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Deadly bombings hit Thai border town
18/09/2011 - THAILAND

Deadly bombings hit Thai border town

At least three people were killed and another 60 were wounded when three bombs detonated Friday in a town near the border with Malaysia, Thai police said. An insurgency has been raging in Thailand's majority Malay Muslim southern provinces.
Thai parliament endorses first female prime minister
05/08/2011 - THAILAND

Thai parliament endorses first female prime minister

Yingluck Shinawatra became Thailand’s first female prime minister Friday after her crushing election victory was endorsed by lawmakers, five years after her brother, former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted in a military coup.
The future's Red - but not yet united
21/07/2011 - THAILAND

The future's Red - but not yet united

The elections are done and dusted and the Thai people are now waiting for Yingluck Shinawatra to form her government. But even among those who voted for her, there's still some feeling of dissatisfaction and division in Thai politics. Yingluck is yet to prove that she is her own person and not just a proxy of her elder brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin.
UN court orders Thai, Cambodian troops to leave disputed temple
18/07/2011 - CAMBODIA - THAILAND

UN court orders Thai, Cambodian troops to leave disputed temple

The UN's highest court, the International Court of Justice in the Hague, ruled Monday that both Thai and Cambodian troops must withdraw immediately from a border area around a disputed ancient Hindu temple.
Democrats seek to ban Shinawatra's party after election defeat
08/07/2011 - THAILAND

Democrats seek to ban Shinawatra's party after election defeat

Thailand’s opposition Democrats asked the Electoral Commission Friday to ban the Puea Thai party, which won a majority in last week's general election. Puea Thai’s leader Yingluck Shinawatra (pictured) is still expected to form a government.
"The Making of a Prime Minister"
04/07/2011 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

"The Making of a Prime Minister"

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 04/07/11, Yingluck Shinawatra is on her way to becoming Thailand’s first female Prime Minister. The Bangkok Post hopes she will keep her promise and not just be a puppet for her brother Thaksin. Meanwhile, the IHT's Maureen Dowd examines what happens when "a habitual predator faces off against a habitual liar" regarding the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal.
Thaksin's sister leads party in landslide election victory
04/07/2011 - THAILAND

Thaksin's sister leads party in landslide election victory

Thailand’s opposition won Sunday’s general election in a landslide according to preliminary results, paving the way for Yingluck Shinawatra (pictured), sister of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, to become prime minister.
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In her brother's shadow: Yingluck Shinawatra
03/07/2011 - THAILAND

In her brother's shadow: Yingluck Shinawatra

The fresh-faced businesswoman poised to become Thailand’s first female prime minister is seen as a political novice untainted by scandal. Yet as a “clone” of her older brother Thaksin, she has benefited from the ousted leader's huge popularity.
Thai PM concedes defeat as Thaksin allies eye landslide
03/07/2011 - THAILAND

Thai PM concedes defeat as Thaksin allies eye landslide

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has conceded defeated in Sunday's general election and congratulated opposition leader Yingluck Shinawatra (pictured), sister of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
Polls say Thaksin allies poised for landslide win
03/07/2011 - THAILAND

Polls say Thaksin allies poised for landslide win

Early exit polls suggest Thailand's main opposition Puea Thai party, led by the sister of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is poised for a landslide win in Sunday's general election.
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