Greenpeace Protest in Bangkok
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Friday 18th September, 2009 at 20:34:16| Words: 93 words | Category: News Photos
US President Obama look-a-like Ilham Anas of Indonesia poses for photos during a Greenpeace demonstration in front of the US embassy in Bangkok on September 18, 2009. Greenpeace is calling on President Obama to take a leadership role on the issue of climate chage to personally attend the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December and to ensure an ambitious, fair and binding climate deal for future generations. (Getty Images)
US President Obama look-a-like Ilham Anas of Indonesia poses for photos during a Greenpeace demonstration in front of the US embassy in Bangkok on September 18, 2009. (Getty Images)
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Lightning Strike Exercise at Suvarnabhumi
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Thursday 17th September, 2009 at 22:29:53| Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos
The ground crew at Suvarnabhumi Airport took part in a emergency exercise today to simulate a lightning strike against two workers servicing a parked aircraft. Ambulances were quickly dispatched to the scene and the victims evacuated to a local hospital. The airport carries out partial emergency exercises every year. (Panrit Daoruang/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com)
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Bat Cave in Ratchaburi
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Wednesday 16th September, 2009 at 21:46:58| Words: 77 words | Category: News Photos
Buddhist monks collect bat guano swept up from a cave near Wat Khao Chong Pran Temple in Ratchaburi province, 130 km (81 miles) west of Bangkok, September 14, 2009. Bats bring the temple a monthly income of $4,800 from the sale of almost 7 tonne of their guano and from tourists visiting the bat cave. (Reuters)
Bats from a cave fly over Wat Khao Chong Pran Temple in search of food during dusk in Ratchaburi province, 130 km (81 miles) west of Bangkok, September 14, 2009. (Reuters)
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Sepp Blatter in Thailand
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Tuesday 15th September, 2009 at 21:13:17| Words: 70 words | Category: News Photos
FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter (L) presents a souvenir to Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok September 15, 2009. Blatter is in Thailand to discuss the country's bid to host the 2012 FIFA Congress. (Reuters)
FIFA President Joseph Blatter, left, listens to Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during their meeting at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Blatter is in Thailand for a three-day visit. (AP)
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HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha
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Monday 14th September, 2009 at 22:25:02| Words: 46 words | Category: People in the News
Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand delivers a speech on September 14, 2009, on the opening day of the 12th United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council session at UN offices in Geneva. The session will last until October 2, 2009 with the situation in the Palestinian territories on the agenda. (Getty Images)
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The Chang(e) Caravan
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Sunday 13th September, 2009 at 18:44:31| Words: 77 words | Category: News Photos
Mahout elders perform a Pa-Kam ritual, a traditional ceremony to call on mahout ancestors for good luck and safety before an elephant journey, at the launch of the Chang(e) Caravan in an elephant conservation centre on the outskirts of Khao Yai National Park, about 200 km (124 miles) north of Bangkok, September 12, 2009. The Chang(e) Caravan, involving elephants (Chang in Thai) rehabilitated by the Thai Elephant Research and Conservation Fund (TERF), aims to raise awareness about climate change.
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Thai Muslims Celebrate Ramadan
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Saturday 12th September, 2009 at 20:26:53| Words: 43 words | Category: News Photos
Thai Muslim women take part in Ramadan prayers outside Pattani Central Mosque in south Thailand's Pattani province. Muslims around the world abstain from eating, drinking and conducting sexual relations from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. (Reuters)
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JJ the Jet Ski Scammer is Arrested
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Friday 11th September, 2009 at 12:47:24| Words: 92 words | Category: News Photos
WINAI ''JJ'' Naiman, 28, has been arrested and charged following an altercation about damage to a jet-ski in Patong that was telecast to an audience on the other side of the world. The altercation, with British marines who were taking leave on Phuket, was filmed and became part of the premier episode of a television series that screened in Britain on Monday. Having become instantly identifiable as ''JJ'' the jet-ski man, Mr Naiman now faces counts of demanding money with threats and possession of a weapon. (Phuketwan.com)
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Sondhi Sentenced to 2 Years
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Thursday 10th September, 2009 at 22:06:52| Words: 43 words | Category: News Photos
The Criminal Court sentenced media proprietor Sondhi Limthongkul to two years in jail after finding him guilty of defaming MR Pridiyathorn Devekula, a former deputy prime minister and finance minister on Thursday, before freeing him on bail pending an appeal. (manager.co.th)
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