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In pictures: Coup in Thailand
Interactive photo gallery of the bloodless coup and how it is affecting the capital Bangkok
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Gideon Rachman’s blog
Thailand, Thaksin and me
The coup will shake those who would like to believe the world is on a linear path towards freedom and democracy, driven by rising prosperity.
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Timeline
From contested elections to military coup
How the crisis triggered by the PM’s sale of his family company escalated and plunged the country into chaos
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Thailand’s tarnished tycoon
In 2001, Thai voters, still reeling from the 1997 economic crisis, handed power to Thaksin Shinawatra, who pledged to use his business savvy to restore Thailand’s wounded pride.
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Thailand vows to clarify foreign ownership laws
Thailand’s military-installed government plans to clarify the country’s ambiguous foreign ownership laws but has not indicated whether it will liberalise or tighten existing ownership restrictions.
Thaksin considers re-entering Thai politics
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s deposed former prime minister, plans to return home when martial law ends, and might re-enter the political fray once a new constitution is adopted, his lawyer said.
BoT appoints first female governor
Thailand’s new cabinet confirmed Tarisa Watanagase as the new governor of the Bank of Thailand.
Thaksin’s party starts to unravel as 70 MPs quit
Thailand’s Thai Rak Thai (Thais love Thais) party of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra began to fracture as 70 members of parliament resigned en masse.
New Thai rulers ignore economy at their peril
Though its exports are still robust, Thailand’s economy is suffering, with business and consumer confidence in the doldrums. Growth this year is estimated at a mere 4 per cent.
Former Thai army chief appointed PM
Thailand’s former army chief, appointed interim prime minister of the deeply divided country, pledged immediately to put the pursuit of ‘people’s happiness’ over economic growth.
Problems mar Bangkok airport opening
Thailand’s $4bn new international airport, a pet project of now deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, opened for commercial traffic, despite serious teething problems with its baggage handling system, as the military signaled its intent to return to business as usual.
Thaksin supporters among arson suspects
Thailand’s military rulers said that they were looking into whether arson attacks against four schools in northern Thailand were acts of resistance by supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thai coup leaders name economic advisers
The leaders of Thailand’s military coup sought to shore up confidence in the country’s flagging economy by naming the central bank governor as chief of a high-powered economic advisory team.
Thailand’s tourism industry waits for normality
Despite the relatively peaceful nature of last week’s coup, globally televised images of tanks rolling through the streets of Bangkok did prompt some Asian holidaymakers and business travellers to rethink their immediate plans.
