 World News
 East Asia (662)
Indochina (134)
 Thailand (101)
 2001
 Politics (4)
 War & Army (2)
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| Jan.6 |
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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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| Jan.17 |
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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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| Jan.31 |
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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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| Feb.8 |
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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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| Mar.3 |
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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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| Apr.7 |
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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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| 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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| Aug.3 |
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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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| Oct.25 |
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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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