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View all search resultsPrayuth-Chan-ocha
World 5 years ago
Twitter suspends Thai royalist account linked to influence campaign
The Reuters review found tens of thousands of tweets that an expert said appeared to be from accounts amplifying royalist messaging in a push to counter a months-long protest movement that has swelled from opposing the government to breaking a longstanding taboo by challenging the monarchy.
SE Asia 5 years ago
Thailand signs deal with AstraZeneca for 26 mil. COVID-19 dose supply
It marks the Southeast Asian country's first such procurement deal for treatment of the virus. Under the deal, Thailand will pre-order the doses, worth about 6 billion baht ($198 million), to be approved for use by the middle of next year.
SE Asia 5 years ago
LGBTQ support lends 'new taste' to Thai politics
A regular at Bangkok's student-led rallies, Masala Bold's glamorous presence and ribald jokes provide a teasing interlude between speeches from protest leaders demanding the resignation of Thailand's premier and reforms to the monarchy.
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SE Asia 5 years ago
At least 55 hurt in Thailand's most violent protests since new movement emerged
Police fired water cannon and teargas at protesters who cut through razor-wire barricades and removed concrete barriers outside parliament. The police denied that they had opened fire with live ammunition or rubber bullets, and said they were investigating who might have used firearms.
World 5 years ago
Thai pro-democracy protesters scale Bangkok monument and rappers take aim at monarchy
The kingdom has for months experienced massive student-led demonstrations demanding a new constitution, changes to how the royal family operates and for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha - who rose to power in a 2014 coup - to resign.
