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Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to Pursue Retroactive...
Abhisit Vejjajiva(Right) and Suthep Thaugsuban BANGKOK – Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will pursue retroactive impeachment charges against ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and...
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Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly Votes to Restricts Political...
National Legislative Assembly vote on restricting political demonstrations BANGKOK – Thailand’s Military Stacked National Legislative Assembly voted overwhelmingly today in favour of a bill that...
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The Mighty Mekong is Almost a Stagnant Pond
Mekong River in Chiang Saen CHIANG RAI – What is happening to the Mekong River, one of the Greatest Rivers in the World? With hundreds of its own endemic fish and many other species, with rainforest...
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Thailand’s New 200 Member Senate to be Nominated not Elected
Lertrat Ratanavanich, the committee spokesman, told reporters Wednesday. They can only serve one six-year term. BANGKOK – A Spokesperson for the 36-person committee, drafting of a new constitution...
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The Tiny Northern Town of Santikhiri “Mae Salong” Chiang Rai
Mae Salong is a mountainside Chinese village settled by the 93rd Regiment of the KMT after the Chinese Revolution. CHIANG RAI – As the mist rolls over the tiny village of Santikhiri formerly known...
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28 Year Old Russian Alexey Mikhaylov Falls to His Death in Chiang Mai
Alexey Mikhaylov and his family had been staying in the rented premises at Casa Condo on Chotana Road CHIANG MAI – Royal Thai Police have reported that Russian National, Alexey Mikhaylov, 28, died...
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German Cleans Streets of Udon Thani During his Vacation
Peter Rudi Festerling, a 55-year-old professional janitor from Berlin, spends most of his vacation time in Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand . UDON THANI – According to Thai public broadcasting...
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Can Foreigners own Property in Thailand?
Owning property in Thailand is a common goal for many long term foreign residents. It is an elusive goal. While foreign nationals can own part of a condominium project, foreign direct ownership of...
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Phuket Court Rules Property “Secured Leases” Invalid
PHUKET – In a shock decision by the Phuket Civil Court, backed by the Region 8 Appellate Court, it has been ruled that so-called “secured leases” offered by some real estate developers to allow...
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Cousin of Burmese Woman Killed on Koh Samui Found Dead
The local resident who found Thet’s body said he drove past a man lying by the side of the road on his way to the market early this morning KOH SAMUI – The Dead body of a 22-year-old Thet Soe Tar...
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Wat Rong Khun (White Temple) to Build Toilets for Thais and Non-Chinese Tourists
“They had defecated on the floor, urinated on the walls outside and left sanitary pads on the wall of the bathrooms,” said an official who requested anonymity. . CHIANG RAI – Wat Rong Khun, better...
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19-year-old Filipino Man Stabs 73 Year Old Woman to Death in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI – Thai authorities have detained a 19-year-old Filipino man suspected of fatally stabbing his elderly Thai neighbor in the city of Chiang Mai, English-language paper Bangkok Post reported...
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Rare White Elephant Captured in Myanmar (Burma)
White elephants, actually albinos, have for centuries been revered in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and other Asian nations. File Photo PATHEIN – Forestry Officials in Myanmar have reportedly captured a...
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Amnesty International Say’s Thailand’s Human Rights Record Worrying
Human rights groups slam jailing of two Thai students for ‘royal insult’ in university play BANGKOK – Amnesty International has reported Human rights violations in Thailand have worsened after the...
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Monks with Money, Calls for Religious Reform in Thailand
A community of 3,000 monks, novices, laymen and laywomen live within Wat Phra Dhammakaya making it the largest temple in Thailand BANGKOK – Calls for religious reforms in Thailand are growing...
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South Korea’s Amy Yang Wins the Honda LPGA in Chon Buri Thailand
Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand by two strokes CHON BURI – South Korea’s Amy Yang has won her second career LPGA Tour win at Siam Country Club in Pattaya Thailand. Yang won the Honda LPGA Thailand...
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Japanese Yakuza Sumiyoshi-kai Gang Member Arrested in Pattaya, Thailand
Shinichi Nagata arrested in Pattaya CHON BURI -Authorites in Pattaya Chon Buri have arrested Japanese National Shinichi Nagata, 32, a member of Japan’s second largest Yakuza gang Sumiyoshi-kai Deputy...
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Thailand’s Minister of Interior Urges Authorities to Tighen Controls on...
Authorities have been providing water spray from tank cars to increase the humidity while decreasing the dust CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Paojinda has urged authorities...
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Tour Bus Overturns in Route to Phrae, 20 Passengers Injured
The accident took place about 2 am on a detour route near Wat Wang Hin, Tambon Chomthong, Muang district of Phitsanuloke. PHITSANULOK – Approximately 20 passengers of a tour bus bound for Phrae...
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Canadian Corener Say’s Banned Pesticide Likely Killed Belanger Sisters on Phi...
Belanger Sisters on Holiday in 2012 QUEBEC – A coroner in Quebec Canada has concluded that 26-year-old Noemi Belanger and 20-year-old Audrey found dead in their hotel room on Phi Phi Island Thailand...
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