A Banned Book Challenges Saintly Image of Thai King
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A new book argues that the countryÂs wildly popular king has put the preservation of the monarchy ahead of a democratic Thailand.
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Thailand's revered king voices concern over a court ruling on whether the two main parties should be disbanded.
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One week before its release, Myanmar's military junta has banned an album by some of the world's top artistes demanding the freedom of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, activists said.
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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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In a country where the royal family rarely communicates directly with the public, Thai Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn could be considered a trailblazer.
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Cigarette packs in Thailand may soon carry more than the usual health warnings, with an edict admonishing the public not to give Buddhist monks a smoke.
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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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The involvement of the revered Buddhist clergy has increased the challenge to the military junta.
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By GRANT PECK  BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's new military-appointed government has threatened to shut down an operatic version of the Hindu epic Ramayana, ostensibly over fears one of its scenes may bring bad luck.
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Critics repeatedly charged that Thaksin Shinawatra used his five years as Thai premier to boost the fortunes of his media and telecommunications empire and enrich his family.
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Thai censors lifted their ban on YouTube after five months of blocking it because it had carried material seen as insulting to the countryâs king.
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Lebanon has banned Dan Brown's bestselling novel "The Da Vinci Code" after Catholic leaders complained it was offensive to Christianity.
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The Hamas-led Education Ministry lifts a ban on a Palestinian folktale book following public outcry.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said here on Friday evening that Tak Bai incident in the country&#39;s southern Narathiwat Province has nothing to do with religion, but a matter of law and order.
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Thailand faced more political turmoil on Thursday after exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was banned from politics and his party dismantled, raising fears of unrest ahead of elections in December.
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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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HUANGHUACHENG, China  - Authors generally welcome  publicity, but the Chinese winner of a non-government PEN award  has never given an interview. That may be because her book  taking a hard look at a past purge of intellectuals is banned.