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Khmer Rouge trial law| Parliament approves legislation to bring former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime to trial | |
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Indicted tycoon to be PM| Thaksin will be without parliamentary majority. He is indicted on charges of deliberately concealing wealth | | |
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Warrior twins become little boys Teen-age enigmas surrendered in Thailand after 12 months on the run
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Thaksin secures power A 3-party coalition may allow Thaksin to secure control of the next parliament
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Parliament picks Thaksin as PM Parliament elected telecoms tycoon as prime minister. He received 340 of 500 votes
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Cambodia denies link to ship Government is denying that a ship carrying 900 immigrants that ran aground was registered under a Cambodian flag
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Red-carpet for Putin in Vietnam Putin is the first Russian leader to visit Vietnam. Visit aimed at rebuilding economic and cultural ties
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Jetliner burns at gate A commercial airliner was to carry Prime Minister Thaksin. A flight attendant was killed
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Bomb caused jet fire Prime Minister Thaksin says an explosion that destroyed a Boeing he was about to board was an assassination attempt
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Crash includes U.S. MIA team| A helicopter crash killed 16, including 7 Americans searching for the remains of U.S. missing in action | | |
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Bomb blast at railway station An explosion has killed a young boy and wounded more than two dozen. Police found evidence of a timing device
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MIA searches to continue A helicopter crash won't stop efforts to find the remains of Americans missing since the war
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| May.19 |
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Chinese Premier arrives in Thailand On agenda of 4-day visit is $4 billion bilateral currency swap agreement
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Powell arrives in Hanoi U.S. Secretary of State arrives for ASEAN forum
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Thaksin acquitted of assets charge Prime Minister was acquitted by Constitutional Court of charges that he concealed the extent of his assets
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| Aug.21 |
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Most wanted pedophile arrested Eric Rosser, 49, a professional pianist, was arrested by FBI agents and Thai police on a tip from a TV show
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Deadly explosions at army store| 17 people are missing and feared dead after a series of explosions at the ammunition dump I | |
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bin Laden T-shirts banned Government banned wearing or selling T-shirts bearing the image of militant because they encourage terrorists
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| Nov.8 |
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Anthrax confirmation Sample of white powder discovered in the office of a BP joint venture has tested positive
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| Nov.11 |
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Typhoon kills 2, destroyed houses Typhoon uprooted trees after killing hundreds in Philippines
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Call for crackdown on child sex| Laws are often not adequately policed or enforced especially Cambodia, Thailand | |
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