Thai generals' security bill a power play before vote
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A year after their coup and ahead of a December election, the military pushes for expanded powers.
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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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The Thai military is pushing to regain control of a phone company sold to Singapore by former Thai leader.
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Thailand's post-coup government decided to lift martial law in the capital and nearby provinces on Tuesday to deflect international criticism after a September 19 putsch, Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas said.
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NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand  - Bullet-proof  Buddhist monks, penniless farmers and a billionaire premier  armed with wads of cash all splashed across the front pages can  only mean one thing -- election-time is nearing in Thailand.
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Thailand's army-appointed government has called a general election for December 23 which many people hope will end months of political turmoil but may also steer the country into another era of weak coalitions.
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Thailand approves extra troops for the country's troubled south, ahead of PM Thaksin Shinawatra's visit.
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Thailand's interim government votes to accept a recommendation to partially lift martial law.
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Thailand's military rulers are struggling to convince the international community that staging a coup was the only way to maintain democracy here. But it's been a tough sell.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military coup leaders faced international calls yesterday for a swift return to democracy, after vowing to choose a new prime minister within two weeks to replace ousted Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thais are voting in an election that is expected to give Thaksin Shinawatra's party a landslide victory.
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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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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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A party that supports the former prime minister who won the parliamentary election appeared to be ahead of one backed by the generals who ousted him in a coup.
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Thailand's military leaders have tightened the screws on the ousted government of Thaksin Shinawatra after ordering a series of corruption probes and warning it would seize ill-gotten gains.
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MAE SOT, Thailand  - A referendum on an army-made constitution in Myanmar will be a "major battlefield" between the junta and a people wanting to be rid of military rule, the country's biggest dissident group said on Monday.
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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