Ex-Army Commander To Lead Thailand Until Elections
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Gen. Surayud Chulanont, a former military leader and close adviser to the king was announced as the nation's interim premier
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Thailand's new civilian prime minister will have a free hand in running the country, its military leader said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
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Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Friday that his political career is over and he has no immediate plans to return to Thailand.
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Thailand's military rulers, having successfully held power for more than a week, are now grappling with how to give it up, hinting Tuesday that a former army commander might be named the provisional prime minister,
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Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
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With his backers claiming victory in a parliamentary election, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday that he was prepared to return to Thailand.
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej endorsed a stop-gap constitution on Sunday which the army says will be in place until a new long-term charter is drawn up in around nine months after September's bloodless military coup.
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The Thai opposition leader quits as Thaksin Shinawatra's party looks set to win enough votes to rule alone.
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Thailand's junta leader vowed to take back control of Thai satellites operated by telecom giant Shin Corp, which was sold to a Singapore firm in a politically explosive deal last year.
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Few people expected Thailand's political crisis to lead to a coup. But when the military made its move to take over the government Tuesday, it came as no surprise that Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin was in charge.
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Thailand's ruling junta will remain in place after a civilian prime minister takes office to keep a tight check on the new government, the general who led last week's coup has told AFP.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to wipe the political slate clean and return "power   to the people" as soon as possible after a bloodless coup   against billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand heads to the polls Sunday in an election meant to restore democracy more than a year after the military ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose shadow looms large over the balloting.
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Thailand on Wednesday announced it would hold general elections on November 25, earlier than expected in a bid to speed up the return to democracy in the kingdom after last year&#39;s coup.
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Thai military leaders seek to consolidate their hold on power, after staging a coup in the PM's absence.
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Thailand's new ruling generals are set to unveil a new constitution ahead of an expected announcement that the country's former army chief would be named as interim prime minister.
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Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was  set to become Thailand's most powerful elected leader on Monday  following a crushing election win that should make him head of  the country's first single-party government.