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Asia’s Newest Strongman: Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth
Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha BANGKOK – As a boy, he was handsome and always picked up litter off the street. Today, he is a tireless public servant, collecting a pittance of $12.50 per...
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Gen. Prayuth Pledges Reforms to Make Thailand Just and Corruption Free
Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha BANGKOK - In the draft policy statement to be delivered before the National Legislative Assembly on Friday, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Prime Minister, has...
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Thailand’s Military Denies Torturing Under Martial Law
An anti-coup protester is taken away from the site of a gathering by Thai soldiers in Bangkok BANGKOK – Thailand’s government is denying that anyone detained since martial law was declared in the...
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Chiang Rai on Alert as China Releases Deluge of Water from Mekong Dam
The Jinghong dam will need to release a huge volume of water downstream from Sept. 5-30 due to heavy rain upstream YUNNAN – Huge volumes of water being discharged from a hydro-power dam on the Mekong...
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Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha Outlines Policies for Thailand
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha delivers his government’s policy statement at parliament in Bangkok BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has given his first...
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Japanese Porn Star Accidentally Ends Up on Thai Math Book Cover
Porn Star Accidentally Ends Up on Math Book Cover BANGKOK – Thai education authorities have recalled 2,000 high school maths books after it emerged that a female ‘teacher’ shown on the cover is in...
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Thailand Ofiicials Arrest Suspected “Men in Black”
Five men suspected of being involved in the 2010 killing of then-Colonel Romklao Thuvatham appear before the press at the Royal Thai Police headquarters. BANGKOK – Police have arrested four men and...
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Four Dead in Pattani as Rebels Bomb Government Office
Security personnel inspect the Kok Po district office after being attacked by a group of gunmen in Pattani province PATTANI – Four people were killed and several others wounded on Thursday (Sep 11)...
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French National Eric Jacobs Gets 15 Years in Taiwan for Smuggling Heroin from...
French National Eric Jacobs being escorted by Court Officials TAIPEI – French National Eric Jacobs has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison by the Taipei District Court for...
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Chiang Rai Woman Fights for Stateless after Dodging Life in Brothels
Srinuan “Aor” Saokhamnuan, who was born stateless in Thailand, holds up her new Thai identification card after authorities granted her citizenship CHIANG RAI – In the northern Thai village where...
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US Consular Chief Discusses Wide Range of Questions with Chiang Rai Expat Group
Mark Carlson, chief of the consular section of the US Chiang Mai consulate, talks to about 30 expats at the Meridien Resort in Chiang Rai on Sept. 12, 2014 CHIANG RAI – US consular chief Mark C....
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House Hold Debit on the Rise in Thailand
KBank joins partners in launching K-Merchant on Mobile via application, the first of its kind in Thailand BANGKOK – The University of Thai Chamber of Commerce has reported that about 87% of Thai...
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Hundreds of Chiang Rai Students Poisoned by Chicken Rice
Dozen of students are still remaining at hospital, while others have recovered CHIANG RAI – More than a hundred hill tribe students at a primary school in Tambon Chiang Dao of Chiang Dao district,...
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Thai Authorities Steps Up Lèse Majesté Hunt on Internet
The device targets keywords related to lèse majesté and that it is relatively powerful and could access all kinds of communication traffic on the internet. - BANGKOK – Thai authorities reportedly...
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Thai Army Dragnet Hampers Peace Hopes in Rebel-Hit South
Members of a bomb squad inspect damaged vehicles after a bomb explosion outside a hotel at Betong district in Thailand’s southern province of Yala. A car bomb exploded on July 25 outside a hotel in...
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British National Damian Capper 43, Found Dead in Chiang Mai
Damian Capper, 43, was found dead in the parking lot behind a condominium in Chiang Mai CHIANG MAI – Police in Chiang Mai City have reported that British National Damian Capper has reportedly fallen...
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More Than 20 Large Foreign Criminal Gangs Plague Thailand
Gangs with expertise in ATM and credit card forging, skimming and selling overseas bank customers information to obtain cash withdrawals in Thailand BANGKOK – A new study by the Thailand Institute of...
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Two Young British Tourists Murdered on Island of Koh Tao
The female victim, 23, was half naked and her head was battered and hacked, possibly by the hoe, Col. Prachum said. The man’s head was also severely hit by a hard object. He was 24 years old. KOH TAO...
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Cambodian General Arrested in Thailand after Murdering Wife and 6 Year Old...
Cambodian police escort Major General Kim Marintha through a checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey after Thai authorities handed the suspect over on Saturday. BANGKOK – A two-star military general wanted...
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Officials in Thailand Erase Thaksin Shinawatra from School Text Books
Mr. Thaksin’s name was scrubbed from the book by the Ministry of Education, said the textbook’s author, Thanom Anarmwat. BANGKOK – His legacy is inseparable from the past decade of political tumult in...
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