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Safari With That Liposuction?

Cosmetic surgeries can be cheaper abroad—and come with perks

Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Thais Will Bust Exiled PM if
He Returns

Thaksin to face multiple corruption and fraud charges: AG's office

Dec 27, 07 7:50 AM CST
(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... More »

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Thailand • Thaksin Shinawatra • Thai elections

Tsunami Survivors Look Ahead

Officials concerned about post-aid economy, beefing up warning systems

Dec 26, 07 11:55 AM CST
(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... More »

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

OPINION

2007: Asia's Banner Year

Bloomberg praises those who fuel the region's return to economic power

Dec 24, 07 2:19 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Party of Exiled Thai PM Ready to Govern

Strikes deal with at least one other party; Thaksin to return in '08

Dec 24, 07 5:47 AM CST
(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... More »

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

Party of Ousted Prime Minister Wins Thai Races

Polarizing figure
booted in coup may return from exile

Dec 23, 07 6:15 AM CST
(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... More »

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Thailand • corruption • Thaksin Shinawatra • Thai elections • election • coup d'etat

Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

No clear frontrunner before Sunday's first vote since coup

Dec 21, 07 6:23 PM CST
(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... More »

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Thailand • military coup

In Thailand,
Everyone
Wants to Be
in the Pink

The king goes pastel;
a fashion craze is born 

Nov 30, 07 6:26 PM CST
(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... More »

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Thailand • pink • king • Bhumibol Adulyadej • yellow

Pedophile Suspect Busted

Thai police arrest Canadian schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing young boys

Oct 19, 07 6:23 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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Interpol IDs Serial Pedophile in Scrambled Web Photos

Cops: Canadian teacher hiding out in Bangkok

Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Go Where the $ Is Still Good

Planning to travel?  Head to a country where flashing a few dead presidents still means something

Oct 6, 07 6:23 AM CDT
(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:
  1. Morocco
  2. Thailand
  3. Mexico
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China • travel • Jordan • Venezuela • Thailand • Mexico • Morocco • currency • currency exchange • list • Micronesia • Armenia • international currency

Bank Gives Shy Thais Condoms

Thailand bank fights aids with free hand outs

Oct 2, 07 11:10 AM CDT
(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... More »

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AIDS • Thailand • marketing • HIV • condom • banking

'I Knew We Were Going to Crash'

Survivors tell of aborted landing as investigators probe for clues

Sep 17, 07 3:39 AM CDT
(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... More »

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weather • Thailand • crash • rain • Phuket • One Two Go • Orient Thai Airlines • flight recorder • Sansern Wong Chaum

Death Toll at 88 in Thai Air Crash

Survivor says plane tried to land too fast in torrential rain

Sep 16, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

66 Dead in Thai Jet Crash

Sep 16, 07 8:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Thailand • plane crash • rain • airline safety • Phuket

$100 Laptop Price Hits $188

3 million orders,
fourth price increase for One Laptop
Per Child

Sep 15, 07 9:01 PM CDT
(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,”... More »

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

Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

Aug 14, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Thailand • corruption • extradition • Thaksin Shinawatra • military coup • tycoon • scandal

Misbehaving Thai Cops Say ‘Hello Kitty’

Rule-breakers
punished with
cute accessories

Aug 6, 07 2:23 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Thailand • police • Bangkok • punishment • Hello Kitty

Conjoined Twins Are Freed

Thai twins joined at
the heart and liver healthy after surgery separates them

Apr 6, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of conjoined twins attached at the liver and the heart are alive and separate after a surgery Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital calls a "world first." The 10-month-old girls' hearts were joined at the atrium, and the blood flow was connected,  but the organs were not dependent... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • health • surgery • twins • Thailand • conjoined twins • science • children • baby • Bangkok

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