Thai coup leaders clamp down
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Thailand's junta has publicly announced a ban on all political meetings and the registration of new political parties, one day after staging a bloodless military coup that ousted the country's prime minister.
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Thailand's coup leaders will work   alongside an interim civilian government, not above it,   officials said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
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The sudden, well-orchestrated bloodless coup in Thailand has sparked criticism, concern, unease and uncertainty in the international community.
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BANGKOK - Ending nine days of restraint, Burma's military rulers cracked down on protesting Buddhist monks yesterday, with security forces firing warning shots, shooting tear gas canisters, swinging truncheons, and making scores of arrests to suppress antigovernment marchers.
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First election since the military coup 15 months ago fuels fears of further political uncertainty in Thailand
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers got their first taste of popular dissent yesterday when about 100 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings to denounce the army's coup this week as undemocratic.
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Thailand's military rulers swore in a former army chief as interim prime minister on Sunday and unveiled a stop-gap constitution, keeping a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their September 19 coup.
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Thailand's ruling junta will remain in place after a civilian prime minister takes office to keep a tight check on the new government, the general who led last week's coup has told AFP.
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Thai coup leaders have set up a panel   to investigate allegations of corruption in government projects   under ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and seize   personal assets if it finds them true.
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The military regime announced Sunday a crackdown on critics of Fiji's coup, just hours after a house that had become a rallying point for those wanting a return to democracy was ransacked by unknown assailants.
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Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.
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Thailand's coup leaders barred   electronic media on Thursday from disseminating news and   comments they deemed a threat to national security and the   monarchy.
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Thailand's military rulers unveiled a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Burma&#39;s secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, according to officials in neighbouring Thailand.
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Thailand's military rulers urged foreign media Friday to tone down what they called unfair coverage of their coup, saying they were concerned by the international community's reaction and particularly want to respond to criticism by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Thailand prepared Thursday to lift the last of its controversial capital controls, as the nation's junta leader and the prime minister scrambled to replace the finance minister who imposed them.
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A faction of the Thai military led by the army chief says it has overthrown Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.