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U.S. Marines and South Korean soldiers take part in the annual Cobra Gold military exercises on Hat Yao beach in Chonburi province, Thailand, on Feb. 14, 2014. (Associated Press)

Obama protests Thailand coup, scales down annual Cobra Gold military exercises

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Activist Nachacha Kongudom, 21, raises a three-fingered salute outside a cinema where "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" is showing in Bangkok. "When people have been suppressed for some time, they would want to resist and fight for their rights," Ms. Nachacha said before being arrested. The military-imposed government has banned the gesture, which symbolizes rebellion against totalitarian rule in the film series. A cinema chain in the Thai capital subsequently canceled all screenings. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

‘Hunger Games’ inspires Thai protesters; three-finger salute banned by authorities

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai police officer shows a picture of a tattooed human skin, which was found in a package of a U.S. tourist, during a press conference at Bangpongpang police station in Bangkok, Thailand. Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. A shipping company in Bangkok put a trio of packages bound for the United States through a routine X-ray and made a startling discovery — inside were a variety of preserved human parts, including an infant's head, a baby's foot sliced into three sections and a heart. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

American questioned for shipping human body parts

By Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

A woman listens to an announcement of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on a television in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, June 13, 2014. Thailand's military government has fully lifted a curfew it imposed nationwide after seizing power last month, saying there is no threat of violence. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thailand’s junta lifts curfew throughout country

The Washington Times

A protester, center, wears a mask while protesting during an anti-coup demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, June 1, 2014. An anti-coup activist in Thailand called Friday for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations, urging those opposed to the takeover to wear masks and be ready for cat-and-mouse chases with soldiers in the capital. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai protesters come out again despite junta’s ban

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

A man, center, is detained by plainclothes police officers after holding an anti-coup sign outside a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 31, 2014. In his first address to the public since taking control of Thailand in a bloodless coup, army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the head of the military junta, said it could take more than a year for new elections to be held because peace and reforms must be achieved first. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thailand’s coup: Key questions answered

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Thai soldiers listen to the national anthem at Bangkok Art Culture Center in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Thailand's new military junta aired videos Wednesday on television stations nationwide showing some of the prominent political figures it has detained as part of an effort to convince the public that detainees in army custody are being treated well. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

After 2 coups in 8 years, fears over Thai future

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

A Thai soldier gestures as he and his colleagues guard the Victory Monument during an anti-coup demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, May 26, 2014. Bolstered by a royal endorsement Monday to run the country after last week's coup, Thailand's junta leader warned citizens not to cause trouble, not to criticize, not to protest, or else face a return to the &quot;old days&quot; of street violence. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai junta airs videos on TV to show detainees OK

By TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 6, 2014 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. American singer-songwriter Swift has cancelled her scheduled concert in the capital of Thailand, which came under military rule last week after a coup d’etat. Local concert promoter BEC-Tero announced Tuesday, May 27, 2014, on its website that the sold-out nighttime June 9 concert, part of the singer’s Red Tour, has been cancelled “due to recent events in Thailand.” It did not elaborate, but said the move had been “a difficult decision for all parties.”(Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP, File)

Taylor Swift cancels Bangkok concert after coup

Associated Press

Two protesters, center, gesture in front of line of Thai riot police officers during an anti-coup demonstration at the Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, May 26, 2014. Bolstered by a royal endorsement Monday to run the country after last week's coup, Thailand's junta leader warned citizens not to cause trouble, not to criticize, not to protest, or else face a return to the "old days" of street violence. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai coup leader: Don’t protest, it’s no use

By Todd Pitman and Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

Thailand’s coup leader says monarchy officially endorses army junta

Associated Press

Witnesses give account of how Thai coup unfolded

By TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2014 file photo, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, front, rides on a jeep after inspecting the troops to celebrate the Thai Armed Foces Day at a military barrack on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The general who led the military takeover of Thailand is known as an ardent defender of the monarchy, an adversary of the former prime minister at the center of the nation’s political crisis, and a prickly personality prone to snap at unwanted questions. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

Thailand coup leader a strong defender of monarchy

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Thai army chief announces coup to restore stability after political deadlock

Associated Press

A pro-government demonstrator cries as she leaves a demonstration site after soldiers staged a coup Thursday, May 22, 2014 on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's new military junta has announced that it has suspended the country's constitution. A military statement broadcast on national television Thursday confirmed the nation's caretaker government is no longer in power but said the Senate will remain in place. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

News Guide: Military carries out coup in Thailand

Associated Press

An anti-government protester reads a newspaper during a gathering Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Journalists and rights groups have criticized the army for primarily targeting the press rather than protesters, underscoring the precarious state of press freedom in Thailand in the wake of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha's unexpected declaration of martial law this week and his decision Thursday to take control of the government. Of the 12 edicts issued Tuesday by the newly formed Peace and Order Maintaining Command, the military committee set up to oversee the army intervention, at least five concern media censorship. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

In Thailand, press early casualty of Army takeover

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

A Thai soldier stands guard on a street in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Thailand's army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-Ocha assumed the role of mediator Wednesday by summoning the country's key political rivals for face-to-face talks one day after imposing martial law. The meeting ended without any resolution, however, underscoring the profound challenge the army faces in trying to end the country's crisis. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand’s army chief announces military coup

By Thanyarat Doksone and Jocelyn Gecker - Associated Press