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BANGKOK — Police have arrested the fourteen activists who defied the junta's ban on protests and led a pro-democracy demonstration in Bangkok yesterday.

CHIANG MAI — A travel company for Chinese tourists in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai is celebrating Loy Kratong - the Thai floating lantern festival - five months early this year.

PHRA PHUTTHABAT (DPA) — In a rehab centre north of Bangkok, one recovering addict remembers the highs as well as the lows.

PHRA PHUTTHABAT (DPA) — In a rehab centre north of Bangkok, one recovering addict remembers the highs as well as the lows.

BANGKOK — In a rare departure from the junta's zero tolerance on political protests, police did not arrest any of the fourteen pro-democracy activists who marched along a historic road in Bangkok today.

BANGKOK — The director of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport said his staff did not detect a firearm when they inspected the luggage of a former Bangkok police chief who was arrested in Japan with a loaded gun this week.

BANGKOK — Thai junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has continued his polemic against reporters, who he accused yesterday of being paid to criticize his government.

BANGKOK — Seven pro-democracy activists successfully filed complaints against three security officers who allegedly abused them during a protest last month, following a stand-off with police that lasted for nearly seven hours yesterday.

BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at the press today, accusing reporters of being paid to criticize his government, and warning that the country is on the brink of collapse.

BANGKOK — Nearly one hundred police officers barricaded a police station today to prevent pro-democracy activists from filing a legal complaint against officers who they say abused them during a crackdown on their rally last month.