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  • February 2008

    • Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 6:33 AM CST

      Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      (Newser) - 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  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • exile  • Samak Sundaravej  • military coup  • Thai elections

  • January 2008

    • Thailand Axes Anti-Monarchy Website

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

      Thailand Axes Anti-Monarchy Website

      (Newser) - 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?

      CNN  |  Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST

      Safari With That Liposuction?

      (Newser) - 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

      AFP  |  Dec 27, 07 7:50 AM CST

      Thais Will Bust Exiled PM if He Returns

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Tsunami Survivors Look Ahead

      (Newser) - 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  • Thailand  • aid  • tsunami  • Indian Ocean  • Aceh  • foreign donors

    • 2007: Asia's Banner Year

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 24, 07 2:19 PM CST

      2007: Asia's Banner Year

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Party of Exiled Thai PM Ready to Govern

      (Newser) - 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

      Reuters  |  Dec 23, 07 6:15 AM CST

      Party of Ousted Prime Minister Wins Thai Races

      (Newser) - 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  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • coup  • Thai elections

    • Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 21, 07 6:23 PM CST

      Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      (Newser) - 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

      BBC  |  Nov 30, 07 6:26 PM CST

      In Thailand, Everyone Wants to Be in the Pink

      (Newser) - 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  • king

  • October 2007

    • Pedophile Suspect Busted

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

      Pedophile Suspect Busted

      (Newser) - 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

    • Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

      Reuters  |  Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM CDT

      Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

      (Newser) - Interpol has identified a suspected serial pedophile who posted altered photos of himself with as many as 12 boys he apparently molested in Vietnam and Cambodia, reports Reuters. Agents identified Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian English teacher who has taught at Asian schools, after Interpol released digitally unscrambled photos from the internet in a rare appeal to the public for help. More »

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      Germany  • South Korea  • child abuse  • Vietnam  • Thailand  • pedophile  • Cambodia  • Interpol

    • Go Where the $ Is Still Good

      foXnoMad  |  Oct 6, 07 6:23 AM CDT

      Go Where the $ Is Still Good

      (Newser) - It hurts when even a dollar-friendly country like Canada is giving your green the cold shoulder. Get your money's worth in these countries from foXnoMad : Morocco Thailand Mexico More »

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      China  • list  • Mexico  • travel  • Venezuela  • Thailand  • currency  • Jordan  • currency exchange  • Morocco  • Armenia  • international currency  • Micronesia

    • Bank Gives Shy Thais Condoms

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Bank Gives Shy Thais Condoms

      (Newser) - Some unusual withdrawals will be taking place later this month as Thailand's Kasikorn Bank begins giving away free condoms, branded with the bank's logo, at its 600 branches.  Called "Condoms for Confidence," the campaign to combat the spread of AIDS  seeks to alleviate embarrassment felt by many in conservative Thailand. “Women who buy condoms from convenience stores always get a strange look,” a health official told Reuters. More »

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      marketing  • AIDS  • Thailand  • banking  • HIV  • condom

  • September 2007

    • 'I Knew We Were Going to Crash'

      Reuters  |  Sep 17, 07 3:39 AM CDT

      'I Knew We Were Going to Crash'

      (Newser) - Investigators have begun sifting through the smoldering wreckage of a Thai airliner which broke in two as it landed in a severe rainstorm  on the popular resort island of Phuket. "I saw the grass and knew we were going to crash," recalled one of 42 survivors of the tragedy that claimed 88 lives. More »

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      weather  • Thailand  • crash  • rain  • Phuket  • One Two Go

    • Death Toll at 88 in Thai Air Crash

      Reuters  |  Sep 16, 07 1:08 PM CDT

      Death Toll at 88 in Thai Air Crash

      (Newser) - The death toll has risen to 88 in the crash of a budget airliner on a Thai island resort today, Reuters reports. Officials said the plane broke up and burst into flames as it tried to land in torrential rain.The 42 survivors are being treated for a variety of injuries, and at least one said he thought the plane descended too fast. More »

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      plane crash  • Thailand  • Asia  • airline safety  • rain  • Phuket  • budget airlines  • One Two Go

    • 66 Dead in Thai Jet Crash

      CNN  |  Sep 16, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      66 Dead in Thai Jet Crash

      (Newser) - As many as 100 people were feared dead yesterday as a Thai plane ripped in two and exploded in flames in heavy rain as it touched down in the popular tourist resort of Phuket island. Some 20 passengers appeared to scramble to safety as smoke engulfed the budget jetliner operated by Orient Thai Airways. More »

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      plane crash  • Thailand  • airline safety  • rain  • Phuket

    • $100 Laptop Price Hits $188

      Associated Press  |  Sep 15, 07 9:01 PM CDT

      $100 Laptop Price Hits $188

      (Newser) - The famous but increasingly misnamed “$100 laptop” will actually cost $188—the fourth price increase for the innovative device designed for nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child, reports the AP. While still a bargain, the bump could scare off developing governments fixed on the “fanciful $100-per-child figure,” observers fear. More »

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      Brazil  • Thailand  • MIT  • Libya  • laptop  • One Laptop Per Child  • price  • Uruguay

  • August 2007

    • Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

      BBC  |  Aug 14, 07 5:50 PM CDT

      Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

      (Newser) - After failing to appear in a Bangkok court to hear charges that he abused power while in office, Thailand's deposed PM is now a fugitive of justice. The country's Supreme Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, who took refuge with his wife in England last year after he was ousted in a bloodless military coup. More »

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      scandals  • corruption  • Thailand  • extradition  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • military coup

    • Misbehaving Thai Cops Say ‘Hello Kitty’

      Associated Press  |  Aug 6, 07 2:23 PM CDT

      Misbehaving Thai Cops Say &lsquo;Hello Kitty&rsquo;

      (Newser) - Police officers in Thailand caught breaking minor rules will be subjected to hot pink shame—“Hello Kitty” armbands. Attempting to stem more serious abuses of power, police brass intend to punish littering and tardiness with the cute accessories, the AP reports. The rule-breakers will not, however, be made to wear their new paraphernalia outside. More »

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      police  • Thailand  • Bangkok  • Hello Kitty  • punishment

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