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A security outpost of an army barracks in Bangkok was targeted by a "Molotov cocktail" early Friday morning. No injuries were reported.

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BBC's Alistair Leithead interviewed Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at a military base in Bangkok about divisions in the country.


Bangkok governor advises residents to stay indoors during mobile mass rally

Red-shirted supporters of United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will embark on a 46-km mobile rally today through the Thai capital. Authorities and commuters are bracing themselves for possible traffic chaos.

Thai Buyers Remain Bullish About The Bangkok Residential Property Market

Listed property developer Raimon Land, in its Condominium Focus Bangkok Update, reports that local Thai buyers are responsible for more than 90% of all condominium sales in Central Bangkok.


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Red-shirted anti-government protesters will scatter with their vehicles across the Thai capital on Saturday in order to gain support from Bangkok residents in their campaign to topple Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajjiva's government.

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The controversial blood collection and splashing ritual by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), seen as waste by many, has prompted a significant number of people to donate blood for medical use, Thai Red Cross said.


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About 1,000 rooms per day have been cancelled in Bangkok due to the anti-government demonstration, the Thai Hotels Association said Thursday.

Red Shirts to scatter on Bangkok streets in "class war" on Saturday

The red-shirted anti-government group United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) have announced a plan to scatter their demonstrations in the Thai capital on Saturday.


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The largest infrastructure project in Laos, the Nam Theun 2 hydropower facility, has started commercial export of electricity to Thailand, the hydro project's operators said Wednesday.

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The Norwegian indie folk pop duo brings us their signature chill-out tunes like “Brave New World,” “Misread,” “I'd Rather Dance with You,” as well as tracks from their latest album, Declaration of Dependence.


Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok to open in June

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok 18.03.2010
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Kempinski, Europe's oldest luxury hotel brand, will open the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok in June. The luxury city resort with 303 rooms and suites is located adjacent to a royal palace in the centre of Bangkok. All rooms overlook tropical gardens...

GS and its southern dealers offer car check-up services and “D-Tech” batteries to local vocational colleges

Bangkok – Mr. Pongnarin Wanitchakornpong (middle, right), General Manager of Provincial Sales Department of GS Sales Co., Ltd. with a group of “GS Battery” dealers in the South of Thailand jointly organized the “GS Free Inspection” activity that p...


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Northern Thailand has been polluted by a thick haze for the past few days. The smog situation in Mae Hong Son remains critical, forcing Nok Air to suspend three daily flights for three days in a row.


Montenegro police confirm former Thai PM Thaksin was given citizenship

Montenegro's police Wednesday confirmed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in the southeastern European country and holds a passport of the former Yugoslav republic.

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Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said Wednesday that the government is ready for talks with the leaders of United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), which is currently holding ongoing mass demonstrations in Bangkok.


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Hundreds of illegally caught aquarium fish were confisticated from a house in Phuket. The owner of the house hired local fishermen to catch the fish with cyanide in coral reefs around the islands of Ko Racha and Ko Khai.

In Pictures: Thai Red Shirts hold mass demonstrations [UPDATED]

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Blood flowing down on walls of Thai PM's home

Red-shirted anti-government protesters hurled plastic bags, filled with liters of their own blood, into Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajjiva's heavily guarded Bangkok residence on Wednesday morning, in an effort to force the premier to dissolve ...

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As Michelin-starred chef David Thompson is preparing to open a branch of his famed Nahm restaurant in Bangkok, Canberra-born chef Dylan Jones rebuts the myth that only Thais can do Thai food.



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