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Re: Protests update
The perils of Prayuth
By Chatwadee Rose Amornpat, Guest Contributor
тАУ 15 September 2015Posted in: Thailand
Junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha is not only an embarrassment to Thailand but is endangering the country..... (read more)..... http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandal ... f-prayuth/
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Nation reporter resigns 'to end pressure'
16 Sep 2015
The Nation senior reporter Pravit Rojanaphruk resigned from the English language newspaper on Wednesday after his second detention by the military junta as a result of his anti-coup stance.... (read more).... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politic ... d-pressure
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US protests risk 'hurting' Thais
Premier wary of regime's critics at UN
17 Sep 2015
A protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in a foreign country would hurt Thailand's reputation, the government warns...... (read more).... http://bangkokpost.com/news/politics/69 ... ting-thais
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Thailand Blames Uighur Militants for Bombing at Bangkok Shrine
By THOMAS FULLER and EDWARD WONGSEPT. 15, 2015
BANGKOK тАФ Nearly a month after the deadliest bombing in recent Thai history, ThailandтАЩs national police chief made his most explicit comments on Tuesday about who carried out the attack here and why..... (read more).... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/world ... .html?_r=0
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Thailand earns stay on EU fish deadline
17 Sep 2015
Thailand has been given more time by the European Union to stamp out illegal fishing practices beyond the initial deadline of October, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Thursday..... (read more)... http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general ... h-deadline
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When Will ThailandтАЩs Elusive Election Be Held?
The latest read on the ever-shifting timeline for ThailandтАЩs election.
By Prashanth Parameswaran
September 18, 2015
In Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chaтАЩs first public address just over a week after the May 22 coup last year, he said that the ruling junta he led had a time frame of a year and three months to move towards elections.... (read more).... http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/when-wil ... n-be-held/
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America's estrangement from Thailand
Nicholas Borroz Analyst
18 September 2015
The American public increasingly thinks of Thailand as unstable, a perception fueled by official criticism of Thailand's politics. Although this criticism is partially driven by developments in Thailand, it is also a result of uncoordinated and reactionary foreign policy.... (read more).... http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... m-thailand
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Football and blindfolds: Thai junta's 'attitude adjustments'
18 September 2015
By Jerome Taylor
From cordial cups of coffee and football games with soldiers, to blindfolds and black site prisons, Thailand's junta are employing a range of tactics in their so-called "attitude adjustment" campaign against critics.... (read more)... http://news.yahoo.com/football-blindfol ... NlYwNzcg--
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Re: Protests update
18 September 2015
Democracy Activists Ignore Junta Order to Call Off March
BANGKOK тАФ A pro-democracy group vows to go ahead with a demonstration tomorrow to mark the anniversary of the 2006 coup dтАЩetat despite being warned to call it off by the military junta... (read more).... http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.ph ... 6§ion=
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Thailand Builds Case in Bangkok Bombing
Ron Corben
September 18, 2015
Thai authorities have formally blamed last month's deadly Bangkok bombing on a Uighur human smuggling network that officials say was angry about a police crackdown on its business.... (read more)... http://www.voanews.com/content/thailand ... 68964.html