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BANGKOK: Allies of Thailand's fugitive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra scored a landslide election win Sunday, exit polls showed, in a stunning comeback after years of turmoil sparked by his ouster in a coup.
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BANGKOK: Tourists in Thailand have been warned to exercise caution and avoid political demonstrations as the nation goes to the polls Sunday for the first time since last year's deadly street protests.
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BANGKOK - Thailand votes on Sunday in a closely fought election seen as pivotal to the future of the deeply divided kingdom, after years of political deadlock and often bloody street protests.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's rival political camps launched a last-minute appeal for votes Saturday on the eve of a hard-fought election seen as crucial to the future of the kingdom after years of often bloody unrest.
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GENEVA : Cambodia and Thailand, which were recently embroiled in a border spat during which cluster bombs were allegedly used, have announced plans to ratify the treaty that bans such weapons, activists said Friday.
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PATTANI, Thailand: Political reconciliation and the cost of living are two issues that are expected to determine the outcome of Thailand's general election this Sunday.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's embattled premier on Thursday lashed out against his opponents three days ahead of a key election, accusing them of talking of reconciliation as a "cloak" to bring back his arch-rival.
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CHIANGMAI: Thailand's ruling Democrat party is facing an uphill battle in the north.
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BANGKOK: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Thursday for the upcoming crucial election in Thailand to be conducted peacefully and in a "fair, credible and transparent" way.
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WASHINGTON: The United States is nervously watching Sunday's election in Thailand, with policymakers worried it may set off new instability that diminishes the role of Washington's oldest Asian ally.
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BANGKOK : Every vote is expected to count in Thailand's general elections.
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CHIANGMAI, Thailand: Thailand's leading opposition Pheu Thai Party has rolled out a generous raft of populist policies ahead of the election.
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YALA, Thailand: After seven years of near-daily attacks that have left thousands dead, a long-overlooked insurgency in southern Thailand is slowly creeping up the political agenda ahead of looming elections.
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BANGKOK: Fugitive Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed not to seek revenge over the coup which ousted him from power if his party wins the restive kingdom's upcoming elections.
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BANGKOK: Thailand has withdrawn from UNESCO'S World Heritage Convention because of a row with Cambodia over a disputed 900-year-old temple, a top official said.
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BANGKOK: Up to about two million voters were expected to submit advance ballots on Sunday in Thailand's first election since the kingdom was rocked by its worst civil violence in decades last year.
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PHO CHAI, Thailand : A charm offensive by Thailand's powerful military in rural opposition strongholds has raised fresh doubts about whether the generals will stay out of politics as an election looms.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's prime minister launched a scathing attack on his political rivals on Thursday in an attempt to reinvigorate his flagging fortunes ahead of an election seen as pivotal to the country's future.
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BANGKOK: Thai police said they would deploy 700 officers for an election rally on Thursday by the ruling party at the site of a deadly military crackdown on opposition protesters last year.
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CHIANG MAI: Thailand's fractious politics have largely been an all-male affair, but with more women contesting seats in the kingdom's July 3 election, Thais are facing the prospect of a female prime minister for the first time in their history.
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CHIANGMAI: First-time candidates of the Pheu Thai party have started meeting and greeting potential constituents in northern Thailand, the stronghold of the party.
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BANGKOK: Unknown gunmen shot and killed four soldiers on motorbike patrol in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police said Friday.
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BANGKOK: Deadly clashes between Myanmar troops and ethnic minority rebels near the Chinese border have spread with hundreds, possibly thousands, of people fleeing their homes, reports said on Wednesday.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's powerful army chief has appeared on national television to urge voters to protect the revered monarchy, in a thinly veiled attack on the resurgent opposition weeks before an election.
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BANGKOK: A vaccine for dengue fever could be a reality by 2015 - bringing relief to countries like Thailand where the disease strikes millions each year.
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BANGKOK: Clashes have broken out between the Myanmar army and northern ethnic rebels in a strategic region near the Chinese border, with at least seven people killed, a militia spokesman said Tuesday.
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BANGKOK: Thailand said on Saturday it had detected E. coli in cabbage imported from Europe and was checking whether it was the lethal strain involved in a killer outbreak in northern Germany.
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BANGKOK - Thailand said Thursday that it had found E. coli bacteria in avocados imported from Europe and was checking whether it was the same strain as the one behind a deadly outbreak in Europe.
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva accused the opposition on Wednesday of inflaming political tensions by "whitewashing" the crimes of their de facto leader, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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BANGKOK: Thailand will mobilise 100,000 police officers to guard polling stations for its July 3 general election, the national police chief said Tuesday, amid fears the vote could bring violence.
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