Ousted Thai PM calls for swift elections
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Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra and the main opposition called on Thursday for swift   general elections in Thailand as military coup leaders banned   "political activities."
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Thailand faced an uncertain political future Thursday after a top court banned ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party from contesting promised elections later this year.
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Muslim separatists are intensifying violence in southern Thailand in hopes of a brutal government response that would boost foreign support for their aims, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Friday.
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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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Deposed Thai PM still wanted on corruption charges despite election victory by his allies, officials say
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Thais voted on Sunday in a post-coup general election that supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sought to turn into a referendum on his return from exile.
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The party allied to Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra seeks coalition partners after claiming victory in the polls.
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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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Thai prime minister offers to hold talks with ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as supporters rally in Bangkok.
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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he may return home, but insists he will not return to politics.
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Exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged his stunned supporters on Thursday to accept the dissolution of their party and the political banishment of its leaders which threaten more turmoil.
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The United States on Monday urged Thailand's new stop-gap prime minister, retired Gen. Surayud Chulanont, to work for an early return to democratic rule after last month's bloodless military coup.
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Thailand's army chief vowed on   Wednesday to clean up the country's political landscape and   return "power to the people" as soon as possible after a   bloodless coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he would return to Thailand from exile after the party he backed emerged from weekend elections front runner to form a coalition government.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned that violence in the country&#39;s south could get worse. Mr Thaksin said suspected Muslim separatists wanted to provoke the government into over-reacting.
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The Thai prime minister pledges to set up an independent inquiry into the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters in police custody.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push ASEAN leaders at a summit in Laos to address the lack of political reform in military-ruled Myanmar, a source of growing embarrassment to the group, officials said today.