Politics

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand and Russia signed bilateral agreements to combat drug trafficking, boost investment and develop the Thai energy sector Wednesday.

BANGKOK — An southern army commander has formally apologized for the deadly raid that a fact-finding panel says killed four young men who had no connection to the local Islamic insurgency.

BANGKOK — Military representatives will assist with an investigation into the deaths that resulted from a military crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010, a senior official said.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand's military government is keeping to a schedule that includes elections in early 2016, an official said Tuesday.

BANGKOK — Thailand’s military junta says it will only use new censorship powers to target media agencies that "distort" the facts.

BANGKOK - The director of Thailand's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says he visited two of the four men who were allegedly tortured by soldiers during their detention at an army camp last month.

BANGKOK — A panel investigating a fatal military raid in the southern province of Pattani has postponed the release of their findings, citing the need for more time to question witnesses and assess evidence.

BANGKOK — Thailand’s national anti-graft agency has named former army chief Anupong Paochinda as a witness in a legal case investigating the violent military crackdown on Redshirt protesters in 2010.

BANGKOK — Thailand's junta chairman has brushed off concerns about Article 44, a constitutional clause invoked last night that grants him near-absolute power.

BANGKOK (DPA) - Thailand's military government lifted martial law in a televised address to the nation Wednesday night, after receiving a royal endorsement to do so.