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Reuters journalist may have been killed by Thai troops (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

A funeral worker carries flowers in front of the casket of Reuters television cameraman Hiro Muramoto before a wake in Tokyo April 17, 2010. Muramoto, a 43-year-old Japanese national, was shot dead on April 10, 2010 during a violent clash between Thai troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok's worst political violence in 18 years. REUTERS/Michael CaronnaReuters - Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto may have been shot by Thai security forces when he was killed during a street protest in April, state investigators said on Tuesday, calling…

Thai court drops case against Viktor Bout (AP)

October 5th, 2010

With tight security and the flak jacket on, Viktor Bout, center, a suspected Russian arms dealer, leaves the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. The Thai court dismissed a request to drop new charges against Bout, a move that means more delays to his long-awaited extradition to the United States. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - A Thai court ruled Tuesday to dismiss a new trial against alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, removing a key legal obstacle to his long-awaited extradition to the…

Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport (AP)

August 27th, 2010

AP - Authorities at Bangkok’s international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Thailand…

Cyberactivists unblock Wikileaks for Thai Netizens (AP)

August 21st, 2010

This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Bradley Manning. Manning, suspected in one of the largest unauthorized disclosures of classified information in U.S. history, has become a hero to many anti-war activists who have joined an binternational/b effort to free him.  (AP Photo)AP - A group of anonymous Internet activists has set up a website to display information about Thailand that comes from the whistle-blower site Wikileaks, which is blocked to some…

Grenade explodes by Thai shopping mall; 1 wounded (AP)

July 30th, 2010

Russian Pianist Mikhail Pletnev, 53, leaves after appearing in a Thai court for accusations of raping a 14-year-old boy, in the beach town of Pattaya July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND - Tags: CRIME LAW)AP - A grenade exploded near a Bangkok shopping mall early Friday, injuring one person and rattling the Thai capital less than a week after a similar blast left a…

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote after turmoil (AP)

June 2nd, 2010

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, and his deputy Suthep Thuagsuban watch the voting scores on a screen from their seats during a vote on censure motion against both of them at parliament in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion lodged by the opposition accusing him of brutally suppressing last month's mass protests in the capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Thailand’s beleaguered prime minister survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday called after months of anti-government protests crippled the capital and street battles left nearly 90 people dead.


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As Thai monarchy’s power wanes, king still revered (AP)

May 25th, 2010

AP - After deadly street violence 18 years ago, a military strongman and a pro-democracy activist prostrated themselves at the feet of Thailand’s king as he lectured the bitter enemies…

Opposition seeks to censure Thai PM over crackdown (AP)

May 24th, 2010

Thai school children clean a statue of an elephant during a cleanup operation Sunday, May 23, 2010 after Thai army crack down on anti-government protesters on Wednesday in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands gathered in the Thai capital to begin the massive clean up following the worst political violence in decades. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Opposition leaders moved to censure Thailand’s prime minister Monday for his handling of rioting and violence in Bangkok that left at least 85 people dead in clashes between…

Thai PM extends curfew; no polls until unrest over (AP)

May 23rd, 2010

Thai school children clean a statue of an elephant during a cleanup operation Sunday, May 23, 2010 after Thai army crack down on anti-government protesters on Wednesday in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands gathered in the Thai capital to begin the massive clean up following the worst political violence in decades. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s prime minister on Sunday extended a nighttime curfew in the capital and said he will consider early elections only after the violence that has wracked the nation…

Thai PM: No early elections until violence ends (AP)

May 23rd, 2010

A Thai soldier walks through debris strewn streets Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Bangkok. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has made an appeal for the nation to heal the political wounds but senior advisors say the pressure for him to call elections is increasing. Troops and police in the capital continue to search high-rise buildings around the former anti-government rally site as Bangkok remains under a nighttime curfew and a state of emergency.  (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Thailand’s leader said Sunday that new elections can be considered only after violence and protests by anti-government activists end completely, after two months of turmoil left at least…