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Rafael Nadal arrives in Thailand
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Tuesday 21st September, 2010 at 20:03:35| Words: 45 words | Category: People in the News
Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, right, is welcomed by Thailand Tennis Association President Suwat Lipatapanlop as he arrives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The world's number one player, Nadal completes in the Thailand Open tennis tournament that kicks off Sept. 25. (AP)
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General Prayut Chan-O-Cha
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Saturday 4th September, 2010 at 20:01:24| Words: 49 words | Category: People in the News
An undate picture obtained on September 3, 2010 shows the new Thai military chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha in Bangkok. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially endorsed on September 2 the appointment of General Prayut Chan-O-Cha as the powerful commander-in-chief, part of his approval of the annual military reshuffle list involving 550 positions. (Getty Images)
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Dhanin Chearavanont is Thailand's Richest Man
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Wednesday 1st September, 2010 at 08:04:04| Words: 99 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's new No. 1 heads agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), which father founded as small Bangkok seed importer. Over the past year stock more than doubled at 3 largest shareholdings: 7-Eleven store operator, CP ALL, on higher profits and successful expansion; as well as food producers Charoen Pokphand Foods and PT Charoen Pokphand on demand from China and high-margin food sales. Shares fortune with 3 brothers. Philanthropist restores Buddhist temples in Thailand, sponsors schools and orphanages. (Bangkok Post/Forbes.com)
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Japanese man fakes his own death
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Friday 6th August, 2010 at 22:09:04| Words: 44 words | Category: People in the News
Japanese national Ichiro Ogushi, 35, speaks to reporters at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok August 6, 2010. Ogushi was arrested in Thailand for violation of immigration laws after faking his own death to claim life insurance in Japan, and will be deported to his home country. (Reuters)
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Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase
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Wednesday 28th July, 2010 at 22:16:53| Words: 55 words | Category: People in the News
Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok July 28, 2010. Thai interest rates are still low and a modest increase earlier this month is not impeding economic recovery, but it would be dangerous to keep rates low for too long, Watanagase said on Wednesday. (Reuters)
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Kokaew Pikulthong
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Friday 23rd July, 2010 at 22:29:31| Words: 55 words | Category: People in the News
A Thai man works next to an election campaign poster of Red Shirt leader Kokaew Pikulthong (L) in Bangkok on July 21, 2010. His face is on the posters and his name on the ballot paper, but in Thailand's first poll battle since the government crushed mass protests, the main opposition candidate is conspicuously absent. (Getty Images)
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Witthawat Thaokhamlue
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Wednesday 14th July, 2010 at 20:40:16| Words: 187 words | Category: People in the News
Flank by father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, right, Witthawat Thaokhamlue speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP)
Witthawat Thaokhamlue, 2nd left, with father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, 3rd left, greet reporters during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP)
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Kittipong Wachiramanowong
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Sunday 11th July, 2010 at 20:39:25| Words: 29 words | Category: People in the News
Thailand's Kittipong Wachiramanowong returns a shot to Indonesia's Christopher Rungkat during their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group singles tennis match in Jakarta July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)
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Prasarn Trairatvorakul
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Wednesday 7th July, 2010 at 23:34:26| Words: 37 words | Category: People in the News
This undated photo shows Prasarn Trairatvorakul, president of Kasikornbank, who's appointed by the Thai cabinet on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 as the governor of Bank of Thailand, succeeding Tarisa Watanagase who is retiring at the end of September 2010. (AP)
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