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Thailand’s ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra asks King for royal pardon

Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:32:21 +0000

(CNN) — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, the outgoing justice minister said, just over a week after his dramatic return to the country from more than 15 years in self-exile. Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty, was prime minister from 2001 until he was

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Thai parliament picks Srettha Thavisin as next prime minister ending 3 months of political deadlock

Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:21:14 +0000

(CNN) — Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country’s next prime minister, bringing an end to three months of political deadlock. Srettha, 60, was the sole candidate put forward by the populist Pheu Thai Party and received 482 votes out of a possible 747 in Thailand’s bicameral

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Critical moment for Thai democracy as parliament fails to elect new prime minister

Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:16:35 +0000

(CNN) — The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to form a government Thursday, a set back for the future of democracy in the country following nearly a decade of turbulent military-backed rule. The vote was seen as a critical moment for Thailand, in which

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Myanmar’s shadow government launches ‘people’s defensive war’ against the military junta

Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 19:37:07 +0000

(CNN) — Myanmar’s shadow government has launched what it called a “people’s defensive war” against the military junta, urging citizens across the country to revolt. In a video address posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG) Duwa Lashi La called on militias and ethnic armed organizations to

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Before the virus, Asia’s ecosystems were buckling under overtourism. When the tourists return, it has to be different

Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 08:48:13 +0000

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