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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 3:15 pm ET
WASHINGTON & VIENTIANE, Laos----As the Southeast Asia Games open in Laos, The Honorable Howard Eugene Douglas, the former Ambassador at Large and U.S. Refugee Affairs Coordinator, has issued a statement on the Lao Hmong refugee crisis in Thailand and Laos.
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International Crisis Group - Tue Dec 8, 8:27 am ET
If the Thai government is serious about curbing the deadly southern insurgency, it needs to pursue political solutions, including lifting draconian laws, exploring new governance arrangements and engaging in dialogues with Malay Muslim militants. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has failed to make any significant progress in tackling the southern insurgency that has claimed more than 3,900 lives ...
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:35 am ET
Surrounded by water, a Buddhist temple is one of the last remnants of a Thai village that has vanished beneath the sea -- a scene being repeated across Asia and the world.
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INO News - 49 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has finished lower in three of four sessions since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had added nearly two dozen points or 3.5 percent in the process.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 5:31 am ET
A Thai man was convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for spying on fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra during his visit to Cambodia.
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The Southern Illinoisan - Mon Dec 7, 11:16 am ET
Thailand has much to offer anyone, from the burned-out corporateexecutive in search of ultraluxurious respite to the intrepidbackpacker hoping to explore beyond the beaten track.
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CNN - Mon Dec 7, 10:55 am ET
An explosion killed at least two people Monday in a city in southern Thailand, a police official who is familiar with the investigation said.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 11:54 pm ET
Thousands of well wishers waving Thai flags and dressed in pink gathered Saturday to catch a glimpse of Thailand's ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has been hospitalized for more than two months and was to make a rare public appearance to celebrate his 82nd birthday.
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Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab - Mon Dec 7, 5:20 pm ET
They gathered at their beloved king’s birthplace this past Saturday afternoon: Buddhist monks, a Thai pop star and a slew of excited Thai subjects, dressed to the nines in traditional costumes in honor of the monarch’s birthday. But it wasn’t in Bangkok. It was right here at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 6, 10:34 pm ET
Broken political promises have led to a bloody impasse after six years of unrest in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, analysts say, as Malaysia's premier prepares for an historic visit to the border area.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 7:18 pm ET
Thailand's aging monarch addressed the nation on Saturday for the first time since hospitalization more than two months ago, marking his 82nd birthday with a call for "calm" in the politically turbulent country.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 1:16 am ET
Bangkok - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Thailand Monday on an official three-day visit that will take him to Thailand's troubled deep South on the two countries' common border. It was Razak's first trip abroad since he became prime ...
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Edmunds Inside Line - Mon Dec 7, 10:52 am ET
Suzuki will produce a new small car in Thailand. It is likely to be based on a modified version of Maruti Suzuki's A-Star from India. | December 07, 2009 | Martui Suzuki
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 8:40 am ET
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, making his first public comments since being hospitalized, marked his 82nd birthday Saturday with a call for peace and stability in a country that has been rocked by anti-government protests.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 7:58 am ET
Thailand's revered king on Saturday called on the politically divided nation to unite during a brief public excursion from hospital to mark his 82nd birthday.