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Bangkok police spokesperson Supisarn Bhakdinaruenart said Monday that six anti-coup protesters involved in Sunday's clash with police have been charged with disturbing the peace, injuring police, and destroying government property. The clash erupted after approximately 5,000 protesters,...

Thailand's interim-government lifted a ban on the registration of new political parties Wednesday, after the military-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved legislation formally ending the ban instituted by the military after its September 2006 coup...

Interim Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont Tuesday invited his ousted predecessor to return to Thailand to challenge allegations made against him and the recent seizure of $1.5 billion in assets amassed from the...

Thailand's interim-government Monday lifted a ban on political activities that had been in place since the 2006 bloodless coup , which will allow the dissolved political party Thai Rak Thai (TRT) [official website, in...

Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin , the leader of Thailand's 2006 bloodless coup , said Friday on state television that he backs amnesty for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party leaders. The remarks follow Wednesday's...

Approximately a thousand demonstrators gathered in Bangkok Thursday to protest a Wednesday order by the Constitutional Court of Thailand banning former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra and 110 other Thai Rak Thai...

Thailand Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont declined a request to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok Friday, although he said he had not ruled out the possibility of doing so in the future. Military officials...

Human Rights Watch has urged the European Union to "fill the leadership void on human rights" left after allegations of torture and US detention practices have undermined American credibility in the human rights arena. In...

Thai Prime Minister Chulanont Surayud Tuesday proposed a plan to the country's new military-led Council for National Security for lifting martial law in peaceful areas of the country. He...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is prepared to return to Thailand to answer to possible corruption charges, Thaksin's lawyer said Monday, though Thailand has struggled to find evidence of Thaksin's alleged corruption following...