Veera Goes Home on Bail
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Friday 30th July, 2010 at 18:53:42| Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos

Veera Musikapong (2L), a senior leader of the anti-government 'Red Shirt' movement, arrives at court in Bangkok on July 30, 2010. The top leader of Thailand's 'Red Shirts' was released on bail, more than two months after being detained on terrorism charges in connection with violent street protests. (Getty Images)
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Grenade attack in Bangkok
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Friday 30th July, 2010 at 16:30:25| Words: 67 words | Category: News Photos

An injured man is taken on a stretcher by a rescue team after a grenade exploded on Rangnam road near a duty-free shopping centre in Bangkok on July 30, 2010. A grenade exploded on a street in central Bangkok, leaving one person seriously hurt in the latest violence in the Thai capital which is still recovering from deadly protests, police said. (Getty Images)
Location marked on Bangkok Dangerous Map
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Thailand's vehicle sales expected to rise
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Thursday 29th July, 2010 at 22:09:01| Words: 52 words | Category: News Photos

Martin Apfel, president of General Motors' Thailand/Southeast Asia operations, gestures during a new conference at a hotel in Bangkok July 29, 2010. General Motors Co expects Thailand's vehicle sales to rise more than 700,000 units fuelled by the country's growing economy, and its executive was optimistic about the growth opportunity in Southeast Asia. (Reuters)
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Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase
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Wednesday 28th July, 2010 at 22:16:53| Words: 55 words | Category: People in the News

Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok July 28, 2010. Thai interest rates are still low and a modest increase earlier this month is not impeding economic recovery, but it would be dangerous to keep rates low for too long, Watanagase said on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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1000's Rally in Bangkok at UNESCO
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Tuesday 27th July, 2010 at 13:54:48| Words: 147 words | Category: News Photos

Protesters wave Thai national flags during a demonstration outside the UNESCO office in Bangkok July 27, 2010. Hundreds of Thai nationalists led by a leader of the "yellow shirt" movement, Chamlong Srimuang, gathered outside UNESCO's Bangkok office to voice opposition to Cambodia's plan to administer Preah Vihear Temple, an ancient border temple and a World Heritage Site. Some Thais said the plan would compromise Thailand's claim to land in a disputed border territory with Cambodia. (Reuters)

Members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) hold Thai national flags and placards during a rally to oppose the Cambodian plan on administering Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage Site, at UNESCO's local office in Bangkok on July 27, 2010. Thailand and Cambodia have been locked in nationalist tensions and a troop standoff at their disputed border since July 2008, when Cambodia's 11th century Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status. (Getty Images)
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Boat Procession for Khao Phansa
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Monday 26th July, 2010 at 23:00:18| Words: 54 words | Category: News Photos

Local people from Samut Prakan take part in a boat procession at Ancient Siam to mark the start of Khao Phansa. Dancers in traditional Thai costume led the parade followed by people carrying large candles to be presented to monks for the three month long Buddhist Rains Retreat. (Richard Barrow/Paknam.com)

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1 Dead in Bomb Explosion at Ratchaprasong
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Sunday 25th July, 2010 at 20:27:42| Words: 107 words | Category: News Photos

Members of a Thai bomb squad inspect the scene of an explosion at bus stop in Bangkok on July 26, 2010. An explosion at a Bangkok bus stop evening wounded at least nine people in the central shopping district, the scene of recent mass anti-government protests, Thai police said. (Getty Images)

Members of a Thai bomb squad inspect the scene of an explosion at bus stop in Bangkok on July 26, 2010. An explosion at a Bangkok bus stop evening wounded at least nine people in the central shopping district, the scene of recent mass anti-government protests, Thai police said. (Getty Images)
Update: One man has now died from his wounds.
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Reds Rally at Lumphini Park
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Sunday 25th July, 2010 at 19:19:32| Words: 89 words | Category: News Photos

Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt put makeup on their faces at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP)

Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt stage die-in at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP)
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Elephants Retreat to Suburban Bangkok
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Saturday 24th July, 2010 at 14:14:15| Words: 132 words | Category: News Photos

A vendor carries bags of sugarcane for sale to feed elephants as a mahout, an elephant handler, rides his elephant behind her in suburban Bangkok July 26, 2010. Thai authorities in Bangkok city have started to clamp down on using elephants for begging and will issue a 10,000 baht ($310) fine to anyone caught feeding street elephants, according to local media reports. As a result, many mahouts have started to take their elephants to suburban areas. (Reuters)

A mahout, an elephant handler, rides his elephant in suburban Bangkok July 26, 2010. Thai authorities in Bangkok city have started to clamp down on using elephants for begging and will issue a 10,000 baht ($310) fine to anyone caught feeding street elephants, according to local media reports. As a result, many mahouts have started to take their elephants to suburban areas. (Reuters)
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