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Thailand to hold first election since coup on March 24
Thailand last held a successful election in 2011
Thai junta blocks rights meeting in Bangkok
Rights activists say Thailand’s ruling junta has worked systematically to snuff out all challenges to its authority.
Thailand’s coup leaders keep ex-PM, Cabinet detained ‘to think’
Coup leaders say they will keep former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders in detention.
Thai army declares martial law
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.
State of emergency ‘will have to stay’, says Thai minister
Despite several protest sites shutting down, Thailand’s foreign minister says emergency laws could be extended until demonstrations end completely.
Hugs and roses as Thailand protesters enter govt grounds
In surreal scenes after days of violent marches, Thailand’s protesters hugged police as they entered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s grounds.
Thailand: Police allow protesters into state buildings
Thailand’s government has ordered police to stand down, bringing an end to days of violence in Bangkok in which five people have died.
Thailand’s Yingluck calls for talks amid violent protests
Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she would "open every door" to find a peaceful solution to a political crisis gripping Bangkok.
Thai prime minister Yingluck flees as protesters step-up action
Thousands of protesters launched a "people’s coup" on Thailand’s government on Sunday, swarming multiple state agencies in violent clashes.
Thai minister’s friendship with Mugabe ‘strictly social’
Questions have been raised over Thai prime minister’s appointment of Nalinee Taveesin to Cabinet, who counts Zimbabwe’s president as a friend.
Minister’s appointment defended despite Mugabe-links
Thailand’s premier has defended her appointment of a Cabinet minister on a US blacklist owing to alleged business links to President Robert Mugabe.
‘Crony’ Thai minister blacklisted for Mugabe links
Thailand’s Yingluck Shinawatra has had to defend Cabinet minister Nalinee Taveesin, who has been blacklisted by the US for her links to Robert Mugabe.
Thailand battles infighting while gaining US flood relief
The US has urged flood-stricken Thailand to overcome political infighting during its crisis as it announced immediate assistance for its ally.
Anger mounts in flood-weary Bangkok
Bangkok residents are protesting as frustration mounts that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.
Thai PM plays down further flood risks to Bangkok
Bangkok’s well-protected centre is only at risk of "minor" flooding, the Thai premier says, as the deluge closed in on the metropolis.