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Pojaman Sentenced to 3 Years
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Thursday 31st July, 2008 at 20:48:47| Words: 46 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right) and his wife Pojaman (centre) arrive at court in Bangkok. Pojaman has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion Thursday, the first conviction against his family since he was toppled in a 2006 coup(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
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Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag
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Tuesday 29th July, 2008 at 07:47:21| Words: 62 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag (C) and his delegation take part in a bilateral with his Cambodian counterparts at a hotel in Siem Reap July 28, 2008. The Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers held talks on Monday to try to defuse a row over a 900-year-old temple that has raised fears of a military clash between the southeast Asian neighbours. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (CAMBODIA)
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Viktor Bout Back in Court
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Monday 28th July, 2008 at 07:45:32| Words: 75 words | Category: News Photos
Viktor Bout, a reputed Russian arms smuggler, is led by Thai prison officials to the court room at criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, July 28, 2008. Thai court delayed Bout's extradition hearing to the U.S. for a second time after his new lawyer failed to show up. Bout, dubbed 'The Merchant of Death,' has been indicted in the U.S. on four terrorism charges. He denies any involvements in illicit activities. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Fabio Capello in Thailand
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Sunday 27th July, 2008 at 07:18:38| Words: 33 words | Category: People in the News
England's national football coach Fabio Capello, right, looks as young Thai players play with the balls during a football clinic at Rajamangala national stadium in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, July 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Bird Singing Contest in Yala
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Saturday 26th July, 2008 at 17:19:09| Words: 26 words | Category: News Photos
Thai Muslim villagers look at birds in cages taking part in a bird-singing contest in Yala province, 1,100 km south of Bangkok July 26, 2008. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND)
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School Evacuation Drill
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Wednesday 23rd July, 2008 at 17:21:33| Words: 59 words | Category: News Photos
Thai students take part in an evacuation drill at Baan Phum Salon village near the Preah Vihear temple complex, 570 km (354 miles) northeast of Bangkok, July 23, 2008. Thais living along the border with Cambodia began evacuation and weapon drills on Wednesday, fearing clashes between troops of the two countries if talks to resolve a land dispute fail. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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ASEAN Holds Crisis Meeting
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Tuesday 22nd July, 2008 at 10:16:28| Words: 47 words | Category: News Photos
ASEAN foreign ministers and senior officials attend a meeting in Singapore on July 21. ASEAN held crisis talks with member states Thailand and Cambodia but failed to defuse a military standoff which is threatening to escalate into an unprecedented test for the regional bloc.
(AFP/Pool/Dita Alangkara)
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Beach Volleyball Team
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Monday 21st July, 2008 at 10:13:29| Words: 41 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's beach volleyball players Jarunee Sannok (R) and Usa Tenpaksee celebrate their victory over compatriots Kamoltip Kulna and Yupa Phokongploy in the women's final of FIVB Beach Volleyball Challenger Championship in the southern Indian city of Chennai July 20, 2008. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA)
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Thai Sex change Operation
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Sunday 20th July, 2008 at 10:25:04| Words: 60 words | Category: News Photos
File photo shows Topmonthawan "Gina" Boonchalee (right) a member of Venus Flytrap, a "ladyboy" band modeled after the Spice Girls in Bangkok. New Thai health regulations have been introduced to regulate sex changes among teenage boys after health authorities became alarmed by stories about underage boys being castrated as the first step toward gender reassignment surgery (AFP/File/Saeed Khan)
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Troop Buildup along Thai Border
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Saturday 19th July, 2008 at 20:02:23| Words: 96 words | Category: News Photos
Thai soldiers sit in a truck towing a 105mm artillery gun in a convoy heading to reinforce soldiers at a camp along the Thai-Cambodian border July 19, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia sent troops and heavy guns on Saturday to their disputed border, where hundreds of soldiers faced off for a fifth day over the Preah Vihear temple. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
Thai soldiers on a truck head to reinforce colleagues at a camp along the Thai-Cambodian border July 19, 2008. Thailand and Cambodia have deployed troops in a stand-off over the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Hindu temple. REUTERS/Nopporn Wong-Anan (THAILAND
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Tensions Escalate Over Temple
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Friday 18th July, 2008 at 21:14:58| Words: 122 words | Category: News Photos
Thai nationalist protesters march along a highway leading to the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple along the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. A ruling by the U.N. agency for culture and education to list the temple as a World Heritage site has angered many nationalist Thais and threatens to cause a diplomatic row with Cambodia. Picture taken July 17, 2008. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
Thai villagers and Thai nationalist protesters fight as the protesters try to break through a police blockade on a highway to the disputed Hindu temple on the Cambodian border July 17, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday a border row with Thailand was "worsening" and urged the immediate withdrawal of Thai troops from a disputed ancient temple.
REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)
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Thai Muslim group claims cease-fire
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Thursday 17th July, 2008 at 21:09:02| Words: 52 words | Category: News Photos
A man watches a video broadcast by separatists of southern Thailand's insurgency, at a supermarket in Yala province July 17, 2008. A group claiming to be the leaders of a bloody four-year-old separatist insurgency in Thailand's Muslim south said on Thursday they had agreed to an immediate ceasefire. The video was broadcasted by Channel 5.
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More than 200 Thai troops now in Cambodia
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Wednesday 16th July, 2008 at 20:04:44| Words: 36 words | Category: News Photos
Cambodian troops at the Preah Vihear temple. More than 200 Thai troops have assembled on the Cambodian border amid escalating tensions over an ancient temple at the centre of a territorial dispute (AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)
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Aid Package for Low Income Workers
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Tuesday 15th July, 2008 at 20:05:35| Words: 56 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, right, and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee talk to media during a press conference at Government house in Bangkok on Tuesday,July 15, 2008. Thailand's cabinet unveiled a new package of tax cuts and cash handouts Tuesday in a bid to boost the struggling economy and the embattled government's popularity. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Russy Gulyanamitta
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Saturday 12th July, 2008 at 21:20:51| Words: 42 words | Category: People in the News
Russy Gulyanamitta, of Thailand, sticks out her tongue after a long birdie putt on the 18th green in the first round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club Thursday, July 10, 2008, in Sylvania, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard)
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Paethongtarn Shinawatra
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Friday 11th July, 2008 at 09:24:48| Words: 31 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, and his wife, Pojaman, left, pose with their youngest daughter Paethongtarn Shinawatra after her university graduation ceremony, Thursday, July 10, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo)
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Vatana on the Run
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Thursday 10th July, 2008 at 08:31:09| Words: 41 words | Category: People in the News
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for veteran politician Vatana Asavahame after he failed to turn up to hear the verdict in the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project corruption case. (Photo: Richard Barrow)
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Chaiya Sasomsup
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Wednesday 9th July, 2008 at 08:18:33| Words: 40 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsup is seen in this photo taken Friday, July 4, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai Constitutional court says Wednesday, July 9, 2008 it has disqualified Chaiya for failing to fully declare his wife's assets. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Thousands Protest Thai Police
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Monday 7th July, 2008 at 14:58:08| Words: 52 words | Category: News Photos
Members of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) sit on the road outside the Royal Thai Police Headquarters during a demonstration in Bangkok July 7, 2008. The protesters demand the police force to stay neutral in political confrontation between the supporters and opponents of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)
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Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
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Sunday 6th July, 2008 at 15:05:12| Words: 27 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Noppawan Lertcheewakarn holds up her runnerup trophy after losing to Britain's Laura Robson in the girl's singles final at Wimbledon, Saturday, July 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Miss Thailand in Swimwear
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Saturday 5th July, 2008 at 10:00:35| Words: 46 words | Category: News Photos
Miss Universe contestant Gavintra Photijak of Thailand takes part in the swimwear show in Nha Trang July 2, 2008. The 57th annual Miss Universe pageant will be held in Vietman's central Nha Trang resort city on July 14, 2008. Picture taken July 2, 2008. REUTERS/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP/Handout (VIETNAM).
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Samak Returns to Thailand
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Friday 4th July, 2008 at 09:50:45| Words: 69 words | Category: News Photos
Sniffing dogs are brought in at the Thai military airport terminal before the arrival of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, July 4, 2008. The PM said that there were rumours that there would be an attempt to remove him from his post when his plane landed. Samak returned to Bangkok Friday after a five-day official visit to China and Brunei. The rumour was unfounded. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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Samak in Brunei
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Thursday 3rd July, 2008 at 09:43:39| Words: 23 words | Category: News Photos
Thai PM Samak Sundaravej and Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah talk at Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan. REUTER/Ahim Rani (BRUNEI)
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Thai Teacher Shot Dead
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Wednesday 2nd July, 2008 at 10:02:16| Words: 40 words | Category: News Photos
A policeman inspects the body of a teacher in Thailand's Yala province, nearly 1,084 km (674 miles) south of Bangkok, July 2, 2008. The teacher was shot dead by suspected Muslim militants while riding home on a motorcycle, police said. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom (THAILAND)
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Thai Prisons Ban Stuffed Toads
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Tuesday 1st July, 2008 at 07:58:12| Words: 53 words | Category: News Photos
File photo shows Thai department of Corrections security officers standing guard in front of a prison in Bangkok. Thai prison authorities Tuesday banned personal gifts for inmates in a bid to eradicate increasingly bizarre forms of drug smuggling, including stuffed toads, curry and clams. (AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)
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