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Thai activists shout slogans to soldiers during a rally against the military coup at a cinema in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 24, 2014. (EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT)

Thai army detains former PM Yingluck a day after coup

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—Thailand’s military rulers detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a senior officer said, after summoning her for talks a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup. As the army moved to consolidate its...

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Thai soldiers gather under a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after anti-government protesters were removed off the site following the coup declared at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23, 2014. (EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL)

Ousted Thai PM answers general’s summons a day after coup

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2014 | World

Bangkok, Reuters—Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha summoned ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to a meeting on Friday, a day after he seized power in a bloodless coup and said he wanted to restore order following months of turmoil. General Prayuth launched his...

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Thai Armed Forces Chiefs are shown on television announcing the military takeover in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thai military seizes power in coup, imposes curfew

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2014 | World

Bangkok, AP—Thailand’s military seized power Thursday in a bloodless coup, dissolving the government, suspending the constitution and dispersing groups of protesters from both sides of the country’s political divide who had gathered in Bangkok and raised...

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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...