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16 gunmen killed in Thai military base attack
AFP, Published on 13/02/2013
» In one of the most deadly attacks in Thailand's long-running insurgency, scores of heavily-armed gunmen stormed a southern army base Wednesday, authorities said, leaving 16 militants dead.
Raucous celebrations as Asia greets Year of Snake
AFP, Published on 10/02/2013
» A billion-plus Asians ushered in the Year of the Snake on Sunday with a cacophony of fireworks, after a Chinese televised gala featuring megastars including Celine Dion kicked off a week of festivities.
Thailand 'aided CIA' in torture
AFP, Published on 06/02/2013
» WASHINGTON - Thailand was listed Wednesday among 54 governments worldwide that assisted the US Central Intelligence Agency in an anti-terrorist campaign that included harsh interrogations of suspects.
Fake anti-TB drugs on sale
AFP, Published on 05/02/2013
» PARIS - Developing countries including Thailadn are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis, fuelling the rise of treatment-resistant strains of TB, according to a survey published on Tuesday.
Thais among Algeria hostages
AFP, Published on 17/01/2013
» Algiers - A leader of a gang of kidnappers holding dozens of foreigners at a desert gas field in Algeria said on Thursday Thais are among about 41 hostages.
New Japan PM mulls SE Asia visit
AFP, Published on 08/01/2013
» Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to make Southeast Asian countries his first foreign destination, reports said Tuesday, despite an earlier pledge to go to Washington before anywhere else.
Rhino horn seized in Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh
AFP, Published on 07/01/2013
» More than 27 kilos of rhino horn worth an estimated 42.6 million baht (US$1.4 million) have been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam.
Red-shirt protest leaders' trial begins
AFP, Published on 14/12/2012
» BANGKOK - The trial of leaders of the 2010 red-shirt protests on terrorism charges began on Friday, a day after the nation's former premier was charged over his role in the deadly unrest.
HSBC to sell stake in China insurer Ping An for $9.4 bn
AFP, Published on 05/12/2012
» Britain's HSBC said Wednesday it would sell its stake in China's second largest life insurer Ping An to a Thai firm for $9.4 billion, in a shift back towards its traditional banking business.
Nepal ex-prince held on Thai drugs charge
AFP, Published on 30/11/2012
» Nepal's former crown prince Paras Shah has been granted bail after being arrested and charged with cannabis possession on the Thai resort island of Phuket, police said.