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The Thai king formally appoints Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, as Thailand's new prime minister. Paetongtarn, the kingdom's youngest ever PM, comes to office after a court sacked the previous premier. IMAGES
Thailand's most popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat leaves the Constitutional Court in Bangkok after he was banned from politics for 10 years and his party dissolved over his attempt to reform the kingdom's royal defamation laws. The court voted "unanimously" to dissolve Pita's Move Forward Party (MFP) and ban its executive board for 10 years, a judge said. IMAGES
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at the hotel where six people believed to be Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans were found dead. Police denied initial reports that the six had been killed in a shooting, saying the investigation was currently focused on a "link with a toxic substance." IMAGES
An airplane believed to be carrying Julian Assange is seen on the tarmac at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, after the Wikileaks founder reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama. IMAGES
Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners. The senate upper house gives final approval -- by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions -- to changes to the marriage law allowing same-sex couples to tie the knot. IMAGES
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin joins thousands of LGBTQ Thais and their supporters at Bangkok's pride parade. The Thai senate in April passed the first reading of a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, bringing the kingdom another step closer to becoming the first Southeast Asian country to recognise marriage equality. IMAGES
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