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A plainclothes policeman detains a man (in the blue striped shirt) who had demonstrated against military rule by briefly holding up a protest sign at a shopping district in central Bangkok on May 31, 2014. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

Protesters to test Thai junta, no vote for over a year

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—Protesters will test Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha this weekend after he said there would be no elections in Thailand for more than a year to give the military time to engineer reforms. Prayuth ousted the government of Prime Minister...

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Thai soldiers stand guard during a protest against the military coup at the victory monument in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 May 2014. (EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL)

Thai military rulers appoint anti-Thaksin advisers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country’s long-running...

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An anti-coup protester holds a ‘No Coup’ placard in front of Thai army soldiers during a gathering at the Victory Monument in Bangkok on May 25, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ Manan VATSYAYANA)

Thai protesters test military’s resolve

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s military tightened its grip on power on Sunday as it moved to quell growing protests, saying anyone violating its orders would be tried in military court. It also took its first steps to revitalize a battered economy, saying nearly a...

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Thai Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha (2-L) speaks to journalists next to Navy Chief Adm Narong Pipattanasai (L), Air Chief Marshall Prachin Chantong (2-R) and Police Chief Adul Saengsingkaew (R), during a press conference at the Army Club in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 May 2014. (EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT)

“This is not a coup” says Thai army, as martial law declared

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized

Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that the surprise move amounted to a military coup....

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra waves at her supporters in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai court rules PM must step down

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—A Thai court found Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of violating the constitution on Wednesday and ordered her to step down, throwing the country into further political turmoil, although ministers not implicated in her case can remain in...