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  • July 2008

    • Cambodia, Thailand on Brink of War

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph  |  Jul 23, 08 5:17 AM CDT

      Cambodia, Thailand on Brink of War

      Cambodia has appealed to the UN to help defuse an "imminent state of war" with Thailand, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 1,500 troops armed with heavy artillery are in a standoff at an ancient temple in a disputed frontier area. Cambodian officials are accusing Thailand of aggression and say thousands of Thai troops are massing at the border. More »

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      United Nations  • Thailand  • Cambodia  • border dispute  • temple

  • June 2008

    • 1,000 Thai Protesters Clash With Cops

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 6:21 AM CDT

      1,000 Thai Protesters Clash With Cops

      An anti-government protest in Bangkok turned violent today as more than 1,000 protesters broke through a police barrier outside government offices. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of Samak Sundaravej, the Thai prime minister whom opponents call a proxy for ousted predecessor Thaksin Shinawatra. Protesters have been in the streets of Bangkok for the past three weeks, reports AP. More »

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      Thailand  • protesters  • political protest  • Bangkok  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • Samak Sundaravej

  • May 2008

    • Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route as New Burma Storm Builds

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT

      Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route as New Burma Storm Builds

      Thailand and the United Nations are working to open a land route from northern Thailand into Burma to get desperately needed help to cyclone survivors, reports the Wall Street Journal . The frantic efforts to deliver aid quickly have been stepped up as the UN's weather center is warning that another tropical storm is developing near Burma and could develop into a full-fledged cyclone within 24 hours. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • aid  • Thailand  • relief

    • Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      newser  |  Time  |  May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT

      Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint their colors on US aircraft to help aid get through. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • US Navy  • Thailand  • Yangon  • humanitarian aid  • US military aid

    • Thailand Plans OPEC-Style 'Rice Cartel'

      newser  |  Bangkok Post (Thailand)  |  May 1, 08 9:54 AM CDT

      Thailand Plans OPEC-Style 'Rice Cartel'

      The prime minister of Thailand is exploring the idea of setting up a rice price-fixing cartel with four other governments in southeast Asia, including the military dictatorship of Burma. The Bangkok Post reports that Samak Sundaravej wants to establish an OPEC-style collective of producers that will influence the market for rice, whose rapidly rising price has resulted in protests and hunger riots. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • food prices  • Thailand  • rice  • rice prices  • Samak Sundaravej

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • 'Killing Fields' Photog Dith Dead at 65

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 30, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      'Killing Fields' Photog Dith Dead at 65

      Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose saga was re-created in the film The Killing Fields, has died of pancreatic cancer at 65, the New York Times reports. The Cambodian native became the Khmer Rouge's most vocal opponent after escaping in 1979, having worked in labor camps and survived on a spoonful of rice a day. He moved to New York, where he began working for the Times and against the Cambodian genocide. "I'm a one-person crusade," he once said. More »

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      obituary  • New York Times  • genocide  • Thailand  • Cambodia  • Khmer Rouge  • Pulitzer Prize  • photojournalist

    • Deposed Thai PM Pleads Not Guilty to Graft

      newser  |  AFP  |  Mar 12, 08 9:47 AM CDT

      Deposed Thai PM Pleads Not Guilty to Graft

      Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to graft charges today in a Supreme Court packed with hundreds of his supporters, AFP reports. Thaksin will not have to attend every hearing in his trial; he has already obtained permission to return to Britain, where he owns a soccer team. Outside the courthouse, many Thaksin loyalists carried roses for the former leader, and several broke down in tears. More »

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      corruption  • real estate  • Thailand  • coup  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • Bangkok

    • 'Merchant of Death' Denies Arms Charges

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 9, 08 8:41 AM CDT

      'Merchant of Death' Denies Arms Charges

      Viktor Bout, the international arms dealer caught last week in a US sting operation in Thailand, told police he was vacationing when authorities nabbed him for trying to sell weapons to Colombian rebels, Reuters reports. Bout, nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" for business dealings with groups like the Taliban, denied the Thai charge of "seeking or gathering assets for terrorism." More »

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      terrorism  • Colombia  • FARC  • Thailand  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

  • February 2008

    • Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 6:33 AM CST

      Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew home today after 17 months in exile to cheering supporters and police, who quickly escorted him to court to face corruption charges. Thaksin, the billionaire owner of the Manchester City soccer team who was forced from power by a military coup, knelt and touched his native soil with his forehead when he landed in Bangkok.  More »

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      corruption  • Thailand  • exile  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • military coup  • Samak Sundaravej  • Thai elections

  • January 2008

    • Thailand Axes Anti-Monarchy Website

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 6, 08 6:32 PM CST

      Thailand Axes Anti-Monarchy Website

      A Thai ministry has shut down a website critical of the country's monarchy, the AP reports. Postings on Sameskybooks.com questioned news accounts that all citizens mourned the king's sister, who died Wednesday, and criticized officials. "I think we're one of the few sites posting remarks against the monarchy," Thanapol Eiwsakul, who ran the site, told a Thai newspaper. "This is the price we are paying." More »

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      Internet  • politics  • website  • Thailand  • Internet service providers  • monarchy  • freedom of expression  • web hosting

    • Safari With That Liposuction?

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST

      Safari With That Liposuction?

      Americans looking to get cosmetic surgery are eschewing expensive procedures at home and opting for "medical tourism," traveling abroad for cheaper procedures—that sometime come with exotic vacation perks. Countries including South Africa, Argentina, Thailand, Brazil and Singapore are marketing their health services to Americans with the promise of lower prices—and, CNN reports, a vacation getaway. More »

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      health care  • Brazil  • Thailand  • plastic surgery  • cosmetic surgery  • Costa Rica  • malpractice

  • December 2007

    • Thais Will Bust Exiled PM if He Returns

      newser  |  AFP  |  Dec 27, 07 7:50 AM CST

      Thais Will Bust Exiled PM if He Returns

      As his allies get set to wrest the reins of government from the military, Thailand's exiled prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been warned that he will face arrest if he returns home. Arrest warrants for Thaksin and his wife on charges of fraud and corruption are still outstanding, according to the office of Thailand's attorney general. Thaksin has said he'll return in April. More »

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      Thailand  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • Thai elections

    • Tsunami Survivors Look Ahead

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 26, 07 11:55 AM CST

      Tsunami Survivors Look Ahead

      As candles are lit today in memory of the 230,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Christian Science Monitor reports on the results of the $13.6 billion effort to help survivors. The aid has largely been used effectively, but now officials worry about the recovering economies after the rebuilding boom peaks and the aid dries up. More »

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      United Nations  • natural disaster  • Indonesia  • aid  • Thailand  • tsunami  • Indian Ocean  • Aceh  • foreign donors

    • 2007: Asia's Banner Year

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Dec 24, 07 2:19 PM CST

      2007: Asia's Banner Year

      Asia's economies are soaring so mightily that Bloomberg columnist William Pesek is passing out awards for Asia's big players in 2007. They range from a “Money Talks” prize, for Arab and Asian leaders who bailed out Wall Street banks, to the “Howard's End” trophy, for Australian PM Kevin Rudd's brave embrace of the Kyoto Protocol. "Yet the biggest news was a not-so-subtle shift in Asia's role in global markets," Pesek writes. More »

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      US economy  • subprime mortgages  • India  • Australia  • Thailand  • Asia  • Kevin Rudd  • Chinese economy

    • Party of Exiled Thai PM Ready to Govern

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 24, 07 5:47 AM CST

      Party of Exiled Thai PM Ready to Govern

      Samak Sundaravej is set to become Thailand's next prime minister after his party announced today that it had recruited at least one other party to form a coalition government, the AP reports. The People's Power Party, the bloc allied with deposed PM Thaksin Shinawatra, won yesterday's elections but fell short of an absolute majority. More »

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      Thailand  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • Samak Sundaravej  • People's Power Party

    • Party of Ousted Prime Minister Wins Thai Races

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Dec 23, 07 6:15 AM CST

      Party of Ousted Prime Minister Wins Thai Races

      Deposed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is poised to return from exile now that the party supporting him won the most seats in parliament in today's elections, according to exit polls. It was unclear, however, whether the pro-Thaksin People Power party gained an absolute majority. If not, opposition parties still have a chance to cobble together a coalition government. More »

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      election  • corruption  • Thailand  • coup  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • Thai elections

    • Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Dec 21, 07 6:23 PM CST

      Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to vote in the first government since the coup d'état of September 2006. Two men are vying to become prime minister: Samak Sundaravej, 72, a political veteran and ally of the ousted leadership; and Abhisit Vejjajiva, nearly 30 years his junior, who stresses human rights and environmental concerns. Whoever wins, says Bloomberg, the next PM's restoration of democratic rule should kickstart a lagging economy. More »

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      Thailand  • military coup

  • November 2007

    • In Thailand, Everyone Wants to Be in the Pink

      newser  |  BBC  |  Nov 30, 07 6:26 PM CST

      In Thailand, Everyone Wants to Be in the Pink

      On the advice of royal astrologers, the ailing Thai king has added pink to his wardrobe, sparking a national fashion trend. The chromatic rush had one clothing chain selling 40,000 pink shirts this month, BBC reports. A woman camping out in a line to buy one said, “Wearing pink brings the king luck. I don't want him to be sick.” More »

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      Thailand  • pink

  • October 2007

    • Pedophile Suspect Busted

      newser  |  Toronto Star (Canada)  |  Oct 19, 07 6:23 AM CDT

      Pedophile Suspect Busted

      The worldwide Interpol hunt for a Canadian schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing young boys in Asia has ended: Thai police this morning caught up with Christopher Paul Neil in northeastern Thailand. "Bingo! We've got him," said a local police chief after arresting Neil, 32, in his rented room, the Toronto Star reports. More »

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      Thailand

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