Prayut Chan-o-cha

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Thai Soap Hunks Enlisted To Boost Military Pride

Sporting flak jackets, machine guns and smouldering stares, four Thai heartthrobs have been enlisted to woo fans -- and...

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Thai Man Says He Bombed Army Hospital In Revenge For Coup

A Thai man publicly confessed Tuesday to planting a bomb inside an army-run hospital last month, saying he was...

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Thai Junta Vows To Force Through China Railway

Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday said he would invoke his 'absolute powers' to clear hurdles holding up a...

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Thailand Hails New Golf Hero As Ariya Makes History

Thailand hailed Ariya Jutanugarn as their new sporting hero on Tuesday as she finally secured her place on top of the...

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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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Car Bomb Hits Thailand’s Troubled South, Injures 51

More than 50 people including children were injured on Tuesday when a car bomb exploded outside a supermarket in...

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Car Bomb Hits Thailand’s Troubled South, Injures 40

At least 40 people were wounded Tuesday when a car bomb exploded outside a supermarket in Thailand's insurgency-plagued...

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Thai Schoolgirl Learns To Smile Again After Teacher Assault

There were moments when Naruedee Jotsanthia thought she'd never smile again. The Thai schoolgirl says she was left...

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Thai Junta Chief Accepts Trump Invite

Thailand's junta chief has accepted an invitation to visit the White House from President Donald Trump, his spokesman...

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Southeast Asia’s Leaders Steer Away From Democracy

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war is part of a worrying assault on human rights and democracy...

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Thai Red Bull Heir Threatened With Arrest After Latest No-Show

Thai prosecutors vowed Thursday to seek the first arrest warrant for the heir to the Red Bull fortune after he dodged...

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Thai Junta To Lift Political Party Ban For 2018 Polls

Thailand's junta chief on Wednesday said he plans to lift the ban on political party gatherings before next year's...

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Thailand’s New Constitution

Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn is expected to sign off on Thursday on the country's latest constitution, a...

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Thai Red Bull Heir Snubs Hit-and-Run Case … Again

The heir to the Red Bull billions on Thursday again snubbed Thai prosecutors over a five-year-old hit-and-run incident...

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Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Slapped With $500 Mn Tax Bill

Thai tax officials slapped ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with a $500 million bill on Tuesday, resurrecting a...

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Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Lambasts $450m Bill Aimed At Her Brother

Deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday accused Thailand's junta of "hounding" her family after it pressed for a...

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Thai Monks and Cops In Bizarre Temple Turf War

One side of the temple gate is blocked by cops in blue, the other by rows of bald men in orange -- the frontline of a...

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Thai Army, Rebel Negotiators Agree ‘safety Zone’ For Unrest-Hit South

Thai army and Muslim rebel peace negotiators agreed Tuesday to create a "safety zone" in Thailand's insurgency-hit...

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Senior Adviser To Thailand King Sacked In Latest Purge

A senior adviser to Thailand's new monarch has been sacked, authorities said Tuesday, the second aide to King Maha...