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Dmitry Tursunov wins Thailand Open
Sep 30, 2007 | Words: 38 words | Category: News Photos
Dmitry Tursunov of Russia holds the trophy after winning the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament against Benjamin Becker of Germany Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Tursunov won the match 6-2, 6-1 to capture the title. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sep 30, 2007 | Words: 96 words | Category: People in the News
Thai twins Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana defeated French pair Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut on Sunday to win the men's doubles title at the Thailand Open 2007. After the first match of Sunday's finals, the Ratiwatana twin brothers became the first Thais to win a doubles title of a ATP tournament. It took the Thai twins one hour and 10 minutes to catch up from behind after the first set loss and to finally beat third-seeded French duo Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 3-6 7-5 10-7 in front of some 8,000 fans at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani near Bangkok. (Photos Manager)
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Surayud Chulanont at the UN
Sep 29, 2007 | Words: 25 words | Category: People in the News
Surayud Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand, addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
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Myanmar Protest in Bangkok
Sep 27, 2007 | Words: 51 words | Category: News Photos
An activist shouts slogans against the military junta next to a portrait of Myanmar's leader Senior General Than Shwe during a protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok September 27, 2007. About 50 activists from Myanmar held a protest calling for a stop to violence against peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Benjamin Becker Practices Thai Boxing
Sep 26, 2007 | Words: 36 words | Category: People in the News
Tennis player Benjamin Becker of Germany (C), practices Thai boxing with Somluck Kamsing (R), who won the Thailand's first Olympic gold medal when he switched to amateur boxing in 1996, in Bangkok, September 26, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Thailand Open 2007
Sep 25, 2007 | Words: 32 words | Category: News Photos
Fernando Verdasco of Spain returns a shot to David Martin of the U.S. during their first round match at the Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok September 26, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Moya and Lopez Cook Pad Thai
Sep 24, 2007 | Words: 47 words | Category: People in the News
Spanish tennis players Carlos Moya (L) and Feliciano Lopez (R) pose with a chef as they cook a Thai dish called 'Pad Thai' at a hotel in Bangkok September 24, 2007. Moya and Lopez will participate in the upcoming Thailand Open 2007 tennis tournament in Bangkok. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Thailand Seeks to Block Youtube
Sep 23, 2007 | Words: 51 words | Category: News Photos
Former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda gestures during a news conference in Bangkok, March 15, 2006. Thailand is seeking to block clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube, accusing Prem, the chief royal adviser, of being the mastermind of the bloodless coup last year, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
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Coup Leader Playing Football
Sep 22, 2007 | Words: 52 words | Category: People in the News
Thai coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin plays football at the Royal Thai army headquarters in Bangkok September 21, 2007. Sonthi said on Friday the army still needs martial law to deal with security problems along the border, shrugging off calls by politicians to lift it before a December general election. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa (THAILAND)
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Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon
Sep 21, 2007 | Words: 31 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon falls to the ground after sustaining an elbow injury during the women's 53kg snatch at the World's Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Giant Butterfly Found in Thailand
Sep 20, 2007 | Words: 41 words | Category: News Photos
A giant butterfly was discovered recently in a garden in Phitsanulok Province in Northern Thailand. The wingspan was measured at 10 inches. The attractive design attracted many local people to see if they could spot lottery numbers in the pattern. (Thai Rath)
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Thaksin in England
Sep 20, 2007 | Words: 63 words | Category: News Photos
Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, prays with monks at the Dhammakaya Centre for Buddist Meditation in Knaphill, Surrey, England a year after being ousted from office, Wednesday Sept.19, 2007. Shinawatra Wednesday called for a return to democracy in his country as he visited the Buddhist temple where he and his family worship while in the UK. (AP Photo/ Gareth Fuller, PA)
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Thai Students Protest the Coup
Sep 19, 2007 | Words: 108 words | Category: News Photos
Students demonstrate against Thailand's ruling generals in Bangkok September 19, 2007 on the first anniversary of the putsch which ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. With the promulgation of a military-backed constitution, martial law is still in place in almost half of the country as general election looms for December or early next year. REUTERS/STRINGER (THAILAND)
Students demonstrate against Thailand's ruling generals in Bangkok September 19, 2007 on the first anniversary of the putsch which ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. With the promulgation of a military-backed constitution, martial law is still in place in almost half of the country as general election looms for December or early next year. REUTERS/STRINGER (THAILAND)
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Prayers for the Dead
Sep 18, 2007 | Words: 97 words | Category: News Photos
Christians and Muslims gather at Phuket, Thailand, airport for religious services Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, for those killed in the crash of a Thai One-Two-Go airlines plane. Flight OG269 crashed Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, while attempting to land during a driving rainstorm. At least 89 people were killed in the crash. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Bhuddhist monks chant next to the wreckage of One-Two-Go budget airline's MD-82 jet in Phuket. Thai authorities probing a plane crash that killed 89 people in Phuket have discovered that a system designed to check for dangerous winds was not fully working, an official said.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
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Dramatic Pictures of Phuket Plane Crash
Sep 17, 2007 | Words: 68 words | Category: News Photos
As he crawled out of the burning wreckage of the plane which crashed in Phuket, Thailand, one Swedish passenger captured the horror of what he saw on camera. The man, who was one of 42 survivors on the 123-passenger flight from Bangkok, which killed 90 people, took a video on his mobile phone as bewildered and bloodied survivors climbed out of the wreck to safety. (thisislondon.co.uk)
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Identification of the Dead in Phuket
Sep 17, 2007 | Words: 71 words | Category: News Photos
Forensic personnel check the bodies of the crashed Thai airliner's passengers at Phuket international airport September 16, 2007. A budget airliner crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land in driving rain, a senior official said. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
Thai forensic officers look at recovered bodies in Phuket Thailand on Sunday Sept 16 2007. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Plane Crash in Thailand
Sep 16, 2007 | Words: 73 words | Category: News Photos
Thai firefighters and rescuers attend the scene of a plane crashed at Phuket international airport in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 in this image made from television. A passenger plane with 123 passengers and 5 crew members crashed while attempting to land at southern Thailand's Phuket airport Sunday afternoon, leaving at least 66 people dead an official said. (AP Photo/TITV via AP Television News)
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Foreigners Killed in Phuket Plane Crash
Sep 16, 2007 | Words: 156 words | Category: News Photos
Thai firefighters and rescuers try to put off the fire and help passengers out of a plane that crashed while about to land at Phuket international airport in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. A passenger plane with 123 passengers and 5 crew members crashed while attempting to land at southern Thailand's Phuket airport Sunday afternoon, possibly leaving some people dead and about 20 hurt, an official said. (AP Photo/Daily News)
An injured foreign passenger from a plane crash is treated at a hospital in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. A passenger plane with 123 passengers and 5 crew members crashed while attempting to land at southern Thailand's Phuket airport Sunday afternoon, possibly leaving some people dead and about 20 hurt, an official said. (AP Photo/Daily News)
An injured foreign passenger from a plane crash, left, is treated at a hospital in Phuket, southern Thailand Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Daily News)
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Phuket Plane Crash Kills 87
Sep 16, 2007 | Words: 70 words | Category: News Photos
A One-To-Go Airlines passenger jet with 128 people aboard crashed and broke in two while landing at Phuket Airport in foul weather late Sunday afternoon. Rescue workers said the death toll could be high. The plane of the budget airline skidded off the runway after landing and crashed into trees, bursting into fire, said Channel 7 TV. (Pictures from Manager Online)
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80 Elephants in Bangkok
Sep 15, 2007 | Words: 23 words | Category: News Photos
Eighty elephants parade around Chitrada palace to celebrate the upcoming 80th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok September 15, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Fish Skin Bikini
Sep 14, 2007 | Words: 52 words | Category: News Photos
Sudarat Sae-Lim, 30, wears a bikini made from Tilapia fish skin at a Bangkok fashion show August 26, 2007. Smelly fish skin once tossed away or sold to street vendors for cheap food has become a highly desirable product used to make designer handbags, shoes and even bikinis. Picture taken August 26, 2007. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Thai Pavilion in Lausanne
Sep 13, 2007 | Words: 63 words | Category: News Photos
Two passers-by watch a Thai pavilion being constructed in Lausanne, Switzerland. Thailand is building a typical pavilion decorated with gold leaf in the Swiss city of Lausanne as a gift to commemorate the 17 years King Bhumibol Adulyadej spent there as a child and student.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
A Thai craftsman works on a Thai pavilion being constructed in Lausanne, Switzerland. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)
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Ceremony for Giant Swing
Sep 12, 2007 | Words: 109 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej (R) waves to bystanders after presiding over the celebration of the newly renovated landmark, the 223-year-old Giant Swing, outside Wat Suthat Bamrung temple in Bangkok September 12, 2007. The renovation of the twin 21-metre (69 ft) teak poles, repaired over two years using six century-old teak trees, was done as part of celebrations to mark his 80th birthday in December. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
The newly renovated Giant Swing, a 223-year-old landmark in Bangkok, stands outside Wat Suthat Bamrung temple in Bangkok September 12, 2007. Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej made an increasingly rare public appearance on Wednesday, presiding over the celebration of the landmark. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Banharn Silpa-archa
Sep 11, 2007 | Words: 53 words | Category: People in the News
Former Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa speaks during an interview with Reuters at his Chart Thai (Thai Nation) party headquarters in Bangkok on September 11, 2007. Coup-plagued Thailand is likely to get a coalition government that may last only half its four-year-term after a December general election, Banharn said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Southern Arrests
Sep 10, 2007 | Words: 37 words | Category: News Photos
Thai soldiers sit in their vehicle as they guard suspected Muslim militants in Narathiwat province. Thai security forces arrested 69 suspected separatist militants in raids on homes in the troubled Muslim-majority south, police said Sunday.(AFP/Madaree Tohlala)
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Noise Protest at Airport
Sep 9, 2007 | Words: 124 words | Category: News Photos
Thai security members, left, open their blockade for protesting residents to enter the Suvarnabhumi International Airport Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 3,000 residents of 32 communities around the Suvarnabhumi International Airport broke the line of security and march through the office of the Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) and demanded the authorities to give them compensations and help them cope with noise pollution. The residents were dispersed after a two-hour protest and threatened to disrupt the flights at the airport with balloons if the AOT failed to come up with concrete measures to help them within the nine-day deadline. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
Thai riot police officers take up positions outside the Suvarnabhumi International Airport Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Surayud Chulanont at APEC
Sep 8, 2007 | Words: 62 words | Category: People in the News
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures as stands together with Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, center, and U.S. President George W. Bush, right, in Drizabone jackets for a photo opportunity at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007. In the second row at right is Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Minh Triet. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
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Playing Petangue in Bangkok
Sep 6, 2007 | Words: 48 words | Category: News Photos
Thai petangue players collect their metal balls during their petangue game in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. Petangue is a sport widely play in the kingdom after it has been introduced about 50 years ago. Thailand is hosting the 43 Petangue World Championship on Sept. 18-23 in Pattaya. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Fire at the Mandarin Hotel
Sep 5, 2007 | Words: 65 words | Category: News Photos
Thai fire fighters attempt to control a fire at the Mandarin hotel in Bangkok on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. Guests awaited rescue on their balconies but there are currently no reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Western tourists waiting rescue during a fire at Mandarin hotel in Bangkok on Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. There are currently no reports of injuries from the scene. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Jody Aggett
Sep 4, 2007 | Words: 74 words | Category: People in the News
The parents and son of a British man jailed in Thailand on a drugs charge are overjoyed to learn that his conviction has been overturned after six years in Thailand's notorious prison system. Jody Aggett, who has been in prison since his arrest in 2001, was acquitted by the country's supreme court, the British Embassy in Bangkok said. He could be home as early as next week.
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1,000 Buddhist Amulets
Sep 3, 2007 | Words: 31 words | Category: News Photos
This Thai man from Lamphun Province shows off his 1,000 amulets that he is wearing on his body. He believes that the amulets will give him good luck and fortune. (Thai Rath)
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Thailand Wins U-17 Football
Sep 2, 2007 | Words: 37 words | Category: News Photos
Captain of Thailand's under-17 soccer team Surachat Boomwang (L) holds up the trophy as his team mates celebrate after having won the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U17 Youth Championship 2007 in Phnom Penh September 1, 2007. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)
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Railway Worker Shot Dead
Sep 1, 2007 | Words: 47 words | Category: News Photos
Thai troopers patrol along a rail track following a shooting incident where a railway worker was killed in Thailand's restive southern Narathiwat province. Three people including a state railway worker were shot dead in separate attacks Friday in Thailand's restive Muslim-majority south, police said.(AFP/Madaree Tohlala)
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