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French woman in Thailand may have acquired virus locally

BANGKOK (AP) — A French woman on the Thai resort island of Samui has tested positive for the coronavirus and probably acquired it after arriving in Thailand in what could be one of few cases of local transmission, health officials said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Thai Cabinet approves Parliament session to debate protests

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a request to recall Parliament for a special session to deal with the political pressures from ongoing anti-government protests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Thai police arrest protesters camping out ahead of rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have arrested several political activists who planned to camp out at the site of a rally scheduled for Wednesday in Bangkok that is along the route the country’s king is expected to travel for an unrelated royal ceremony.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Thai army criticized for alleged political use of Twitter

BANGKOK (AP) — A former politician whose party was the apparent target of a disguised online propaganda campaign by the Thai army earlier this year said Friday she and her colleagues plan legal action in response.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Thai army criticized for alleged political use of Twitter

BANGKOK (AP) — A former politician whose party was the apparent target of a disguised online propaganda campaign by the Thai army earlier this year said Friday she and her colleagues plan legal action in response.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Thai army criticized for alleged political use of Twitter

BANGKOK (AP) — A former politician whose party was the apparent target of a disguised online propaganda campaign by the Thai army earlier this year said Friday she and her colleagues plan legal action in response.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
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Thailand enacts shutdowns to curb spread of coronavirus

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government has enacted stronger measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including postponing the country's biggest holiday, shutting down schools and closing bars.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Thai judge who alleged interference dies in 2nd suicide bid

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand say a judge who shot himself last year to publicize alleged interference in his work has died after what was apparently a second suicide attempt.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Thai court acquits opposition party of sedition charge

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday acquitted the country's third-largest political party of seeking to overthrow the constitutional monarchy in another legal case highlighting political divisions in the Southeast Asian nation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO