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New army chief takes over as Thailand prepares for return of civilian rule
A new chief of Thailand's army took command on Friday, a staunchly royalist general who will oversee a return to barracks to make way for a civilian government after nearly five years of military rule. General Apirat Kongsompong, 58, belongs to the King's Guard faction in the First Infantry Division of the First Army Region - a group at the very heart of the royalist military establishment. The relationship between the monarchy, the army and politicians is the fundamental factor determining st
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Miles Davis – 10 of the best
Between his first recording session in 1944 and his death in 1991, Miles Davis changed the course of music many times. The first of these came with the short-lived lineups he assembled for a New York residency and three studio sessions between January 1949 and March 1950. The nine-piece lineup was unusual – few jazz bands used a French horn – and the gigs attracted little attention.
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Thai anti-graft body indicts 250 former MPs over charter change
By Aukkarapon Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's anti-graft agency indicted 250 former lawmakers on Tuesday, a member of the body said, in a ruling that will further erode the influence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The decision comes less than a month after Thaksin's sister, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, was banned from politics for five years by the junta-appointed legislature stacked with former or serving officers of the military, which has twice toppled go
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Thai cabinet meets king; doubt grows over power handover schedule
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new military-stacked cabinet met King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on Thursday, marking the formal start of an administration that will spend at least a year overhauling the political system before calling an election. The leader of a May 22 coup, army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is now prime minister, has said he wants a year of reforms to culminate in a late 2015 election. "Prayuth has given himself several tasks to attend to whil
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Once unthinkable, civil strife stalks tropical Thailand
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is hurtling towards a dark and unfamiliar place. That raises the chances of low-intensity civil strife wiping the grin off the "Land of Smiles" as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's grip on power appears to slip away. Critics have branded Yingluck a prime minister on the run due to her absence from Bangkok after she was hounded by protesters last week, adding to the uncertainty after some of the deadliest attacks since the protests began. In
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Twitter 'Joke' Man Wins High Court Appeal
A man found guilty of sending a "menacing" tweet about a South Yorkshire airport has won his appeal against the conviction.
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Victory for Paul Chambers in Twitter joke trial
The man convicted for making a 'menacing' joke on Twitter about blowing up an airport has been acquitted at the high court.
