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Thailand extradites Russian arms suspect to U.S. (Reuters)

November 16th, 2010

Reuters - Thailand extradited suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the United States to face terrorism charges Tuesday, ending a two-year wrangle between the two old Cold War foes.

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Burmese Exiles Find Refuge in Thailand — But for How Long? (Time.com)

October 24th, 2010

Time.com - The border town of Mae Sot, Thailand, has absorbed a colorful mosaic of migrants and anti-government exiles of various stripes from its military-ruled neighbor to the west. Can…

Thailand extends state of emergency in capital (AP)

July 6th, 2010

FILE - In this March 18, 2010 file photo, anti-government demonstrators call out former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's name during a morning rally in Bangkok, Thailand. A state of emergency imposed during anti-government protests will likely be lifted in many parts of the country this week, Thailand's prime minister said Sunday. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)AP - The Thai government on Tuesday unexpectedly extended a state of emergency in the capital and 18 provinces in the wake of bloody, anti-government demonstrations that pushed the country…

Tourist boats collide in Thailand, 42 injured (AP)

June 27th, 2010

AP - Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the Gulf of Thailand on the way to a popular…

How Thailand Can Avoid a New Insurgency (Time.com)

May 27th, 2010

Time.com - A 2004 attack in Thailand’s restive south is a good model of what not to do if Bangkok wants to avoid radicalizing the Red Shirts

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Thailand claims success in Bangkok operation (AP)

May 19th, 2010

Thai soldiers take up a defensive position near Lumpini Park in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Large numbers of Thai troops and armored vehicles marshaled Wednesday near the fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters.  (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - The Thai government has claimed that the army has been successful in its initial push to clear a protest zone in central Bangkok.


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Thailand to impose curfew after 25 die in clashes (AP)

May 16th, 2010

Heavy smoke appears as anti-government protesters burn tires at a main road in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 16, 2010. Thailand's leader warned violence was on the rise after three days of rolling street battles in the heart of Bangkok and hinted Sunday that a curfew may be imposed on the sprawling metropolis of more than 10 million people. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - Thailand will impose a curfew and send Red Cross workers to evacuate women, children and the elderly from Bangkok’s deadly protest zone where 25 people have been killed…

Thailand puts 17 provinces under emergency decree (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Facts on the protests in Thailand. A renegade Thai general allied with AP - The Thai government has extended a state of emergency to cover 17 provinces to prevent rural protesters from joining a massive anti-government rally in the capital.


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Thailand will use armored vehicles to seal protest (AP)

May 13th, 2010

Protesters use makeshift plumbing to tap into city fire hydrants as the rumors pass of the government cutting off water and electricity supplies, Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. The government late Wednesday suspended a threat to cut electricity, heeding pleas from residents and foreign diplomats in the area who said the impact would be greater on them than on the protesters.  (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP - Thailand’s government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed “terrorists”…

Thailand censors more websites as protests persist (AP)

May 8th, 2010

Residents walk past rows of razor wire in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 8, 2010.  New violence erupted overnight in the Thai capital, killing a policeman and marring tentative progress to resolving a sometimes bloody tow-month standoff between the government and protestors seeking new elections.  Anti-government demonstrators say they agree in principle with a proposal by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Parliament and hold new elections.  (AP Photo./David Longstreath)AP - George Orwell’s “1984″ had its Big Brother, and Thailand has Ranongrak Suwanchawee. The country’s information minister stares down from billboards along Bangkok’s expressways, warning that “Bad websites are…