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Ousted Thai PM Yingluck banned from politics, faces criminal charge

YoopyaJan 23, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Thai authorities dealt a double blow to ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her powerful family on Friday, banning her from politics for

Asia: Thailand’s junta warns over Hunger Games salute

YoopyaJun 3, 2014September 2, 20230

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday they are monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup — a three-fingered salute borrowed

Asia: Thailand’s army declares martial law, denies coup underway as political crisis intensifies

YoopyaMay 20, 2014September 7, 20230

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s powerful army declared martial law Tuesday and deployed troops into the heart of Bangkok in a dramatic move it said was

Thailand: Grenade attack on Thai anti-graft office ahead of PM hearing

YoopyaMar 28, 2014July 21, 20230

(Reuters) – Grenades were thrown at the offices of Thailand’s anti-corruption agency, which has summoned the prime minister to answer charges of dereliction of duty

Asia: Thai justice minister questions latest court case threatening PM

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Thailand’s justice minister on Wednesday questioned the validity of a court case that could lead to the scrapping of a February 2 election

Thai protesters take to Facebook to target businesses linked to PM

YoopyaFeb 20, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – Protesters campaigning to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra turned to Facebook and other social media to attack businesses linked to her family

Treading softly, Thai riot police move to reclaim protest sites

YoopyaFeb 14, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – Thousands of Thai riot police were deployed on Friday to seize back protest sites around government buildings in Bangkok that have been occupied

Thai protesters vow to annul election result

YoopyaFeb 3, 2014November 29, 20230

BANGKOK – Thai protesters vowed Monday to stage larger rallies in central Bangkok and push ahead their efforts to nullify the results of elections that

Election officials: Thailand voting to take time

YoopyaFeb 3, 2014December 3, 20230

Thai election officials have warned that it could take several weeks to re-stage voting in areas where Sunday’s election was disrupted by protesters. The anti-government

Hard to see end to Thailand’s cycle of instability

YoopyaJan 23, 2014December 10, 20230

BANGKOK (AP) — Just before the start of an anti-government rally that paralyzed the heart of Bangkok four years ago, Thailand’s deputy prime minister issued