Thailand approves internal security law
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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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The Senate yesterday approved a sweeping measure that would expand the government's clandestine surveillance powers, delivering a key victory to the White House by approving immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with intelligence agencies in domestic spying after...
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Thailand's new military rulers unveil an interim constitution under which the army retains substantial powers.
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A military-appointed council was set Friday to approve its final draft of a new constitution that is meant to guide Thailand back to democracy after last year&#39;s coup.
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Thailand made an uneasy return to democracy Wednesday with the swearing-in of a Cabinet dominated by loyalists to the prime minister ousted 19 months ago in a military coup.
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South Africa's National Assembly approves a controversial law  aimed at stopping mercenary activity.
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Thailand's parliament elected pugnacious right-winger Samak Sundaravej prime minister on Monday as the country returns to representative, civilian government after a bloodless September 2006 coup.
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Thailand's junta has publicly announced a ban on all political meetings and the registration of new political parties, one day after staging a bloodless military coup that ousted the country's prime minister.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  ordered security forces on Monday to become more pro-active in  their efforts to restore peace in the largely Muslim south,  where more than 500 people were killed last year.
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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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The Indonesian government plans to bring its laws in line with the Chemical Weapon Convention it ratified in 1998, an official said Wednesday.
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The lower house of Zimbabwe&#39;s parliament  passed a bill on Wednesday allowing the government to monitor  phones, mail and the Internet to protect national security.
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A military-backed commission backs Thailand's new charter, which could lead to elections by the end of the year.
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President George Bush signs into law the country's most radical overhaul of its intelligence agencies in nearly 60 years.
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Thailand's military rulers unveiled 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 military rulers said Tuesday they have completed a draft interim constitution and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible.
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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.