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                    [ArticleID] => 1516556
                    [Title] => UN investigator urges Myanmar to allow Muslims to vote
                    [Summary] => 

A United Nations investigator accused Myanmar of discrimination and urged the government to take immediate action to allow minorities and migrants to vote in November elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-29 17:59:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289604 [AuthorName] => Edith M. Lederer [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151030/election-myanmar.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1349415 [Title] => Jakarta governor wins Indonesian presidency [Summary] =>

Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo, who captured the hearts of millions of Indonesians with his common man image, was declared the winner Tuesday of the country's presidential election, calling it a victory for all of the nation's people.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-23 08:14:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1624744 [AuthorName] => Niniek Karmini and Ali Kotarumalos [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140723/indonesia-presidential-elections-Joko-Widodo.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1326020 [Title] => With martial law, Thai government nearly powerless [Summary] =>

The question to Thailand's army chief was a basic one: After he declared martial law this week, would he be consulting the government? His response encapsulated the increasingly surreal nature of this Southeast Asian country's political crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-22 11:23:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775126 [AuthorName] => Todd Pitman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1326012 [Title] => With martial law, Thai government nearly powerless [Summary] =>

The question to Thailand's army chief was a basic one: After he declared martial law this week, would he be consulting the government? His response encapsulated the increasingly surreal nature of this Southeast Asian country's political crisis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-22 06:06:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775126 [AuthorName] => Todd Pitman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1324261 [Title] => National unity gov't proposed as way out of Thai crisis [Summary] =>

In bid to solve Thailand's chronic political conflict, a former leading government whip has proposed the setting up of a national unity government under the leadership of an elected Member of Parliament (MP) as interim prime minister.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-17 19:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1321164 [Title] => Thai protesters give ultimatum, intensify rallies [Summary] =>

Thousands of protesters marched through the Thai capital on Friday to show that the prime minister's ouster by a court ruling is not enough, and warned they will retaliate if their demands for the government's complete removal are not met within three days.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-09 13:30:20 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1767626 [AuthorName] => Thanyarat Doksone [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140509/Thailand-protester.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1319207 [Title] => Yingluck Shinawatra to boost ASEAN confidence in Thailand as democratic state [Summary] =>

Thai acting premier Yingluck Shinawatra will reassure  the ASEAN community next week that Thailand remains a democratic state despite an internal political conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-03 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1306882 [Title] => Thailand holds senatorial election [Summary] =>

Thailand's senatorial election started Sunday morning, with no disruption from anti-government protesters reported as yet.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-30 14:00:31 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1286131 [Title] => Thai elections peaceful, but crisis far from over [Summary] =>

Thailand held nationwide elections without bloodshed yesterday despite widespread fears of violence. But the country's profound political crisis is far from over, and one of the next flash points is likely to be an effort to nullify the vote.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-03 04:05:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1775126 [AuthorName] => Todd Pitman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1285842 [Title] => (UPDATE) 333 Thai constituencies open for voting [Summary] =>

By 10 a.m. local time today, voting had been proceeding at 333 constituencies in 68 Thai provinces, while 42 constituencies in nine provinces had canceled polling, the Election Commission said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-02 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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