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Three fishing boats capsized and two others went missing on Thursday following a severe summer storm had generated high waves in the shores of the central Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan.

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A British Chinook helicopter pilot was shot between the eyes by a Taliban bullet, but still managed to fly on and saved all 20 aboard.


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Cambodia claimed on Thursday that the first-ever public test of Russian-made BM-21 multiple-military rocket launchers to protect against "invaders," was successful.

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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej left the hospital where he has been treated for the past five months to make a short visit to his palace, local media sources reported.


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Thailand will deliver the second shipment of rice of 3,525 tons to earthquake-struck Haiti on March 12, Prime Minister's Office Minister Virachai Virameteekul said Friday.

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Malaysia has for the first time punished three Muslim women, convicted of adultery by a shariah court of Islamic law, with caning. The women also received short jail sentences.


Sister of North Korean leader gaining power after a surprise comeback to politics

Kim Jong-Il's only sister appears to be gaining more power in North Korea after returning to the public spotlight for the first time in nearly six years, according to South Korean reports.

Jewelry sales helps take Thai women off streets

Rebecca Chase Williams The Dunwoody Crier 17.02.2010
Missionary Rebecca Simmons (right) shows Susan Glicksman of Dunwoody some of the jewelry made by girls in Thailand trying to escape trafficking and prostitution.

When Rebecca Simmons was single in north Atlanta, she was quite the party girl. She was a regular in the Buckhead bars, drinking heavily and at her lowest point, suicidal. Now Simmons is back in the bars, but this time with a mission to bring youn...


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In Thailand, Valentine's Day took on a new meaning when the slum community of Klong Toey came together to raise funds for the children of Haiti. The Klong Toey residents readily identify with the hardships faced by the communities in Haiti still s...

Phuket raises Bt 2 million for Haiti

Phuket Gazette 15.02.2010
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PHUKET TOWN: An island-wide fundraising event by the Phuket Red Cross to provide aid to victims of the Haitian earthquake disaster raised about 2 million baht, organizers say.


Cambodian PM ups stakes in border stand-off

Thanida Tansubhapol and Apinya Wipatayotin Bangkok Post 11.02.2010
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Cambodia has approached the International Court of Justice over the disputed territory near the Preah Vihear temple in a move that has stoked blazing tensions over the issue.

Thailand: Accused Land Mine Layer Sentenced This Week

John Weston Pattaya Daily News 11.02.2010
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A Thai national arrested by the Cambodian military last February will be sentenced at court this week on a string of charges after laying several land mines along the Thai-Cambodian border.


Life on the Thai-Burma border

Rachel Harvey BBC News 10.02.2010
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Burma is one of the world's most closed and internationally isolated states, and yet a steady stream of people and goods make their way across the Thai-Burmese border each day.

Sri Lanka’s Independence Celebrated in Bangkok

Neville de Silva Asian Tribune 09.02.2010
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The small Sri Lankan community in Thailand gathered at the official residence of Prof. J. B. Disanayaka, ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the country’s independence.


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Mae Sot, Thailand - After two decades, the ramshackle scrap-wood hut here that Cynthia Maung turned into a temporary clinic for destitute refugees is still in use. She found shelter in the Thai border town of Mae Sot herself as a refugee in 1989, ...

Cambodia Denies Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Made Citizen

SOPHENG CHEANG ABC News 06.02.2010
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Cambodia on Friday denied a report that Thailand's disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted citizenship, an allegation that had drawn threats in Bangkok that the billionaire ex-politician could lose his native Thai natio...


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Thailand halted the repatriation of more than 3,000 ethnic Karens to Myanmar today [Feb 5] after human rights groups and U.S. lawmakers said they were being forced to return against their will.

New video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan

ZARAR KHAN The Washington Post 05.02.2010
New video shows Taliban flogging men in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- Taliban militants flog two men and a teenage boy in a video that has emerged from Pakistan's tribal belt along the Afghan border, showing the hold of insurgents in at least one area there despite army offensives and intensified U.S. m...


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PATTAYA, Thailand – To the children exploring the halls and rough housing on the playground, the Mercy Center is much more than just a location. It is a gift; a second chance.

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Three American soldiers were killed and two others injured today in a bomb attack that marked the first fatal Taliban ambush on the US military in Pakistan.



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