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The Christian Science Monitor - Mon Nov 23, 11:21 am ET
Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has long provoked Thailand's government by rousing opposition at home. Now he's inflamed regional tensions by becoming an economic adviser to rival Cambodia.
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INO News - Tue Nov 24, 9:42 pm ET
(RTTNews) - The losing streak has stretched to four sessions now for the Thai stock market, which has plunged more than 30 points or 4.6 percent in the process.
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Los Angeles Times - Mon Nov 23, 11:37 pm ET
The firebrand politician, an ally of Thaksin Shinawatra, was ousted when a court ruled there was a conflict of interest between his office and his popular TV cooking show, 'Tasting and Complaining.' Samak Sundaravej, a firebrand politician who briefly served as Thailand's prime minister but was ousted for simultaneously getting income as the host of a popular TV cooking show, has died. He was 74.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal - Wed Nov 25, 1:19 pm ET
Title: Executive chef, Bhan Thai restaurant.Age: 43.Hometown: Thailand.Who or what was your first cooking influence? My mom. ... Marriage, monkhood (celebration), somebody died, she’d cook for everyone. I’d watch her.What was the first thing you ever cooked or baked? I cook steamed rice with charcoal. ... Steamed vegetables, sauce for vegetables and grilled barbecue fish, something like that ...
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Denver Post - Wed Nov 25, 3:11 am ET
The official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia, a move drawing sharp criticism from a New York Democratic senator. Sports-apparel maker Adidas plans to end its contract with American suppliers and move production of NBA jerseys to a factory in Thailand.
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The Daily News - Fri Nov 27, 2:10 am ET
Everyone loves the turkey sandwiches, the soup and the other leftovers in the days after Thanksgiving. It’s amazing how much meat is on a turkey. It seems to last forever. So what do you do when the sandwiches and soup no longer appeal?
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 23, 8:53 am ET
A former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown was formally charged Monday in connection with embezzling almost $50 million.
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NBC26 Green Bay - Mon Nov 23, 11:22 pm ET
BANGKOK (AP) - Samak Sundaravej, a firebrand politician who briefly served as Thailand's prime minister but was ousted for simultaneously getting income as host of a popular TV cooking show, died of cancer Tuesday. He was 74.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 24, 3:26 am ET
Bangkok - The Thai cabinet approved Tuesday the use of the Internal Security Act that permits the military to crack down on planned protests in Bangkok if they get out of hand. Thousands of supporters of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawa...
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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 6:25 am ET
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Adidas AG , the world’s second- largest sporting-goods maker, will move production of National Basketball Association uniforms from New York to Thailand.
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PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 2:01 am ET
'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thailand Golf Experience' a cooperative initiative between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Golfasian, and eight of Thailand's first-class golf courses and nine luxury resorts, concentrates on reaching out to golfers in the United States and Canada in their campaign.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 11:14 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted less than estimated last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade.
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Bloomberg - Sun Nov 22, 11:06 pm ET
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s economy contracted the least in a year last quarter as a nascent global recovery and government spending began to pull the nation out of its first recession in a decade.
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Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 10:53 pm ET
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Rubber rallied to the highest level in almost 14 months on concern that flooding in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, will reduce supply.
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USA Today - Thu Nov 26, 3:57 pm ET
Warm-weather denizens from as far as Singapore and Thailand are vying for a chance to spend up to three all-expenses-paid months in Colorado.