Thailand's military tightens grip
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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 approves extra troops for the country's troubled south, ahead of PM Thaksin Shinawatra's visit.
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Security is tight in Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could see the two main political parties disbanded.
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ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.
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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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Thailand's interim government lifts a ban on political party activities imposed after last September's coup.
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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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on bail listen as Thai army and police officials give a press conference at the Thaksin Palace in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, November 1, 2004.
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Military leaders in Thailand urge voters to accept the results of the forthcoming general election.
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Thailand's ruling generals are set to impose tough new curbs on the media, including a ban on expressions of public opinion, as they tightened their grip on power two days after a bloodless coup.
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WASHINGTON -- At the United Nations lectern this week, President Bush hailed the spread of democracy. ``From Beirut to Baghdad," he said, ``people are making the choice for freedom." Yet even as he spoke, tanks were rolling through the streets of Bangkok as a military coup toppled the elected leader of Thailand, who at that moment was in New York ...
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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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THE Thai military turned to the power of origami yesterday in its attempt to bring peace to the countryâs restive south. Air force planes dropped 100 million paper birds over the area, where fighting between
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Retired Gen Surayud Chulanont begins work as  Thailand's new, military-appointed prime minister.
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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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A little over a year ago, as President Bush prepared to make a state visit to Thailand, he declared that the country&#39;s prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was a &quot;very strong leader and a very
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The Thai armed forces seized power on   Tuesday without firing a shot, dismissed Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra's government, revoked the constitution and promised   a swift return to democracy after political reforms.