Thai junta to respect election outcome: coup leader
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Thai coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said Saturday the country's ruling junta will respect the outcome of this month's elections, the first since last year's bloodless coup.
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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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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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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand&#39;s prime minister has said he will heed the words of the nation&#39;s king to use a &quot;gentle approach&quot; in the aftermath of 85 people dying at the hands of government forces last week.
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Thailand yesterday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s house arrest has been extended.
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Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.
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Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra promises to change tack in his handling of the violence gripping the country's south.
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Thais are set to head to the polls in the first general election since the overthrow of PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thailand went back to work as normal on   Thursday after a military coup legitimized by the king but the   opposition called for fast-tracked elections to show the new   rulers are serious about a return to democracy.
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Thailand's ruling generals cemented their grip on power, as ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.
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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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Thailand's army chief promised on   Wednesday to return "power to the people" as soon as possible   after the military ousted billionaire Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra without firing a shot.
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Thailand's new military ruler, winning crucial royal backing for his bloodless coup, announced Wednesday that he would not call elections for another year. The U.S. and other Western nations expressed disapproval and urged a swift restoration of democracy.
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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's military rulers urged foreign media Friday to tone down what they called unfair coverage of their coup, saying they were concerned by the international community's reaction and particularly want to respond to criticism by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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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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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take a "deserved rest," and urged the military leaders of the country to quickly arrange for new national elections.