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Cobra Gold opens at 'challenging' time for US, Thailand
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2015
» NAKHON NAYOK — The United States said on Monday its relationship with long-time ally Thailand was going through a "challenging" period as the two sides began a major military exercise, scaled down over Washington's concerns about the military leadership.
Convicts on fishing boats plan killed
Reuters, Published on 20/01/2015
» BANGKOK — A plan by the Thai government to put prisoners to work on the country's understaffed fishing boats has been scrapped, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday following charges that the scheme threatened inmates' rights.
Google's Gmail blocked in China
Reuters, Published on 29/12/2014
» BEIJING — Google Inc's Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world's biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the Great Firewall was to blame.
China, Thailand up fight against illegals
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2014
» BEIJING —Thailand and China have agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against illegal immigration and terror, the Chinese government said Wednesday, as Thailand deals with an influx of Uighurs from China's unruly far western region of Xinjiang.
Nopporn out; WEH taps new CEO
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2014
» Thailand's biggest developer of wind farms, Wind Energy Holdings, has appointed a new chief executive, the company said Tuesday.
Did torture really help US find al Qaeda chief Hambali?
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2014
» WASHINGTON — Hailed as a major success in the US "war on terror," the capture of Indonesian cleric Hambali in Ayutthaya in 2003 is often touted by the US intelligence community as evidence that harsh interrogation methods produce results.
Draft rubber bill debate postponed
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2014
» The government has postponed debate on a draft rubber law after coming under pressure from rubber farmers pushing to scrap it entirely, the deputy agriculture minister said.
Santa's helpers break world record
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2014
» Hundreds of schoolchildren on Tuesday clustered into the shape of the word "Siam" as they broke the world record for the largest gathering of Christmas elves.
259 boat people to be put to sea
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2014
» More than 200 boat people held since Saturday in Ranong province will be pushed back out to sea, police said Monday, despite calls by rights group to stop a policy that puts would-be asylum seekers at risk.
Venezuelan crowned transgender beauty queen in Thai contest
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2014
» PATTAYA — A 22-year-old Venezuelan was crowned "Miss International Queen" on Friday night at a beauty contest that bills itself as the world's largest and promotes the rights of transsexuals and transvestites.