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                    [Title] => Thailand's army-backed council rejects charter, delays polls
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Thailand's military-backed legislature on Sunday rejected an unpopular draft of a new constitution, delaying a return to democracy following a coup last year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-05 23:48:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150906/thai-consti.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491312 [Title] => Police fear Bangkok bombing suspect may have fled [Summary] =>

Despite new surveillance video that may offer a possible clue to the bombing in central Bangkok that killed 20 people, Thai police said Sunday the perpetrators may have already fled the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 22:30:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150823/thai-bystanders-explosion.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491302 [Title] => New surveillance video offers possible Bangkok bombing clue [Summary] =>

As Thai authorities said yesterday that much progress was being made in their investigation into the deadly bombing in central Bangkok that killed 20 people, a new surveillance video has surfaced offering a possible clue to solving the crime.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 14:42:49 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1386920 [Title] => Thai prime minister, an ex-general, is millionaire [Summary] =>

Asset disclosures by members of Thailand's military-dominated post-coup Cabinet reveal they are quite well-off, a trait shared with the civilian politicians they accused of corruption.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-01 01:26:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1364179 [Title] => Thai junta leader stacks Cabinet with military men [Summary] =>

The general who transitioned from Thailand's junta leader to prime minister has awarded key Cabinet posts to his trusted allies from the armed forces, the latest in a series of moves that critics say will prolong the military's grip on power.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-01 04:48:27 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767626 [AuthorName] => Thanyarat Doksone [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1360087 [Title] => Thai army ruler expected to become new premier [Summary] =>

Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is poised to step out of his army uniform for good — to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-21 08:43:13 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775126 [AuthorName] => Todd Pitman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333577 [Title] => Thai beauty queen resigns under social media fire [Summary] =>

Miss Universe Thailand has resigned less than a month into her reign after being harshly criticized on social media over her political comments and looks.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-11 02:18:11 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1325636 [Title] => US: Thai martial law doesn't trigger sanctions [Summary] =>

The U.S. said Tuesday the Thai military's declaration of martial law is allowed by the nation's constitution and its actions to date won't trigger sanctions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-21 08:36:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510042 [AuthorName] => Matthew Pennington [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1323387 [Title] => Thailand: 2 dead, 22 wounded in protester attack [Summary] =>

Explosions and an overnight shooting attack on anti-government demonstrators in Thailand's capital killed at least two people early Thursday, authorities said, the latest political violence to hit Bangkok over the last six months.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-15 08:44:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1308341 [Title] => Thai court hands embattled PM new challenge [Summary] =>

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is facing another legal challenge that could remove her from office after a court announced yesterday it will hear a case accusing her of misconduct for transferring a key government official.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-03 06:00:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767626 [AuthorName] => Thanyarat Doksone [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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