Thai Prime Minister Applauded for Tsunami Response
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Hands-on activism in the midst of the worst natural disaster has earned Thaksin plaudits even from some of his critics.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledges America's full support for the tsunami aid effort, as he visits Thailand.
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Thailand's military-installed premier has defended a series of shifts in the country's economic policies, saying investor confidence will not be undermined in the kingdom, state media reported Sunday.
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Thailand's king has approved Surayud Chulanont, a career Army man, as the interim prime minister.
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French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin sent Sunday their condolences to Asian tsunami victims.
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Thailand was back to work as normal on   Thursday, just 36 hours after a military coup that was   condemned abroad but legitimized by the royal palace and   greeted by many Thais with relief.
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A majority of Finns feel that Finnish political leaders and the media reacted appropriately to the tsunami disaster in Asia.
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John Prescott stresses the UK's 'quick response' to the tsunami disaster and defends Tony Blair's involvement.
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A party that backs former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that it had enough allies in parliament to form a government.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he was confident the party he backed in weekend elections could form a coalition government, unless prevented unfairly, allowing him to return from exile.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections in what appeared to be a massive mandate for a second term, propelled by strong support from Thailand's rural poor and his adroit handling of the tsunami disaster.
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Thais celebrated their beloved king's 79th birthday Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and good deeds, marking a tumultuous year for the world's longest-reigning monarch who was reluctantly drawn into political disputes that culminated in a military coup in September.
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Thais voted Sunday in national elections expected to return Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to office with a huge mandate, his popularity buoyed by his hands-on reaction to the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster.
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A week after a deadly tsunami swept away thousands of lives along Thailand's tropical coastline, people prayed for the victims in special church services Sunday and spoke of putting the tragedy behind them.
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The 21-year-old grandson of Thailand&#39;s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was among those killed by a tsunami that struck southern Thailand, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday.
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: Thailand&#39;s prime minister said Tuesday a military crackdown that left six rioters dead in the Muslim-dominated south was justified, arguing that such rioting is aimed at sowing chaos and cannot be tolerated.
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Thailand will set up a panel to find  out why no warnings of the deadly tsunami were issued, which  might have saved thousands of lives, Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra said Saturday.