Yesterday’s military coup by Thai Army General Prayuth Chan-ocha was obviously the front page story on every single newspaper in Thailand today.
Here are translations of headlines from eight of the top printed newspapers in the country.
“Coup!” – Thai Post
“Behind the scene: POMC dethrones Government” – Daily News
“Coup: 25 protest leaders seized” – Post Today
“Protest leaders seized, Prayuth stages coup” – Matichon
“Government refuses to quit, Prayuth takes over” – Thairath
“Prayuth stages coup, founds POMC” – Khaosod
“Taking power” – Bangkok Biz News
“No solution: Prayuth and POMC take power” – Komchadluek
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