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  • US cuts military aid to Thailand after coup

    05/23/2014 7:33:32 PM PDT · by LeoWindhorse · 29 replies
    BBC World News ^ | May 23 , 2014 | BBC
    The US has suspended $3.5m (£2.1m) in military aid to Thailand and urged the country's army to restore civilian rule "immediately". Washington also urged tourists to cancel trips and halted non-essential visits by US government officials. The move came as former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra spent her first night in military custody.
  • Thailand Votes For 'First Female PM'

    07/03/2011 7:04:11 AM PDT · by markomalley · 42 replies
    Sky News ^ | 7/3/11
    Thailand's prime minister has conceded defeat to the opposition party in national elections, paving the way for the country to have its first female leader. Yingluck Shinawatra, who is the younger sister of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra, is set to become PM, in what is seen a victory for a red-shirted political movement. Television footage showed Ms Yingluck swarmed by flashing cameras and journalists after exit polls showed her Puea Thai (For Thais) party winning a clear majority of the 500 seats in parliament. The election comes five years after a military coup divided Thailand and saw violent clashes on...