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Army pressure ends Thai protest
Leaders of a lengthy anti-government protest in Thailand's capital have called an end to the stand-off.
Thai troops 'cross into Cambodia'
Thai soldiers have reportedly entered Cambodia near a disputed temple where the two sides briefly exchanged fire last year.
PM says recovery will be delayed
Thailand's economic recovery will be delayed and positive growth might not be seen until the final quarter of this year, later than forecast, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Friday.
Thailand frees Australian writer
Harry Nicolaides, an Australian writer jailed in Thailand for defaming the country's monarch, has been pardoned by the king and set free.
Man City 'ousts' Thaksin
Manchester City Football Club removed its former owner and fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the club's honourary president, according to ESPN Star.
Writer jailed for defaming royalty in book that sold seven copies
An Australian writer whose novel sold just seven copies has been jailed for three years for defaming the King of Thailand. Harry Nicolaides, who appeared in court in leg irons and brown prison overalls, broke down and wept after the court delivered its sentence. He would have faced double the time in jail had be not pleaded guilty. "This can't be real. It feels like a bad dream," Mr Nicolaides, from Melbourne, told reporters as he left the court yesterday. "This is an Alice in Wonderland experience. I really believe that I am going to wake up and all of you will be gone." ...
PM to visit South at weekend
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva planned to visit the restive South on the weekend for the first time since he took office last month, Deputy Interior Minister Thaworn Senneam said Tuesday.
New Thai Leader Gets Slight Lift from Voters
"BANGKOK -- Candidates from Thailand's coalition government did better than many analysts expected in a clutch of parliamentary by-elections on Sunday to fill 29 vacant seats, in the first big test of new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's staying power."
Thai King endorses new PM
The Thai king endorses parliament's choice of new PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, amid an ongoing political crisis.
Thaksin's Ex Returns to Bangkok
The ex-wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand, despite being convicted there for tax evasion.
