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Three Years After Coup, Rural Thais Yearn For Democracy

Three years after their latest coup, Thailand's arch-royalist military is firmly dug-in. Dissent is banned, a...

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Five Thais Charged With Royal Defamation For Facebook ‘shares’

Five men were charged with violating Thailand's draconian royal defamation law for sharing Facebook posts written by an...

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Thai Generals Lead Royal Funeral Pyre Ceremony

Thailand's generals took centre stage on Monday at a ceremony blessing the start of construction of an enormous funeral...