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Cambodia slams Thailand over post-coup worker exodus
AFP, Published on 18/06/2014
» Cambodia has accused Thailand's new military rulers of fomenting an exodus of migrant workers which it claimed had caused at least eight deaths and economic hardship for both countries.
Indian temple to glitter with 300kg of Thai gold
AFP, Published on 14/11/2013
» PATNA, INDIA - Mahabodhi temple, one of the world's holiest Buddhist shrines, is to have its dome inlaid with 300 kilogrammes of gold donated by His Majesty the King and other devotees, officials said Thursday.
Self-mutilation for virtue in bloody Thai festival
AFP, Published on 10/10/2013
» Walking on fire or driving a brace of swords through your cheeks may not be activities most commonly associated with vegetarianism. But for participants of one Thai festival it's the height of religious devotion.
Floods hit Thai-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 31/07/2013
» YANGON - Almost 25,000 people have been evacuated to makeshift camps after floods ravaged eastern Myanmar, an official said Wednesday, as relief teams struggled to reach remote areas inundated by water.
Flying chickens, robot waiters: bizarre dining in Bangkok
AFP, Published on 03/07/2013
» From chickens catapulted across tables to meals dished up with a generous portion of sexual health advice, Bangkok is doing a roaring trade in unusual dining experiences.
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.
Pattani bomb kills six
AFP, Published on 21/09/2012
» At least six people were killed and 40 more wounded on Friday after a car bomb exploded in a packed market in insurgency-hit Pattani province.