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** FILE ** Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra answers reporters questions during a joint press conference with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Damir Sagolj, Pool)

Thailand’s new prime minister fails to win pardon for fugitive brother

By Richard S. Ehrlich — Special to The Washington Times

Fugitive Thai leader to visit Japan’s disaster zone

By Christopher Johnson - Special to The Washington Times

Thailand’s fugitive leader plans to visit tsunami area

By Christopher Johnson - Special to The Washington Times

Thai prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Recently elected Thai lawmakers gathered for the official opening of parliament Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

First Thai female leader faces challenges

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thai election board investigates would-be premier

By Sinfah Tunsarawuth - Associated Press

Thai election winner puts together coalition

By Grant Peck - Associated Press

Supporters cheer Yingluck Shinawatra during a rally at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok as she was poised for a landslide victory Sunday. (Associated Press)

Thai voters pick female prime minister

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Opposition party wins Thailand election

By Todd Pitman - Associated Press

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By From wire dispatches and staff reports

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supporters of Thai prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra cheer her arrival during a rally in Bangkok. She is in a tight race with incumbent Abhisit Vejjajiva, who has been in power for 30 months. The nation's voters go to the polls on July 3.

Exiled leader’s sister runs for Thailand prime minister

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Thailand divided still a year after protests

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Red Shirts rise up again

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

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Thai soldiers hold anti-government protesters in their encampment in Bangkok on May 19, ending a nine-month showdown that caused up to 90 deaths.

Thailand’s military, government in sync

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

Thai government freezes assets of suspected backers of the Red Shirts

By DELETE Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

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