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Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

May 10th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00)

BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Luck of the draw for Thai army recruits

Luck of the draw for Thai army recruits

Apr 10th, 2013 - 06:10h (CET +01.00)

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Winai Sawaengkarn closes his eyes before reaching into a wooden box and drawing a black card. He beams, and his watching mother sweeps him up into a tight embrace, overjoyed that he will not have to serve in... [Full Article]

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Thailand's prime minister vows to end ivory trade

Thailand's prime minister vows to end ivory trade

Mar 3rd, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00)

BANGKOK (AP) - Facing the possibility of sanctions, Thailand's prime minister vowed for the first time Sunday to work toward ending her country's trade in ivory. But she gave no timeline for implementing a domestic ban, and conservationists... [Full Article]

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Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade

Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade

Mar 2nd, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00)

BANGKOK (AP) - You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the pachyderm-headed Hindu deity Ganesh that go for more than $1,000 a p... [Full Article]

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Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks

Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks

Feb 28th, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Thailand's government signed a breakthrough deal with Muslim insurgents for the first time ever Thursday, agreeing to hold talks to ease nearly a decade of violence in the country's southern provinces that has ... [Full Article]

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Round-the-world UK cyclists killed in Thailand

Round-the-world UK cyclists killed in Thailand

Feb 18th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00)

LONDON (AP) - A British couple's round-the-world cycling odyssey ended in tragedy when both of them were killed in a road accident in Thailand. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base

Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base

Feb 13th, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00)

NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AP) - Marines fending off a major militant assault on their base in Thailand's violent south killed 16 insurgents in an overnight shootout, authorities said Wednesday. It was the deadliest toll the Muslim guerrillas suffere... [Full Article]

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Hula! Thailand breaks hula hoop dancing record

Hula! Thailand breaks hula hoop dancing record

Feb 13th, 2013 - 01:50h (CET +01.00)

PATHUMTHANI, Thailand (AP) - Nearly 4,500 Thai contestants celebrated after setting a world record for the most people dancing with hula hoops simultaneously in one place. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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Thailand in Vogue with launch of local edition

Thailand in Vogue with launch of local edition

Jan 30th, 2013 - 05:20h (CET +01.00)

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Squeals of delight erupted from two Thai women dressed in elegant designer labels as they scanned a rack of fashion magazines at a high-end Bangkok shopping mall, then pounced on the object of their quest: a copy of the Thai editi... [Full Article]

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Editor gets 10 years in jail for Thai royal insult

Editor gets 10 years in jail for Thai royal insult

Jan 23rd, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00)

BANGKOK (AP) - A prominent Thai labor rights activist and magazine editor was sentenced to a decade in prison Thursday for violating much-debated laws designed to protect Thailand's royal family. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]

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