Thai anti-military parties say they have seats to form government

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:12:37 +0000

Thai anti-military parties say they have seats to form government

BANGKOK  – Seven Thai political parties led by one ousted from power in a military coup said Wednesday that they believed they won enough seats in the recent general election to form the next government.

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Thai vote results delayed, anti-junta party seeks leadership

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:21:36 +0000

Thai vote results delayed, anti-junta party seeks leadership

BANGKOK — Thailand’s anti-junta Pheu Thai party said Monday it will try to form a government despite losing the popular vote to a military-backed party in the first election since a 2014 coup, highlighting the nation’s deep political polarization.

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Military-backed party leads Thailand’s post-coup election

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 02:24:44 +0000

Military-backed party leads Thailand's post-coup election, Thai PM Chaniocha Pranut

BANGKOK — A military-backed party has taken the lead in Thailand’s first election since a 2014 coup, preliminary results showed, suggesting junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha could stay in power, helped by an electoral system tilted in the military’s favor.With 93 percent of votes count

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Thai court disbands political party for nominating princess

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:09:41 +0000

Thai court disbands political party for nominating princess

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ordered the dissolution of a major political party ahead of this month’s general election.

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Australia police say they didn’t know Bahraini soccer player was refugee

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:15:27 +0000

Australia police say they didn't know Bahraini soccer player was refugee

Australian Federal Police did not know a Bahraini soccer player was a refugee who feared persecution in his homeland.

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Thai court accepts dissolution case over princess nomination

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:36:20 +0000

Thai court accepts dissolution case over princess nomination

A Thai court has agreed to take up the case of whether to dissolve a political party that nominated a member of the royal family as its candidate for prime minister in next month’s general election.

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Thai junta pegs economic fortunes to China as uncertainty looms

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 06:33:41 +0000

Thai junta pegs economic fortunes to China as uncertainty looms

After generals seized power in Thailand in 2014, they turned to Beijing to buff up their vision of a country buoyed by China-backed infrastructure.

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Thai party fighting for survival after gaffe with princess

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:44:30 +0000

BANGKOK: The Thai political party that took the unprecedented and ultimately unsuccessful step of nominating a member of the royal family as its candidate for prime minister was fighting for…READ

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