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MSNBC
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A Canadian schoolteacher suspected of pedophilia was arrested Friday in northeastern Thailand after an international manhunt that included the release of his unscrambled Internet photos to the public.
The suspect, 32-year-old Christopher Paul Neil, had..
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CNN
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The death toll in flash floods which swept scores of Thai New Year holidaymakers over three waterfalls in the southern province of Trang rose to 35 on Sunday, disaster officials said.
Another 30 people are thought to be missing and rescue teams began a..
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BBC News
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A Swiss man has been jailed for 10 years after pleading guilty to charges of insulting the Thai king.
Oliver Jufer, 57, was arrested last December after drunkenly spray-painting posters of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the northern city of Chiang Mai...
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BBC News
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A series of explosions in the Thai capital Bangkok has killed two people and injured more than 20 people - at least six of them foreigners...
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BBC News
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A Thai cabinet minister allied to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned after being accused of criticising the monarchy.
Jakrapob Penkair stepped down after the police said they would charge him with lese majeste, a serious offence whic..
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BBC News
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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is heading to Burma to urge military rulers to allow aid agencies to help victims of the devastating cyclone.
Western nations want Mr Samak to persuade the junta to relax its stance on letting foreign experts in.
T..
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BBC News
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Thailand's Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking to dissolve the People Power Party (PPP), which won the most votes in December's general election.
The court rejected a petition accusing the PPP of violating electoral law by acting as a proxy for..
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BBC News
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Officials on the Thai island of Phuket are working to identify the victims of Sunday's devastating air crash.
At least 89 people were killed when the plane, operated by budget airline One-Two-Go, skidded off the runway.
Many foreigners were on the f..
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BBC News
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Investigators probing a plane crash at a Thai tourist resort say they have found the aircraft's flight recorders.
At least 89 people were killed when the plane, operated by Thai budget airline One-Two-Go, skidded off a runway in heavy rain on the islan..
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BBC News
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has lodged an �81.6m formal takeover bid for Manchester City.
The City board said it intended to back the bid from UK Sports Investments, a vehicle indirectly controlled by Mr Thaksin and his son and daug..
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Al Jazeera
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Shortly after 9:00pm (1400 GMT), Thaksin's image appeared on several large video screens at the demonstration site, setting off enthusiastic cheering by his supporters.
Organisers said Thaksin taped his speech in London, where he maintains a residence..
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CNN
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More than 1,000 die-hard supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra protested a stunning court ruling that banned his party and barred its entire leadership from politics for five years, saying the military-appointed tribunal lacked legitimacy..
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Al Jazeera
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Thai Rak Thai's rivals, the Democrat Party, were cleared of similar charges and escaped a threatened dissolution.
Speaking after the verdict Thaksin, who now resides in London, asked his supporters to remain calm and respect the court's ruling...
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Al Jazeera
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The judges also ruled that none of the Democrat's executives will be barred from politics.
Thailand’s senior military leaders, who were behind a coup that removed Thaksin from power last year, were prepared for trouble on Wednesday in view of the cou..
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BBC News
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Thailand's Constitutional Court has acquitted the Democrat Party of all charges of violating the country's election laws.
If the party had been found guilty, it could have been disbanded and its leaders banned from politics.
The judges now have to c..
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