months ago in a coup are holding an election on Sunday to hand Thailand back to a civilian government.
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Thailand's military-installed parliament approved a controversial internal security law that critics warned Friday will allow the military to maintain a grip on power even after this weekend's general election.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers got their first taste of popular dissent yesterday when about 100 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings to denounce the army's coup this week as undemocratic.