Thailand's ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra asks King for royal pardon
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, the outgoing justice minister said, just over a week after his dramatic return to the country from more than 15 years in self-exile.
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Thailand's economic recovery on track but exports weigh
BANGKOK Thailand's economic recovery remained on track in July as private spending increased and the tourism sector expanded
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Thai July factory output falls more than forecast as exports slump
BANGKOK Thailand's factory output shrank slightly more than expected in July as sluggish global demand pinched exports, a
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Thammakaset: Thai poultry farmer loses his 36th defamation suit
Thailand's best-known human rights campaigner found not guilty of criminal defamation.
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Thailand's employment growth drops in Q2 as economy slows
BANGKOK Thailand's employment in the second quarter rose 1.7% from a year earlier, slowing from a 2.4% increase
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Dogs: Thai rescue pup on brink of death finds Welsh home
Rodney was found on the street, hours away from death, but now lives in south Wales.
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Thaksin's return seals grand Thai political bargain
The end of Thaksin Shinawatra's 15-year-long exile is not an isolated event, but part of a grand political bargain.
1970-01-01 08:00
Thailand has a new leader but it's not the one most people voted for. Here's why
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country's most polarizing figures returned from a 15-year self exile.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cambodia country profile
Provides an overview of Cambodia, including key dates and facts about this South East Asian nation.
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Thai parliament picks Srettha Thavisin as next prime minister ending 3 months of political deadlock
Thailand's parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country's next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups.
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, reintroducing a towering and divisive figure at a time when the kingdom's often fraught political scene is in a fresh state of flux.
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Thailand's fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns from 17 years in self-exile
By Napat Wesshasartar and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's fugitive former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, returned on Tuesday from 17 years
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