Myanmar (Free subscription) | 01/30/2008
Print Article The army general who led a coup against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Wednesday he supports a new elected government led by the ousted leader's ally and descri...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 01/29/2008
End to spell of military rule looks imminent
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 12/26/2007
BANGKOK - Thailand's military-installed prime minister said Wednesday he had "no problem" with the possible return of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose allies claimed victory in weekend polls.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 12/26/2007
SINGAPORE: Buoyed by the results of the “democracy-restoring” election in Thailand, the deposed Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, wants to return home. He is in self-imposed exile since the military coup against him 15 months ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 12/25/2007
SINGAPORE: The People’s Power Party (PPP) in Thailand, a proxy for deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on Monday began exploring ways to form a coalition government following the general election held a day earlier. But, ...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/23/2007
People in Thailand take part in the first general election since last year's coup which ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Healey is a Fraud (Free subscription) | 12/22/2007
Thailand travels to the polls today to elect a new authorities replacing the military junta's caretaker government. Coming 15 calendar months after the September 2006 coup, there is intense political play involving rigging, vote-buying, scandals and a convoluted political map wherein the junta-backed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) goes on to churn out legislation, despite democratic norms. An...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 12/22/2007
Thailand will grant citizenship to 353,000 people, mostly hill tribesmen living in the country's north bordering Myanmar and Laos, coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Friday.
Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 12/20/2007
A Weak Election Commission Endorses Unfair Election Tactics Failure by Thailand's Electoral Commission to act on evidence of military interference in the upcoming Thai elections undermines prospects for Sunday's elections to be free and fair, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Age (Free subscription) | 12/18/2007
Thailand will vote in a "return to democracy" election this Sunday and neither the leader of the September 2006 coup nor the erstwhile prime minister are standing.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 12/15/2007
General election set for December 23
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's proposal for a national unity government to rule Thailand for two years after an election this month has won little support from rivals back home. Thaksin, who has not returned to Thailand...
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 12/07/2007
BANGKOK - Thailand's coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, said Friday that he expects widespread vote-buying in the run-up to the nation's first elections since his putsch last year.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 11/27/2007
BANGKOK - Thailand's coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin has declared to authorities that he and his two wives have assets totalling 2.8 million dollars, a counter-corruption agency said Tuesday.
