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Cambodian migrants return home empty-handed
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» PHUM LUONG, Cambodia - Fearing arrest by Thailand's new army rulers, Chea Sokla fled across the border to Cambodia. But, like many others, she returned to a hard-scrabble village with no home, no jobs and no idea of what lies ahead.
Behind bars: Thai women pay high price for drugs
AFP, Published on 24/06/2014
» Lured by easy money, an escape from poverty or family pressure, thousands of women are locked up for drug offences in Thailand, which has one of the world's highest rates of female imprisonment.
US cuts more Thailand aid
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» The United States said Tuesday it has suspended more assistance to Thailand in response to a military coup and was considering moving a major regional exercise out of the kingdom.
CIA 'misled' on Thai black site
AFP, Published on 01/04/2014
» WASHINGTON - A damning US Senate report concluded that the CIA misled Congress and the American public by downplaying the severity of its interrogations and overstating intelligence gleaned from the sessions, The Washington Post said Monday.
Court to rule on PM on Wednesday
AFP, Published on 06/05/2014
» The Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it will rule on May 7 whether to remove caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for abuse of power.
US urges new elections in Thailand
AFP, Published on 08/05/2014
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday called for a "peaceful" resolution to political tensions in Thailand and new elections after the Constitutional Court dismissed the caretaker prime minister and nine ministers for abuse of power.
US hopeful Thai military will show restraint
AFP, Published on 14/05/2014
» WASHINGTON - The United States voiced confidence Tuesday that Thailand's military will not stage another coup as worries mount in Washington of fresh turmoil in its oldest Asian ally.
New red shirt leader warns of battle ahead
AFP, Published on 17/03/2014
» A firebrand hardliner who was a core leader of Thailand's red shirts in the country's massive 2010 protests has been chosen to head the pro-government movement, saying Sunday that a "big fight" lay ahead.
Dozens of arrests at protest site
AFP, Published on 18/02/2014
» Police arrested dozens of opposition protesters during an operation Tuesday to seize back besieged government buildings in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said.
US urges probe into Thailand attacks
AFP, Published on 01/03/2014
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called on Thailand to investigate "politically-motivated" attacks, denouncing the deaths of several children as "horrifying."