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Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva


Thailand’s Former PM Has Fled Abroad

Thailand’s Former PM Has Fled Abroad

Bangkok- Hundreds of former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had gathered outside the court, on Friday, where about 4,000 police had been deployed waiting for her arrival to be tried in a corruption case. After Yingluck failed to show up, the Supreme Court...
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Thai protesters close their mouths and flash the sign of ‘brotherhood, liberty and equality’ during an anti-coup demonstration at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 01 June 2014. (EPA/Rungro Yongrit)


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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)


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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

Thai military rulers appoint anti-Thaksin advisers

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

Thai protesters test military’s resolve

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...