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Ruling party must disband, Thai court orders

Antigovernment protesters cheered Tuesday's verdict and agreed to end a week-long airport blockade.
Terrorism & Security
Thailand, Cambodia dig in on border dispute

Cambodia says Thai soldiers retreated Tuesday in response to an ultimatum, but Thailand reports sending reinforcements to the disputed region.
Violence escalates in Thai protests

Efforts to oust the prime minister included barricading legislators in Parliament for five hours on Tuesday.
Critics slam Thailand's activist judges

Judges increasingly are calling the shots in a tumultuous political situation. Are they playing fair?
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As a TV chef, Thai P.M. cooked his own goose

Prime Minister Samak was forced to quit Tuesday, after a court ruled he'd broken the law by hosting two TV cooking shows while in office.
World
Who's joining Thai protests?

More students are marching to unseat Prime Minister Samak, adding to an ideologically mixed coalition of businesspeople, royalists, and academics.
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Thailand's political stalemate deepens

Activists have disrupted air and rail travel, and refuse to leave government grounds.
Terrorism & Security
State of emergency declared in Bangkok

As the confrontation between the government and opposition escalates, the ruling party is slapped with charges of electoral fraud.
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Post-Thaksin, a calmer Thailand?

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, facing corruption charges, fled to England this week. His absence may hurt the pro-Thaksin ruling party but also ease political strife.
Why Thai-Cambodian temple dispute lingers

Each side has domestic reasons to prolong the conflict.
Trouble brews in two Asian democracies

Newly elected leaders in Thailand and Malaysia face mounting domestic discontent.
World
Thailand faces revived protests

Weeklong antigovernment rallies have raised concerns of a second coup in two years.
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Prodding Burma's (Myanmar's) neighbors

Western states want Asian nations to pressure Burma to accept help.

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