Thai Army Chief Summons Ousted PM For Talks A Day After Coup -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Thailand's army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, will begin to govern a polarized country on Friday, a day after he seized power in a bloodless coup in a bid to end six months of turmoil.
Prayuth launched his coup after factions refused to give ground in a struggle for power between the royalist establishment and a populist politician that has raised fears of serious violence and damage to Thailand's economy, southeast Asia's second biggest.
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3 comments:
WNU: Re the Romans. They had a rather straight forward way in dealing with other countries.
Romans: Ok, we've won, you can
keep your religion and rulers, just send in the money and behave yourself.
First Time Conquered: What if we don't, then what.
Romans: No problem, we'll hunt down and kill every living thing, no matter how long it takes or where ever you hide.
Simple yet elegant.
Simpler times.
Phil,
"Simpler times." Quite right. The Romans did excel at organization. For instance sensitivity training classes were held at night next to the Colosseum for the ease of the gladiators.
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