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Tearful Thai PM urges protesters to take part in election

YoopyaDec 10, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Her eyes welling with tears, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded on Tuesday for anti-government demonstrators to clear the streets and support a

Thai PM calls snap election, protesters press on

YoopyaDec 9, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament on Monday and called a snap election, but anti-government protest leaders pressed ahead with mass demonstrations

Thai protest leaders refuse to give up, but streets calm

YoopyaDec 6, 2013December 31, 20230

(Reuters) – Protesters seeking to topple Thailand’s government stayed off the street on Friday after halting their demonstration the day before out of respect for

Four dead as Thai protesters force Yingluck Shinawatra to flee police compound

YoopyaDec 2, 2013December 31, 20230

Thailand’s embattled prime minister was forced to flee crowds of anti-government protestors on Sunday as clashes sparked by an opposition-backed “people’s coup” left four dead.

Analysis: Déjà vu with a difference as Thai PM faces down protesters

YoopyaNov 29, 2013January 31, 20240

(Reuters) – The French have the best phrase for Thailand’s turbulent politics: déjà vu. Five years ago, a Thai government led by Somchai Wongsawat, the

Bus crash kills 22 on temple visit in Thailand

YoopyaOct 24, 2013February 14, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers home from a temple at the end of Buddhist Lent plunged into a ravine in northern Thailand, killing

Canadian weed finds export market in Asia

YoopyaOct 23, 2013March 6, 20240

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For the young Vietnamese dope smokers rolling up outside a smart Hanoi cafe, local cannabis is just not good enough. As

Thai bar owner arrested following Rihanna’s tweets

YoopyaOct 14, 2013March 17, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities have arrested a bar owner in connection with a lewd sex show mentioned in racy tweets by pop star Rihanna

Thailand says China gov’t to buy more rice, rubber

YoopyaOct 13, 2013March 10, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai prime minister’s office said Sunday that productive talks with the visiting Chinese premier had sweetened terms of trade deals for

Berdych, Raonic reach Thailand Open final

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

BANGKOK (AP) — Top-seeded Tomas Berdych needed nearly three hours to outlast Gilles Simon of France 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5 Saturday and reach the final