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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

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

A Thai soldier stands guard outside the Thai police headquarters Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's army declared martial law before dawn Tuesday in a surprise announcement it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied a coup d'etat was underway. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand’s army declares martial law, denies coup

By Thanyarat Doksone and Todd Pitman - Associated Press

US confident Thai military won’t resort to coup

Associated Press

Thai anti-government protesters use chain to lock up the gate at the fishery department as they close down the office Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Twin explosions shook an anti-government demonstration site in Thailand's capital, wounding more than dozens of people in the latest violence to hit Bangkok as the nation's increasingly bloody political crisis drags on. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thailand declares state of emergency for protests

By GRANT PECK and THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2014 file photo, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures as she answers questions during an interview with the foreign media at the office of Permanent Secretary for Defense on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. From inside her “war room” in a temporary office at the Defense Ministry, Yingluck is watching television feeds of flag-waving protesters trying to bring down her government. The demonstrators have taken over key pockets of downtown Bangkok, blocking off their territory with sandbag walls guarded by supporters. They refuse to negotiate, and they’re trampling campaign billboards bearing her image amid increasing doubt that the election she called next month can be held. Yingluck can’t order a police crackdown for fear of triggering a military coup. And she is now facing a serious legal threat: the country’s anti-corruption commission announced this week it will probe her handling of a controversial rice policy, an investigation that could force her from office if it is successful. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)

Thai prime minister struggles to stay in power

By TODD PITMAN - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters with national flags gather for a rally at Asok intersection Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's political crisis ground on Tuesday as the country's prime minister reiterated her refusal to quit as protesters trying to topple her administration blocked key roads in the heart of Bangkok for a second day. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Questions, answers on Thailand political protests

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A speaker rallies anti-government protestors with a banner reading: &quot;Shutdown Bangkok&quot; outside the MBK Center shopping mall in the Pathumwan district, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Anti-government protesters took over key intersections in Thailand's capital Monday, halting much of the traffic into Bangkok's central business district as part of a months-long campaign to thwart elections and overthrow the democratically elected prime minister. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Thai protesters block roads in bid to shut capital

By Thanyrat Doksone and Todd Pitman - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters shout slogans at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Thailand crisis deepens as opposition quits Parliament

By Todd Pitman - Associated Press

A frail King Bhumibol Adulyadej (second from left) — along with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn (from third from left), Princess Chulabhorn, Princess Sirindhorn and Consort Princess Srirasm — arrives at Klai Kangwon Palace in Thailand's Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, before a ceremony to celebrate the Thai king's 86th birthday. (AP Photo/Royal Household Bureau)

Thai king urges stability amid political violence

By Grant Peck - Associated Press

Back and Forth: A protester throws back a tear gas canister fired by riot police in Bangkok as Thailand's political crisis deepens, raising fears of prolonged instability in one of Southeast Asia's biggest economies. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Protesters in Thailand threaten prime minister, seize ministries amid deadly demonstrations

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Anti-government protesters shout slogans outside the headquarters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's ruling Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The protesters staged a rally in a bid to topple Yingluck outside the party headquarters where hundreds of riot police stood guard to prevent them from entering. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai demonstrators storm army HQ, promise bigger protest Sunday

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Anti-government protesters gather outside the Interior Ministry in Bangkok on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. Demonstrators forced the closure of several government ministries and vowed to take control of state offices nationwide in a bid to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, escalating the biggest challenge she has faced since taking office. (AP Photo/Wason Wnnichakorn)

Thai protesters call for nationwide uprising

By Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters try to remove barbed wire set up by Thai riot police during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. Bangkok braced for major disruptions Monday as a massive anti-government march fanned out to 13 locations in a growing bid to topple the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. (AP Photo/Wason Wanitchakorn)

Thai leader invokes security law amid protests

By Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

Thailand bans film adaptation of ‘Macbeth’

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press

Filmmaker Ing K., interviewed in Bangkok on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, shows a DVD of her movie "Shakespeare Must Die," which was banned by the Thai film censorship board. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand bans ‘Macbeth’ adaptation as too divisive

By Thanyarat Doksone - Associated Press

Thailand bans ‘Macbeth’ adaptation as too divisive

By THANYARAT DOKSONE - Associated Press