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Thailand's cabinet voted Tuesday to lift martial law in 221 of the country's 400 districts where it is still in force, according to Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council Thawil Pliensri. Martial law will remain...

Four Thai prosecutors traveled to London Friday to discuss the extradition of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on corruption charges , in order to discuss what evidence is necessary in UK courts...

Martial law will remain in some regions of Thailand indefinitely, General Winai Phattiyakul said Monday, citing unspecified security concerns in border provinces. Winai said that martial law will be lifted in some provinces, but gave no...

The Thai Supreme Court for Political Appointees suspended proceedings Tuesday against former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra until he and his wife, Pojamarn, are arrested and brought into court for proceedings. Thaksin has been...

The Bangkok Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Monday for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn on charges of stock trading violations. Thaksin has been living in exile since a...

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej formally signed the country's new constitution into law Friday. The constitution, put forward by the military-backed interim government, was approved in a national referendum last week....

The Election Commission of Thailand on Monday certified the results of Sunday's constitutional referendum , reporting that 56.69 percent of voters approved the draft constitution put forth by the country's...

Roughly 70 percent of voters casting ballots in Thailand Sunday approved the interim military-supported government's proposed new constitution , which will replace the country's 1997 charter. Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont , who came...

At least 10,000 supporters of Thailand's former ruling party protested Wednesday against a proposed draft constitution , as an August 19 national referendum looms. Members of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's dissolved Thai Rak Thai party (TRT) ...

Thai Supreme Court Judge Tonglor Choam-ngam issued arrest warrants Tuesday for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn, saying that the court had reason to believe that couple are "evading prosecution"...