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Coup leader Army Chief General Prayuth is Thailand’s New Prime Minister
Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, 60, who ousted an elected government in a bloodless takeover on May 22, was the only contender for the premiership. BANGKOK – Thailand’s coup leader was elected...
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Choking Down Freedom of Digital Expression in Thailand
Ravina Shamsadani, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks out on issues covering human rights and freedom of expression. Image: UN Multimedia 0 GENEVA – The...
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Three Thai Teens Arrested for Schwartges Volker’s Stabbing Death in Koh Samui
Police at the scene of Schwartges Volker’s fatal stabbing in Chaweng Beach – Photo Matichon Online KOH SAMUI – Three Thai teenagers have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a German National...
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Bus Crash in Phayao Kills 4 including Monk
The accident occurred around 8pm in tambon Huai Lan of Dok Kham Tai district PHAYAO – A Bangkok-Phayao air-conditioned bus crashed into a trailer truck in Phayao at 8 pm Wednesday, killing the bus...
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Another Earthquake Strikes Chiang Rai
According to statistics from the Seismology Office, minor quakes have been recorded in Mae Lao and Mae Suay districts of Chiang Rai province nearly everyday recently. CHIANG RAI – The Seismology...
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Bitcoin Ban Fear Fades in Thailand With Exchange Launch
Bitcoin Co. Ltd, the first Thailand-based digital currency exchange, also told CoinDesk that it continues to operate in Thailand despite the regulatory uncertainty BANGKOK – Coins has launched its...
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Russian Crime Boss Mark Lunev Deported from Thailand
Mark Lunev “flew on a morning flight from Bangkok to Moscow accompanied by officers of the Russian National Central Bureau of Interpol,” a source at Russia’s embassy in Thailand said. BANGKOK – Mark...
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Martial Law to Stay in Thailand Even though New Government Coming to Power
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha inspects the troops to celebrate the Thai Armed Foces Day at a military barrack on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand BANGKOK – Martial...
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US General Says Training of Cambodia’s Military will Continue
Gen. Pol Saroeun (R), Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, shakes hands with visiting Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,...
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Chiang Rai Hosting the Northern Logistics Forum and Fair 2014
CHIANG RAI - The Province of Chiang Rai is hosting the Northern Logistics Forum 2014, which is helping promote the Special Economic Development program in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). The...
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Thailand Indicts 26 People on Charges of Terrorism
The suspects were arrested in northeastern Thailand – a traditional stronghold of fugitive premier Thaksin Shinawatra – File Photo - BANGKOK – Twenty-six people accused of plotting an attack in...
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Authorities Begin Demolishing Buildings on Phuket Beaches
Ten restaurants on Sai Kaew Beach, at the north end of Mai Khao Beach, which their owners claim have been there for over 40 years, were demolished this morning (July 24) by Sirinat Marine National...
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Saudi Arabia Recalls Charge D’affaires To Thailand
Abdalelah Alsheaiby, second left, charge d’affaires of Saudi Arabia to Thailand, joins relatives of missing Saudi businessman Mohammad al-Ruwaili at a press conference to express their disappointment...
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25 Year Old Briton Jason Flannery Dies in Pattaya After Cocaine Fueled Rage
Mr Jason William Flannery aged 25 found dead in the Spanish Place Pattaya condominium PATTAYA – A British National Jason Flannery aged 25 died early this morning after going on a cocaine-fueled...
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Further Court Delay Agony for Family of Adam Pickles Attacked in Pattaya
Adam Pickles was struck with an iron bar in Pattaya in May 2012. PATTAYA – The family of a Adam Pickles a British teacher left in a coma after being brutally attacked in Pattaya Thailand have endured...
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UK Cracks Down on Expat Pesion Benefit Fraud
Older man sunbathing , Haad Chaweng , Koh Samui , Thailand – File Photo LONDON – British expats who commit fraud by living abroad but still claiming benefits face a new crackdown aimed at weeding out...
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Chiang Rai Woman Busted with 400,000 Methamphetamine Pills and 2kg of Crystal...
Police stopped a Chiang Rai-registered Toyota car driven by Kaew Khamchan, 50, of Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district at the checkpoint for a search. - NAKHON SAWAN – A woman from Chiang rai was arrested...
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HIV/AIDS Cases on the Rise Among Young People in Thailand
Mercy Centre staff training Mae Tao clinic staff during a home visit. Photograph: Human Development Foundation-Mercy Centre - - BANGKOK – Thailand’s young people are facing a new rise in HIV...
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Why Does a 24-year-old Want Hundreds of Children? Interpol investigates...
Thai police display pictures of surrogate babies born to a Japanese man who is at the center of a surrogacy scandal during a press conference at the police headquarters in Chonburi, Thailand. BANGKOK...
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Missing British Schoolgirls in Thailand have Been Found
Annie (her real name is Ananya) and Aleena have dual citizenship though they traveled to Thailand on a British passport. - - BANGKOK – Two school girls from the UK who went missing in Thailand nearly...
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