Ex-WTO boss tipped as Thai PM, coup concerns emerge
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Former World Trade Organization head   Supachai Panitchpakdi has agreed to be Thailand's new Prime   Minister, newspapers said on Tuesday, as the country's military   rulers unveiled a plan to return gradually to the barracks.
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By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK  - Thailand is braced for a leap into the unknown this week as a court decides whether to disband the country's top two parties and ban their leaders from politics for breaching election laws.
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The leaders of Thailand's military coup discuss the appointment of a new civilian prime minister.
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The Thai premier's attempt to shift blame onto Malaysia and Indonesia for his failure to quell an Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand was a blunder that threatened regional ties, analysts are warning.
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Ousted and exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose supporters triumphed in a weekend general election, faces arrest on corruption and fraud charges if he returns home, a senior prosecutor said on Thursday.
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After two years of political upheaval and post-coup policy bungles, most Thais and foreign investors hope Sunday's general election will signal the end of a period of disappointing economic growth.
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A graft-busting panel appointed by   Thailand's coup leaders will take over probes into alleged   corruption by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his   cabinet, which could lead to asset seizures and political bans.
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Samak Sundaravej Â the man likely to become Thailand's next prime minister Â is known for his sharp tongue and short temper.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be arrested if he returns to the country, officials warn.
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Sport: With assets frozen and a fraud investigation underway, former Thai PM's bid appears doomed.
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Thailand's military coup leaders began on Friday probing alleged corruption under ousted billionaire leader Thaksin Shinawatra and sacked police officials tied to the former prime minister.
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Former army commander-in-chief General Surayud Chulanont has agreed to be Thailand's interim, post-coup prime minister, putsch leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.
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Thailand's leading parties wooed possible partners for a coalition government on Monday, a day after allies of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra came out on top in the country's first election since he was ousted in a September 2006 military coup.
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Thailand's ruling junta drew up a four-man shortlist, including former WTO head Supachai Panitchpakdi, to replace the deposed premier and steer the nation back to democracy, a military source said.
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Thailand's new military rulers have drawn up a four-man shortlist for the country's next premier including former World Trade Organisation head Supachai Panitchpakdi, military sources said.
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Months of tension in Myanmar's junta  appeared to break into the open on Tuesday amid rumors Prime  Minister Khin Nyunt may have been arrested, Thai officials and  diplomats said.
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Thailand's coup leaders are set to name their hand-picked prime minister, with television stations alerted to be on stand-by to broadcast the swearing-in ceremony, a station official said.