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Bangkok
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Police probe Thai club fire cause
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| Jan.4 |
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Club owner charged in New Year fire
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| Jan.16 |
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Thailand denies whipping refugees
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| Jan.22 |
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Lawmakers probe refugee abuse
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| Jan.27 |
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More refugees arrive amid abuse claims A new boatload of Rohingya refugees washed up on the shores, raising questions about the type of treatment they would receive
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| Feb.4 |
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Refugees: Thai military beat up
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| Feb.7 |
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 Jolie asks Thailand to aid refugees Angelina Jolie has asked Thai government to permit greater freedom for thousands of refugees stuck in camps after fleeing neighboring Myanma...
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| Feb.12 |
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PM admits refugees pushed out to sea
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| Feb.20 |
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Thailand frees Australian writer
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| Feb.24 |
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Pro-Thaksin protesters demand elections
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| Feb.26 |
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Boat people to be sent back to Myanmar
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| Mar.26 |
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Protesters surround govt. headquarters About 20,000 anti-government demonstrators surrounded the government headquarters and set up camp in a bid to oust the prime minister
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| Apr.2 |
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Gunfire on Thai-Cambodian border  Map of Sisaket Thailand Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire in a border area that both countries claim near the ancient temple of Preah Vihear
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| Apr.7 |
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Bangkok faces protests against PM  Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the capital in a fresh bid to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva out of office
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| Apr.10 |
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Thai protests disrupt Asian summit | Political demonstrations in Thailand disrupted the Association of South East Asian Nations summit | |
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| Apr.11 |
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Thailand to prosecute protesters The embattled prime minister Vejjajiva has said legal action will be taken against protesters who forced the cancellation of the regional su...
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| Apr.12 |
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Troops crack down on protest| The army has begun an operation to remove anti-government protesters blocking the centre of the capital, sparking violent clashes | |
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Soldiers open fire on crowd Thai soldiers have opened fire on a crowd of anti-government protesters in the centre of the capital, who fled before the bullets
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| Apr.13 |
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Protests 'under control' | The PM said that troops have the situation in Bangkok under control after a day of battles with anti-government protesters | |
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Protests 'breaking up' An anti-government demonstrators who had been camped around the Government House have been walking away from the area
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| Apr.14 |
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Warrants for protest leaders
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| Apr.16 |
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'Yellow shirt' political leader shot Sondhi Limthongkul who helped topple former prime minister was shot on the way to host his radio talk show
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| Apr.17 |
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PM: Emergency powers to stay in place Abhisit Vejjajiva said he will not lift a state of emergency until he is convinced anti-government protests would not return to the capital
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| Apr.23 |
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Thailand lifts state of emergency
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| Jun.4 |
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Kung Fu star Carradine found dead 72-year-old Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body
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| Jun.18 |
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Mekong dolphins at risk of extinction
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| Jul.21 |
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US concerned over N. Korea-Myanmar tie
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| Aug.11 |
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 Court rejects Viktor Bout extradition A court rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the 'Merchant of Death', whom the U.S. accuse of selling weapons to Colombian rebels
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| Sep.19 |
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Thailand rocked by rival protests Thousands of troops were deployed as rival political groups held separate protests, one of which turned violent
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| Sep.20 |
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Thai king hospitalized King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 81, the world's longest reigning monarch, has been hospitalized with fever and fatigue
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| Sep.23 |
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HIV/Aids trial offer vaccine hope| An experimental HIV vaccine has cut the risk of infection by a third in a major trial by the Thai government and US military | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys'| French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with 'boys' in Thailand | |
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| Nov.9 |
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 Former Thai PM lands in Cambodia Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed in Phnom Penh to take up a job as economic adviser to the government
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| Nov.23 |
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Former Prime Minister Samak dies Samak Sundarave was ousted from office last year for appearing on television cooking shows for payment
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| Dec.13 |
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 Plane detained with N Korea's weapons Thai authorities seized a cargo aircraft carrying tons of weapons during a refueling stop in Bangkok. The aircraft was headed to Sri Lanka
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| Dec.27 |
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Thailand deport Hmong refugees to Laos Thailand has begun deporting about 4,000 ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international concerns for their safety
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