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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.
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.
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.
The Lady makes an entrance
AFP, Published on 30/05/2012
» Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Thailand Tuesday for her first trip abroad in more than two decades, ending an era of isolation and cementing her arrival on the global stage.
One dead as guests flee Bangkok hotel blaze
AFP, Published on 09/03/2012
» A fire at a major tourist hotel in Bangkok killed one foreigner and injured about 20 others, as rescue workers used cranes to pluck guests from the smoke-filled building, officials said Friday.