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Apec leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown
AFP, Published on 07/10/2013
» Asia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.
Thai court acquits man accused of royal slur
AFP, Published on 13/09/2013
» A Thai court on Friday acquitted a man held for nearly a year under controversial royal defamation laws after his own brother accused him of insulting the king in their home.
TPP talks go slowly
AFP, Published on 30/08/2013
» BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Negotiators from 12 Pacific countries concluded a week of talks in Brunei on a free-trade agreement on Friday but announced no breakthroughs in discussions that one official called "difficult".
Protesters mass outside Thai parliament
AFP, Published on 07/08/2013
» Around 2,000 Thai anti-government demonstrators converged near parliament Wednesday in an opposition-led rally against a controversial bill offering amnesty for political violence in the divided nation.
Army killed six Thais shot in 2010 rallies: court
AFP, Published on 07/08/2013
» Six Thais, including a nurse and two rescue volunteers, shot dead while sheltering in a Bangkok temple declared a safe zone during 2010 protests were killed by army bullets, a court ruled Tuesday.
Anti-government protesters gather in Bangkok
AFP, Published on 04/08/2013
» Hundreds of Thai protesters gathered in Bangkok to rally against the government and divisive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra Sunday amid worries over the potential for fresh unrest in the politically-turbulent country.
Thai PM 'worried' over potential for protest violence
AFP, Published on 03/08/2013
» (AFP) - Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday expressed fears that violence could erupt during planned anti-government protests in Bangkok this weekend, following unrest at multiple rallies in the capital over recent years.
Myanmar mystics give supernatural help to Asia elite
AFP, Published on 23/06/2013
» Tiny, frail and barely able to speak, Myanmar's most famous fortune teller -- known as ET -- has for years whispered predictions to Asia's rich and powerful, from generals to foreign politicians.
Thailand refuses entry to Cambodian opposition leader
AFP, Published on 05/06/2013
» Thailand said Wednesday that it had refused entry to Cambodia's opposition leader-in-exile because of concerns he would criticise Prime Minister Hun Sen's government ahead of national elections.
Thai troops likely shot Italian journalist: inquest
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Thai soldiers are believed to have shot an Italian photographer who was killed during mass opposition street protests in Bangkok in 2010, an official inquest found on Wednesday.