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Iranian 'kidnapper' caught in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2014
» DUBAI - An Iranian suspected of helping kidnap a British-Iranian businessman in Dubai has been arrested in Thailand and deported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
2 Thais arrested for trafficking (Updated)
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2014
» Police Tuesday arrested two men on human-trafficking charges related to the discovery of several groups of suspected trafficking victims in Phang Nga province.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.