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Teenage pirates sentenced in Thai court

UPI - Mon Nov 30, 11:00 am ET

BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A Thai court has handed down 25-year sentences to three Burmese teenage pirates for murdering a British yachtsman off the coast last March.

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Experience snow, all expenses included
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.
Thai PM cancels trip to Thaksin stronghold on security fears
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 3:15 pm ET
Thailand's prime minister announced Thursday that he had cancelled a visit to a northern stronghold of his rival, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, owing to security concerns.
Thailand seeks U.S. help battling insurgents
The Washington Times - Thu Nov 26, 6:46 am ET
BANGKOK Thailand's military wants the U.S. to provide satellite equipment and imagery so it can hunt thousands of Islamist separatists who are killing Thai troops and civilians in an attempt to establish a strict Muslim state in the south. About 30,000 soldiers are fighting against 8,000 insurgents and their supporters, including about 2,000 armed rebels, said Lt. Gen. Pichet Wisaijorn, the ...
Foreigners Net Buyers Of THB905.37 Million Of Thai Shares Thursday
Nasdaq - Thu Nov 26, 6:02 am ET
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investors were net buyers of THB905.37 million ( $27.3 million) worth of Thai stocks Thursday out of a total of THB16.63 billion traded, the Stock Exchange of Thailand said.
Thai opposition supporter arrested for possessing bombs and guns
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 26, 4:11 am ET
Bangkok - A alleged member of Thailand's opposition movement was arrested Thursday after police reportedly found 6,000 small bombs and eight guns in his house in Chiang Mai ahead of a planned visit by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the city. Pol...
Spice is also nice
Tulsa World - Thu Nov 26, 3:28 am ET
If you're out on Black Friday, check out the lines at Mexican restaurants. The same goes for Thai, Chinese and Indian.
Thai police vow crackdown on Buddha statue thieves
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 2:07 am ET
Thai police promised to get tough with criminals who steal historic artifacts for the international market after a spate of thefts from the old capital of Ayuthaya outraged the public in the Buddhist country.
Samak Sundaravej, Ex-Thai Premier, Dies at 74
New York Times - Thu Nov 26, 1:11 am ET
Mr. Samak was removed from office by a court in 2008 during a tumultuous time in Thailand.
Obituary: Samak Sundaravej / Controversial ex-premier of Thailand
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Thu Nov 26, 12:37 am ET
Samak Sundaravej, a firebrand right-wing politician and TV cooking show host who served a brief and tumultuous term last year as Thailand's prime minister, died of cancer Tuesday. He was 74.
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning | A film for the foot-furious fight fans
Pittsburgh City Paper - Thu Nov 26, 12:32 am ET
Only the loosest of plot there's trouble among feuding clans in 17th-century Thailand -- holds this martial-arts film together, and even that is doled out in a confusing nonlinear fashion. Mostly, this all-action flick is a vehicle for its star, co-writer and co-director Tony Jaa, to show off his acrobatic fighting skills. (Panna Rittikrai also directs.) So rather than develop a compelling story ...
Trailer Tuesday: Raging Phoenix
KPBS San Diego - Thu Nov 26, 12:18 am ET
Are You Ready for Drunken Muay Thai? With "Red Cliff" and "Ninja Assassin" both opening for the holiday weekend, I had Asian action on the brain. Well okay, I always have Asian action on the brain.
Thai Minister: Dong Devaluation Won't Affect Thai Econ Much
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 25, 11:47 pm ET
BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Vietnam's decision to devalue its currency will have little impact on the Thai economy, Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said Thursday.
Looking for love and friends? Head to Asia, expat poll says
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 25, 11:41 pm ET
Hong Kong - Expatriates in search of friendship and love find it more easily in Asia than anywhere else in the world, especially if they move to Thailand, according to a survey Thursday. Asia claimed the top five friendliest places for expatriates to...
DJ Thai Sugar Board: 8 Millers To Start Crushing By End Of Week
INO News - Wed Nov 25, 10:56 pm ET
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Eight Thai sugar millers would have started crushing by the end of this week, said an official at the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board Thursday.
Habitat for Humanity returns from Thailand
KVII 7 Amarillo - Wed Nov 25, 10:02 pm ET
By Nastassia Tamari Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. Three volunteers from Habitat for Humanity are now back in Amarillo after building homes for the needy in Thailand. The group joined in with 2,000 other volunteers to build more than 80 homes for people in need.