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B&R Initiative provides engine for global growth, says Thai ex-PM

TheChina-proposedBeltandRoadInitiativewillprovideanimportantengineforglobalgrowthandbringbenefitstoSoutheastAsiancountries,saidformerThaiPrimeMinisterAbhisitVej

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“It goes against democracy”: Ex-premier Abhisit turns on Thai junta’s draft charter

A former prime minister whose party supported Thailand’s last coup lambasted the junta’s new constitution on Wednesday before a referendum on it, a rare blow to the army from within its own political camp.

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Former Thai premier's call for suspended election "too late": official

The proposals raised Saturday by former Thai Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva that an election be suspended for a six-month period was obviously"too late," according to Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn.