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Thai army has detained Yingluck Shinawatra and two relatives

Thai army detains former prime minister

Thailand's military government has detained former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her family after summoning her and other ministers for talks.

News • 23 May 14

Thailand's constitution has been temporarily suspended

Thai army chief declares military coup

Thailand's army chief has announced that the armed forces are seizing power after months of deadly political turmoil.

News • 22 May 14

Thailand's army imposed martial law yesterday

Thai crisis meeting ends without agreement

A crisis meeting between leaders of rival Thai political groups has ended inconclusively and the army has called for another meeting tomorrow.

News • 21 May 14

Soldiers in a jeep mounted with a machine gun secure a main intersection in Bangkok

Thai army has not staged coup, says US

The United States has said that it did not believe Thailand's army had staged a coup but urged the military to respect democratic institutions.

News • 20 May 14

Thai pro-government 'Red Shirts' protesters hold portraits of ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra as they rally in Bangkok

Thai govt supporters rally to 'defend democracy'

Supporters of Thailand's beleaguered government have gathered on the outskirts of Bangkok, saying they were determined to safeguard democracy.

News • 10 May 14

Anti-government protesters march on Government House in Bangkok

Thai police fire teargas at protesters in Bangkok

Thai police fired teargas at protesters trying to bring down a caretaker government after a court threw Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of office and an anti-graft agency indicted her for negligence.

News • 09 May 14

Yingluck Shinawatra has been found guilty of abusing her position

Thai court dismisses PM Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand's Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office, ruling that she abused her power, deepening the kingdom's political uncertainty.

News • 07 May 14

Protesters have been trying to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

Thai opposition seeks delay to election

Thailand's opposition leader has urged that a general election planned for July be delayed to allow time for reforms aimed at ending a protracted political crisis.

News • 03 May 14

Suspected WWII shell was sold to a scrapyard (Pic: EPA)

Seven killed as WWII bomb explodes in Bangkok

At least seven people were killed and 19 others were injured when a suspected World War II bomb exploded at a scrap metal warehouse in Bangkok as workers tried to cut it open.

News • 02 Apr 14

The 2 February polls have not yet been completed

Thai constitutional court voids February election

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that a general election held last month was invalid.

News • 21 Mar 14

Members of a bomb squad unit inspect the site of an attack near an anti-government rally in Trat province

Three killed, 52 injured inThailand attacks

Three people have been killed and 52 injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok and a shooting in eastern Thailand.

News • 24 Feb 14

They travelled to the Defence Ministry compound in convoys

Thai court endorses state of emergency

A Thai court has endorsed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's declaration of a state of emergency.

News • 19 Feb 14

Several police officers were injured in the clashes

Four dead as Thai police and protesters clash

Gun battles erupted between Thai police and anti-government protesters in Bangkok this morning, with at least four people killed.

News • 18 Feb 14

An protester holds a doll with a picture of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the word 'tyrant'

Thai official says new election may be needed

A member of Thailand's Election Commission said it may prove impossible to complete this month's disrupted election and the whole vote may need to be re-run.

News • 11 Feb 14

There is no sign of an end to the protests in Bangkok (Pic: EPA)

Thai protesters move camp to central Bangkok

Thai anti-government protesters who have been camped out in north Bangkok packed their tents and marched downtown today as they consolidated efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted general election.

News • 03 Feb 14

A Thai voter (L) cast his vote at an outdoor polling station in downtown Bangkok

Thai election takes place amid tensions

Elections in Thailand have passed off relatively peacefully, with voting disrupted in about a fifth of the country's constituencies, but no major violence reported.

News • 02 Feb 14

Suthep Thaugsuban (C) gestures to his supporters during a rally in Bangkok

Gunfire, explosions heard near Bangkok rally

Six people have been injured by explosions and gunshots close to a standoff between supporters and opponents of Thailand's government in the Bangkok.

News • 02 Feb 14

Yingluck Shinawatra confirmed the election will go ahead on 2 February

Thailand's PM confirms election will go ahead

Thailand's prime minister has confirmed a general election will go ahead on 2 February, despite a warning that it could end in chaos.

News • 28 Jan 14

An official sits by an early polling station that was blockaded by protesters

Commission says Thai election should be delayed

Thailand's Election Commission has said a contentious election planned for next week should be postponed for at least a month.

News • 27 Jan 14

The Thai bomb squad unit examine the site of a blast at Victory monument in Bangkok

Blast at Bangkok protest camp injures 28

Twenty-eight people have been injured, seven of them seriously, in an explosion at a camp of anti-government protesters in the centre of Bangkok.

News • 20 Jan 14

At least one person was seriously injured

Explosive device thrown at Thai protesters

An explosive device tossed at anti-government protesters wounded 36 in central Bangkok this morning and other violence rippled through the Thai capital after several days of relative calm

News • 17 Jan 14

Fewer protesters have been taking to the streets

Thai agency to investigate rice subsidies

A Thai anti-corruption agency has said it will investigate a money-guzzling rice subsidy programme that has fuelled opposition to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

News • 16 Jan 14

They have blocked a number of the main road junctions in the city

Thai protesters begin Bangkok 'shutdown'

Thousands of anti-government protesters have set up blockades at several major intersections in Bangkok as they seek to cripple Thailand's capital.

News • 13 Jan 14

Thai anti-government protesters marching through the streets of Bangkok on Thursday

Thai gunmen open fire on protesters

Seven people have been wounded, one critically, after gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok.

News • 11 Jan 14

Thailand's National Security Council said only 6,500 people gathered at the busy Asoke intersection in central Bangkok

Smaller crowds protesting in Thailand

Anti-government protesters marched in Bangkok in a bid to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office but their numbers appeared far smaller than earlier in the month.

News • 19 Dec 13

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