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Buffalo Racing 2010
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Friday 22nd October, 2010 at 19:44:22| Words: 41 words | Category: Thai Festivals
Thai farmers ride on buffalos during a buffalo racing festival in Thailand's Chonburi province on October 22, 2010. The annual race takes place at the end of the three month Buddhist Lent, before the full moon of the 11th lunar month. (Richard Barrow)
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PM Abhisit Visits Flooded Villages
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Thursday 21st October, 2010 at 19:36:25| Words: 105 words | Category: News Photos
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visits a flooded area in Thailand's Lopburi province, about 150 km (93 miles) north of Bangkok October 21,2010. The worst floods in decades in Thailand and severe flooding in neighbouring Cambodia have killed 20 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescue workers braced for more rain and possible flooding in Bangkok. (Reuters)
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks to flood victims in Thailand's Lopburi province, about 150 km (93 miles) north of Bangkok October 21, 2010. The worst floods in decades in Thailand and severe flooding in neighbouring Cambodia have killed 20 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescue workers braced for more rain and possible flooding in Bangkok. (Reuters)
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Temples Flooded in Ayutthaya
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Wednesday 20th October, 2010 at 21:48:02| Words: 57 words | Category: News Photos
A Buddhist monk rows his boat along a flooded street next to a giant Buddha statue at Wat Satue temple in Ayutthaya, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, October 20, 2010. In Thailand, flooding has killed at least 11 people in the past 10 days, and heavy rains meant there was a risk of flooding in parts of Bangkok on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Hospital Evacuated due to Floods
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Tuesday 19th October, 2010 at 19:22:48| Words: 44 words | Category: News Photos
Medical staff transfer a patient to another hospital by boat during a flood in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeast of Bangkok, October 19, 2010. Days of continuous downpours across central and northeastern Thailand have led to the worst flood in recent years, according to local media. (Reuters)
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Tattooing Fish in Thailand
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Monday 18th October, 2010 at 20:28:23| Words: 91 words | Category: News Photos
In this picture taken on January 20, 2009 in Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok, a Thai employee of a fish tattooing family business demonstrates a tattooing technique on a molly fish. A small brightly coloured molly fish lies almost lifeless on a slab as a technician carefully injects dye into its scales. (Getty Images)
In this picture taken on January 20, 2009 in Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok, a tattooed molly fish (C) swims along with other tattooed fish in an aquarium at the working area of a Thai family business. (Getty Images)
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Two Police Officers Injured in Bomb Blast
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Saturday 16th October, 2010 at 21:39:08| Words: 64 words | Category: News Photos
Thai security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast in Pattani province, southern Thailand October 16, 2010. Two police officers were injured in the bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants, police said. (Reuters)
Thai security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast in Pattani province, southern Thailand October 16,2010. Two police officers were injured in the bomb attack by suspected Muslim militants, police said. (Reuters)
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Karen Refugee Camps
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Friday 15th October, 2010 at 20:27:06| Words: 118 words | Category: News Photos
An ethnic Karen woman from Myanmar carries her child through the Mae La camp outside Mae Sot near the Thai-Myanmar border October 14, 2010. Ethnic Karen refugees continue to pour into Thailand, fleeing decades-long fighting between Karen rebels and Myanmar government troops and its guerrilla allies. Some 140,000 refugees live in official camps along the Thai-Myanmar border, according to the U.N. refugee agency and there are concerns that hostilities in the hills of Eastern Myanmar could intensify as a result of a refusal of several ethnic political groups to take part in an election next month. (Reuters)
Ethnic Karen children from Myanmar play on the hill overlooking the Mae La camp outside Mae Sot near the Thai-Myanmar border October 14, 2010. (Reuters)
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PB Valley Winery in Khao Yai
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Thursday 14th October, 2010 at 20:31:03| Words: 79 words | Category: News Photos
Workers clean a vineyard at the PB valley winery in Khao Yai around 200 kms northeast of Bangkok on March 4, 2010. Thailand, like India and Japan, has benefited from promoting its wine alongside its more established national dishes. (Getty Images)
A worker clean grapes at a vineyard at the PB valley winery in Khao Yai around 200 kms northeast of Bangkok on March 5, 2010. Thailand, like India and Japan, has benefited from promoting its wine alongside its more established national dishes. (Getty Images)
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Vegetarian Festival Processions
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Wednesday 13th October, 2010 at 22:01:07| Words: 77 words | Category: News Photos
Devotees of the Chinese Bank Neow Shrine take part in a procession through the streets to mark the annual Vegetarian Festival in southern Thailand's town of Phuket on October 13, 2010. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days, with many religious devotees slashing themselves with swords, piercing their cheeks with sharp objects and committing other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community. (Getty Images)
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Reds back at Remand Prison
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Tuesday 12th October, 2010 at 22:19:35| Words: 110 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai anti-government "red shirt" protester places red roses on the signboard of Bangkok Remand Prison in Bangkok October 12, 2010. Dozens of anti-government protesters gathered outside the prison to lay flowers and show support for their detained leaders, demanding that the government free all protesters detained since the latest round of unrest ended in May. (Reuters)
Thai anti-government "red shirt" protesters pick red roses which were later placed outside Bangkok Remand Prison in Bangkok October 12, 2010. Dozens of anti-government protesters gathered outside the prison to lay flowers and show support for their detained leaders, demanding that the government free all protesters detained since the latest round of unrest ended in May. (Reuters)
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Devotees Pierce their Skin with Swords
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Monday 11th October, 2010 at 19:55:21| Words: 89 words | Category: News Photos
PHUKET, THAILAND - OCTOBER 11: A devotee of the Chinese shrine of Samkong, pierces his cheeks with wrenches, swords and guns during a procession of Vegetarian Festival on October 11, 2010 in Phuket, Thailand. Ritual Vegetarianism in Phuket Island traces it roots back to the early 1800's. The festival begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts for nine days. Participants in the festival perform acts of body piercing as a means of shifting evil spirits from individuals onto themselves and bring the community good luck. (Getty Images)
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Thousands of Red Shirts Gather in Bangkok
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Sunday 10th October, 2010 at 20:51:35| Words: 106 words | Category: News Photos
Thai anti-government 'Red Shirt' protesters gather and light candles around the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on October 10, 2010. About 6,000 'Red Shirt' protesters rallied in Bangkok to mark six months since a night of bloody clashes with the army, which left 25 people dead, during their two-month-long street protests. (Getty Images)
Anti-government ''red shirt'' protesters light candles for their killed comrades during a rally at the Democracy monument, the site of bloody clashes with security forces, in Bangkok October 10, 2010. Thousands of Thai anti-government activists gathered in Bangkok on Sunday to demand the release of protesters detained for their role in crippling demonstrations and bloody clashes with the military. (Reuters)
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Leicester City play friendly with Thailand
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Saturday 9th October, 2010 at 20:14:59| Words: 52 words | Category: News Photos
Matthew Oakley (L) of Leicester City fights for the ball with Suree Sukha of Thailand's national team during their friendly match in Bangkok October 9, 2010. (Reuters)
Bryan Robson (L), head coach Thailand's national team talks to the coach of Leicester City Sven Goran Ericson after their teams friendly match in Bangkok October 9, 2010. (Reuters)
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Start of Vegetarian Festival
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Friday 8th October, 2010 at 20:22:07| Words: 54 words | Category: News Photos
Workers at a Chinese temple help lighting giant incense sticks at the start of the vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The nine-day festival which started Friday was held during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar in a believe that it makes good fortune for those who observe the rite. (AP)
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PAD Members Remember the Dead
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Thursday 7th October, 2010 at 20:19:40| Words: 43 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai woman offers flowers and prayers for the dead during merit making ceremonies held by the People's Alliance for Democracy, or PAD Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, in Bangkok. The PAD gathered to remember those killed in clashes with government troops two years earlier. (AP)
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Islamic militants kill 4 in southern Thailand
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Wednesday 6th October, 2010 at 10:37:30| Words: 79 words | Category: News Photos
Thai policemen carry the body of a Thai soldier who was killed in an ambush by suspected separatist Muslim militants in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat on October 6, 2010. Suspected separatist militants killed one soldier and three civilians in a series of attacks in Thailand's troubled deep south, security officials said Wednesday. More than 4,300 people, both civilians and security personnel, have been killed in the Muslim-majority region since a separatist insurgency erupted more than six years ago. (Getty Images)
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Three killed in Thai apartment blast
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Tuesday 5th October, 2010 at 09:09:39| Words: 100 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai military policeman stands guard outside a residential building after the bomb blast in Nonthaburi province, central Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Several people were killed and injured Tuesday in an explosion at a residential building in a suburb of the Thai capital, emergency workers and police said. (AP)
Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal officials examine the blast site at the residential building in Nonthaburi suburb of Bangkok Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. At least two people were killed Tuesday in an explosion at a residential building in a suburb of the Thai capital, emergency workers and police said. (AP)
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Viktor Bout arrives in Court in a Bulletproof Vest
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Monday 4th October, 2010 at 09:55:07| Words: 102 words | Category: News Photos
Alleged arms smuggler Viktor Bout from Russia is escorted by members of the special police unit as he arrives at a criminal court in Bangkok October 4, 2010. Thailand's criminal court held a hearing today on a second case lodged against Bout. (Reuters)
A unit of Thai commandos moves in to provide security at the compound of a criminal court after the arrival of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms smuggler, in Bangkok, Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Bout arrived at the Bangkok court Monday in a bulletproof vest for a crucial hearing that could finally determine if he will be extradited to the United States. (AP)
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Garcia-Lopez wins Singles Match
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Sunday 3rd October, 2010 at 21:25:54| Words: 38 words | Category: News Photos
BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 03: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain celebrates match point in the singles final match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland on Day 9 of the PTT Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Getty Images)
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Goldfish as Office Pets
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Saturday 2nd October, 2010 at 20:25:00| Words: 41 words | Category: News Photos
A Thai vendor carries gold fish in plastic packs on a street corner in Bangkok. Gold fish is one of the most favorite pets for office workers and Bangkok resident, with a price of around 20 bahts (0.50 USD) per fish. (Getty Images)
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H.M. The King visits Queen Sirikit in hospital
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Friday 1st October, 2010 at 20:42:32| Words: 40 words | Category: News Photos
Thailand's 82-year-old revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej (C) arrives to visit Queen Sirikit at the Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok October 1, 2010. Thailand's Queen Sirikit was admitted to the Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospil last night, hospital and palace sources said. (Reuters)
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