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Thai court bans prime minister from politics
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A court dissolved Thailand’s top three ruling parties for electoral fraud today and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster.
The Constitutional Court ruling set the stage for thousands of protesters to end their weeklong siege of the country’s two main airports, but also raised fears of retaliatory violence by supporters of the government, which could sink the country deeper into crisis and cripple its economy.
Protest leaders said a decision on whether to end the airport protests — and allow hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers to leave the country — would be made later today.
Acting director Serirat Prasutanont of the Airports of Thailand says in a statement Tuesday that the country’s main airport has lost more $10 million due to the weeklong closure forced by anti-government protesters.
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The Constitutional Court ruling set the stage for thousands of protesters to end their weeklong siege of the country’s two main airports, but also raised fears of retaliatory violence by supporters of the government, which could sink the country deeper into crisis and cripple its economy.
Protest leaders said a decision on whether to end the airport protests — and allow hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers to leave the country — would be made later today.
Acting director Serirat Prasutanont of the Airports of Thailand says in a statement Tuesday that the country’s main airport has lost more $10 million due to the weeklong closure forced by anti-government protesters.
India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects
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