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Jatropha Nuts
Mar 31, 2007 | Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos
Suwit Yotongyot displays jatropha nuts at his farm in Loei province in February 2007. The nuts are more than 30 percent oil, which burns with a clear flame, producing a fraction of the emissions of traditional diesel. Scientists say that could help produce biodiesel and ease Thailand's reliance on imported oil.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
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More Anti-Coup Protests
Mar 30, 2007 | Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos
An anti-coup protester waves a Thai national flag during a demonstration outside city hall in Bangkok March 30, 2007. Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont appears to have eased the pressure on his increasingly unpopular interim government by setting an election date and refusing military pleas to use emergency powers in Bangkok. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Ten Years for Royal Grafitti
Mar 29, 2007 | Words: 58 words | Category: News Photos
Swiss Oliver Rudolf Jufer leaves the court for prison in Chiang Mai Province, 700 km (310 miles) north of Bangkok, March 29, 2007. A Thai court sentenced Jufer, 57, to 10 years in jail on Thursday for defacing images of Thai royalty, a rare prison term for a foreigner convicted under the country's tough lese-majeste laws. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Panda Porn
Mar 27, 2007 | Words: 70 words | Category: News Photos
A male panda, Chuang Chuang, watches a "panda porn" video at Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand March 25, 2007. Pity the panda. Ever since Chuang Chuang got "married" two years ago, his sex life has become a matter of public concern. Zookeepers have put him on a diet to avoid crushing his partner and have made him watch "panda porn" to get him in the mood. Picture taken March 25, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer
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Miss Thailand Universe 2007
Mar 26, 2007 | Words: 17 words | Category: People in the News
Farung Yuthithum, 19, smiles after she was crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2007 in Bangkok March 25, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Anti-Coup Protests
Mar 23, 2007 | Words: 61 words | Category: News Photos
Thai police stand in formation as they await orders during a protest Friday, March 23, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand. Hundreds of supporters of Thailand's deposed prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, gathered to demand quick restoration of democracy. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Thai policemen stand guard as anti-coup protesters rally to demand a quick general election near Bangkok's Grand Palace March 23, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Coup Leader Gives Press Conference
Mar 21, 2007 | Words: 60 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's military coup leader Army commander Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin, left, is advised by Gen. Winai Phattiyakul during a press conference Tuesday, March 20, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand. Six months after Thailand's military toppled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup, it has come under fierce criticism for failing in its stated goal to make the country run smoothly. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Bus Crash Kills 29
Mar 20, 2007 | Words: 57 words | Category: News Photos
Thai rescue workers carry bodies of victims killed in a fire on a bus in the Thai dairy town of Muak Lek, 120 km (75 miles) northeast of Bangkok, March 20, 2007. A bus heading to Bangkok caught fire and overturned on a Thai highway, killing 29 people and injuring 35, most of them suffering severe burns, police said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stringer
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Protests in Songkhla
Mar 19, 2007 | Words: 39 words | Category: News Photos
Muslim women denounce military rule in Songkhla province. Thailand's failure to stop forced disappearances in the restive south and take action against the perpetrators is fuelling a growing insurgency there, a top rights watchdog said(AFP/File/Meriking Tuan)
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Chapchai Nirat
Mar 18, 2007 | Words: 37 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Chapchai Nirat holds the champion trophy after winning the final round of the TCL Classic golf tournament at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya, in China's Hainan province on Sunday, March 18 2007. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)
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Fighting the Haze
Mar 17, 2007 | Words: 62 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai military transport plane douses water above Chiang Mai province, in northern Thailand in an attempt to fight the haze Saturday, March 17, 2007. Forest fires and intentional burning of fields for cultivation as well as waste disposal are considered to blame for the haze which has become a health hazard for residents living in the country's northern part. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)
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Thai Riot Police Drill
Mar 16, 2007 | Words: 21 words | Category: News Photos
Thai riot policemen take part in a riot prevention drill at a police barracks in Bangkok March 15, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Chalongphob Sussangkarn
Mar 15, 2007 | Words: 46 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's new Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn gestures during an interview at the Ministry of Finance in Bangkok March 14, 2007. Chalongphop did not say when Thailand would lift widely-criticised capital controls, but he promised there would be no further policy shocks for foreign investors. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Thai Bus Passengers Executed
Mar 14, 2007 | Words: 47 words | Category: News Photos
Thai policemen stand guard next to a minibus whose passengers were shot dead by militants in Yala province. Nine Buddhists were massacred Wednesday after separatists ambushed their bus in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south, highlighting an escalation in the insurgency.(AFP/Muhammad Sabri)
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Siriporn Taweesook
Mar 14, 2007 | Words: 73 words | Category: People in the News
Thai prisoner Siriporn Taweesook, 24, (R) trains with a sparing partner at the Women's Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts in Pathum Thani, on the outskirts of Bangkok, March 13, 2007. Siriporn, alias Samson, will fight against Ayaka Miyano of Japan for the WBC female light flyweight on April 3, 2007. The director of the institution said that Samson will be released on parole if she defeats Miyano. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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National Thai Elephant Day
Mar 13, 2007 | Words: 96 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Mahouts rest as their elephants enjoy a "buffet" of fruit and vegetables at Mae Sa elephant camp to mark Thailand's National Elephant Day in Chiang Mai province, about 700 km (435 miles) north of Bangkok, March 13, 2007. About 70 elephants were present at the event. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
An elephant paints a picture at Mae Sa elephant camp in Chiang Mai province, 700 km (435 miles) north of Bangkok, March 13, 2007 to mark Thailand's National Elephant Day. About 70 elephants were given a buffet of fruit and vegetables at the event. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Oliver Jufer in Court
Mar 12, 2007 | Words: 80 words | Category: People in the News
Oliver Jufer, 57 of Switzerland arrives at a court in Chiang Mai province northern of Thailand. Jufer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of insulting Thailand's king by vandalising pictures of him, a serious offense in a nation where the monarch is revered. Jufer was arrested on 5 December for defacing several of the king's ubiquitous portraits with spray paint during a drunken spree in Chiang Mai. He will be sentenced 29 March.
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Haze in Chiang Mai
Mar 11, 2007 | Words: 59 words | Category: News Photos
A Buddhist pagoda stands before a range of hills covered in haze in the northern province of Chiang Mai, 700 km (435 miles) north of Bangkok March 12, 2007. Haze from forest fire and slash-and-burn farming is polluting air in Thailand's northern resort town to the worst level in 14 years, causing poor visibility and disrupting flights, government officials said. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Thai Soldier Patrol
Mar 10, 2007 | Words: 62 words | Category: News Photos
Thai soldiers patrol the railroad tracks near Raman district of Yala province, Thailand, Saturday, March 10, 2007. Since January 2004, Islamic insurgents have waged a battle with the Thai military, citing discrimination by the country's Buddhist majority. Drive-by shootings and bombings occur almost daily in the country's three Muslim-majority provinces - Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani - where more than 2,000 people have been killed. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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Southern Thai Dancer
Mar 9, 2007 | Words: 70 words | Category: News Photos
Performers in the traditional dress of southern Thailand rehearse Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Pattani, just ahead of the arrival of high ranking military officials. Since January 2004, Islamic insurgents have waged a battle with the Thai military, citing discrimination by the country's Buddhist majority. Drive-by shootings and bombings occur almost daily in the country's three Muslim-majority provinces - Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani - where more than 2,000 people have been killed. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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A Baby Elephant
Mar 8, 2007 | Words: 65 words | Category: News Photos
A female elephant stands next to its one-day-old baby at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang province, northern Thailand Thursday, March 8, 2007. The female elephant has for the first time given birth through artificial insemination in Asia, doctors claimed Thursday, in what could be crucial step in conserving the endangered species. The 100-kilograms (220.46 pounds) was born healthy and could walk immediately. (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu)
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Reed-warbler found in Thailand
Mar 7, 2007 | Words: 38 words | Category: News Photos
A large-billed, Reed-warbler, one of the world's least known birds (seen here on 27 March 2006. The wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years was rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Thailand.(AFP/Bird Conservation Society of Thailand)
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Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in India
Mar 6, 2007 | Words: 32 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn smiles before her meeting with India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi March 6, 2007. Chakri is on a six-day official visit to India. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA)
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Johnnie Walker Classic in Phuket
Mar 5, 2007 | Words: 31 words | Category: News Photos
The winner South African Anton Haig holds his winning trophy on Thai traditional sedan chair during an awarding of Johnnie walker classic in Phuket on Sunday, March 4. 2007. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Lim Koh Niew Festival
Mar 4, 2007 | Words: 40 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Young men take part in the procession of the Chinese goddess Lim Koh Niew in southern Thailand's Yala province March 3, 3007. The event is celebrated annually by the Thai-Chinese community in southern Thailand's Yala and Pattani provinces. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND)
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Anuchit Lumlert
Mar 4, 2007 | Words: 61 words | Category: People in the News
Thai suspect Anuchit Lumlert, 24, sits during a news conference at a hotel in Pattaya's Jomtian beach March 3, 2007. Lumlert, an unemployed Thai out on bail awaiting trial for robbery has been arrested for the murder of two Russian women as they sat on the beach at the Thai resort of Pattaya to watch the sun rise, police said. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Wat Bang Pra Tattoo Festival
Mar 3, 2007 | Words: 120 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Thais look on as a devotee to the temple of Wat Bang Pra in Nakhon Chaisi, Thailand, works himself into a trance like state Saturday, March 3, 2007, during a special ceremony. The temple, made famous by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Boon, is known for its tattoos and amulets which followers believe protect them against harm. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Thai soldiers and volunteers prevent a devotee of the Thai temple Wat Bang Pra in Nakhon Chaisi, Thailand, from charging a special blessing area during ceremonies Saturday, March 3, 2007. The temple, made famous by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Boon, is known for its tattoos and amulets which followers believe protect them against harm. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
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Thaksin Gives Speech in London
Mar 2, 2007 | Words: 67 words | Category: News Photos
Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, leaves after delivering a speech entitled 'Democracy at a Crossroads' at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in central London, March 2, 2007. The exiled former prime minister of Thailand said on Friday he was willing to participate in a process of national reconciliation after being ousted in a bloodless coup last September. Effect created by rotation blur. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN)
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Thailand bans satellite television
Mar 1, 2007 | Words: 45 words | Category: News Photos
Workers clean the doors to the People's Television (PTV) headquarters in Bangkok March 1, 2007. Thailand's military-appointed government prevented the launch of a new television station by former members of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party, saying it was about to break the law. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
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