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Thailand to hold first election since coup on March 24

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Thailand last held a successful election in 2011
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Storm in a Thai red bowl

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A symbol of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's opposition party has landed a Facebook user and journalist in hot water with the ruling junta.
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Thai army declares martial law

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After six months of political unrest and a day after the caretaker prime minister refused to stand down, Thailand's army has declared martial law.
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Thai minister’s friendship with Mugabe ‘strictly social’

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Questions have been raised over Thai prime minister's appointment of Nalinee Taveesin to Cabinet, who counts Zimbabwe's president as a friend.
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SABC’s new chief linked to shady Thai billionaire

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The SABC's new boss chaired a mining company that went into meltdown, in which controversial Thai billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra played a role.
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Desperate bid to assuage Thai flood rage

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Authorities in the Thai capital are repairing a damaged flood gate that has become the focus of anger, fear and rivalry between arms of government.
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Thailand hails first female PM: Yingluck Shinawatra

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Yingluck Shinawatra has become politically turbulent Thailand's first female prime minister after Parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.
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Thailand to lift emergency rule in Bangkok

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Thailand said it would lift a state of emergency in Bangkok and three neighbouring areas, seven months after a bloody military crackdown.
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Thaksin on ‘courtesy call’ to Mandela

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No business was discussed with the fugitive Thai politician, says foundation.
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Fugitive former Thai leader meets Nelson Mandela

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Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nelson Mandela.
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Thai protesters calm as battle raged to an end

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As Thai troops staged a bloody operation to disperse red shirt protesters on Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators in a fortified camp appeared calm.
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Bangkok braces for unrest after peace plan rejected

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Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators.
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