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Kinokuniya Pulls Oxford Researcher’s Book on 2010 Bangkok Unrest

BANGKOK — One of Bangkok’s largest booksellers has quietly pulled a book about the 2010 political unrest without explanation.

Redshirts Dispute Link to Rice Field Weapons Cache

BANGKOK — A top junta official said Friday that a weapons cache discovered recently by police could belong to a man believed to have died four months ago.

Surin Pitsuwan, Former ASEAN Secretary General, 68

BANGKOK — Former Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan has died in Thailand. He was 68.

Cadet Autopsy Incomplete Due to Chemical Shortage: Institute

BANGKOK — On the day it had been expected to make public its explanation about what killed a teen military cadet, the Central Institute of Forensic Science said Thursday it could not complete the autopsy as it had run out of a preservative.

Junta Deems ‘Distorted News’ Newest Health Issue

BANGKOK — Thailand's military government says it is fighting a new threat to public health: distorted news reports.

Dead Cadet’s Autopsy Results Due Tomorrow

BANGKOK  — Thursday will mark the deadline set by the Central Institute of Forensic Science to complete its autopsy of a cadet whose death at a military academy has become a national controversy and embarrassment to the ruling junta.

Jailed Thai Coal Protesters Can’t Afford Bail

BANGKOK — Fifteen people who oppose a plan to build a coal plant in their hometown remain imprisoned Wednesday because they could not afford their bond money – set at 90,000 baht each by the court.

Prayuth ‘Regrets’ Yelling at Pattani Fisherman

BANGKOK — Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha took to social media Tuesday to express regret for shouting down a fisherman in the southern province of Pattani.
A completely fake image of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, at right, with de facto Pheu Thai leader, fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Thai Political Enemies Weigh Alliance to Defeat Junta

BANGKOK — Senior figures from the Pheu Thai and Democrat Parties are considering the unthinkable: a coalition between the political archrivals to prevent junta...

Coal Protesters Face Prison After Police Scuffle (Photos)

SONGKHLA — Sixteen protesters arrested while marching to submit a petition to junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha in the Deep South remained in custody Tuesday morning and face six months in prison.

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