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Yingluck awaits Constitutional Court Decision on Extending Deadline
Chaowana Traimas, Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court Office, said the premier’s request will be submitted to the judges’ regular meeting on Wednesday BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional...
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Thai Academic Release Jaw Dropping Report “Sex in Prisons”
a Mahidol University lecturer entitled “Sex in Prison”, which gives jaw-dropping but realistic details of how Thai prisoners deal with their natural impulses during lengthy jail terms Ideal if...
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Thailand’s Eco-Car Project Attractive to Investors
BANGKOK – The eco-car project in Thailand has received a positive response from consumers. It has also attracted investors who have been given incentives to produce environmentally friendly vehicles....
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Thailand Prepares for Becoming an Aging Society
Statistics show that the proportion of persons aged over 60 years in Thailand now accounts for 13 percent of the total population CHIANG RAI – Like many other countries all over the world, Thailand’s...
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Sex Trafficking Victims Go Unnoticed in Laos
Vahn is one of many Lao girls to get cycled back into the sex trade after being deceived twice by relatives. VIENTIANE – Like many girls in Laos, where almost one-third of the population lives below...
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Thai Health Officials Say Eating Fish Lessens Diabetes and Heart Disease
Eating fish is recommended for diabetes patients due to its high nutrition CHIANG RAI – The Office of Disease Prevention and Control 5 (Nakhon Ratchasima) reports that diabetes is still regarded as a...
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Chiang Mai Shooting Victim Nic Brown Awaits Thai Justice or the Lack of It?
“I am in pain every day,” he said. “The doctors have said I will not walk again. CHIANG MAI – It all began as an attempt to break up a drunken brawl at a Chiang Mai bar, but ended in Canadian...
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Children Are Not for Sale – The Sold Project Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI – Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It’s a paradise on earth but here for 5 dollars you can buy a 10-year-old girl or a 9-year-old boy. Sex sells. Children....
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International Human Rights Group Concerned for Karen Activist Missing in...
Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, known as “Billy,” was detained in Petchaburi province’s Kaengkrachan National Park PETCHABURI — An international human rights group is calling on Thai authorities to...
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Thailand’s Illegal Dog Meat Trade, Going Through Hell for Leather
Dealing in death: In the past, live export of dogs was common, but a police crackdown has led smugglers to kill the dogs in Thailand and process them for the meat and leather industries.(Photo Soi Dog...
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Thailand’s Kite Fliers Stage a Comeback in the Skies Above Bangkok
A kite flying expert releases a stacked kite at a kite flying festival in Bangkok aimed at reviving interest in the famed Thai pastime.Wilawan Watcharasaket BANGKOK–Thailand’s kite flying enthusiasts...
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Thai Democratic Party Leader Abhisit Says Elections Is Not Answer, Warns Of Coup
Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva BANGKOK — The head of the Democrat Party has insisted that a new election is not a sufficient solution to Thailand’s ongoing political crisis, contrary to the...
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Chiang Rai Province Still Bustling with Tourists
Ruammit Karen Village,Chiang Rai CHIANG RAI – Even though the Songkran festival has ended and many tourists have left Chiang Rai, a number of them still remain to enjoy their holiday retreat in the...
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Crunch Time Looms for Thailand’s Political Crisis
Supporters of Yingluck Shinawatra’s administration have vowed to rise to defend her if the country’s legal institutions eject her from office via two cases due to conclude in the next few weeks....
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Democrat Party Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva Boycotts New Election Talks
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announced shortly before the meeting began that he would not be going. BANGKOK – Negotiations on a road-map to elections in Thailand following months of...
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Thai Navy Preparing a Second Lawsuit Against the Reuters News Agency
Alan Morison and Thai National Chutima Sidasathian – Photo Phuketwan PHUKET - Journalists from the Phuketwan, Australian National Alan Morison and Thai National Chutima Sidasathian, who are facing...
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Thailand Researchers Develop New Anti-Malaria Drugs
Young malaria patient in northern Thailand. BANGKOK – The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has said that for the first time, Thai researchers have developed their own...
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British Woman Deported from Sri Lanka Over Buddha Tattoo
A police spokesman said she was arrested for “hurting others’ religious feelings” after the tattoo of a Buddha seated on a lotus flower was spotted on her right arm COLOMBO – Sri Lankan Police have...
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Fuel Up Now PTT and Bangchak Petroleum Annouce Gas Price Hike
41.43 baht for gasohol 95, 38.98 baht for gasohol 91, 36.48 baht for gasohol E20, 24.88 for gasohol E85. The price of diesel remains at 29.99 baht a litre. CHIANG RAI – PTT and Bangchak Petroleum...
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court Asks Media Not To Call It a ‘Joke’
A letter signed by Chaowana Traimart, secretary-general of the Constitutional Court, was sent to many media publications today asking all reporters to adopt the official acronym of “ตศร.” from now on...
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