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Myanmar President Praises Weekend Elections
Posted: April 3rd, 2012, 11:08am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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President U Thein Sein of Myanmar said on Tuesday that the weekend’s by-elections were “conducted in a very successful way.”
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Party Claims Victory for Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 1:26pm EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi declared that she had won a seat in Myanmar’s Parliament on Sunday, an unofficial result that may herald a new era for the country as it moves toward democracy.
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Israeli Envoy Links Bangkok Bombs to India and Georgia Attacks
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 6:21am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Bombs discovered in Bangkok were similar to devices used this week against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia, Israel’s ambassador to Thailand said on Wednesday.
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Explosions in Bangkok Injure Man Believed to Be Iranian
Posted: February 14th, 2012, 9:09am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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A series of explosions rocked a Bangkok residential neighborhood on Tuesday, including one caused by a man believed to be an Iranian national who threw a hand grenade at police.
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Floodwaters Are Gone, but Supply Chain Issues Linger
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 7:25am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Before the floods, Thailand produced nearly of the world's hard disk drives, the ubiquitous storage devices of the digital age. It is now clear it will be months before production returns to normal.
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Thai Police Seize Bomb-Making Chemicals
Posted: January 16th, 2012, 9:34pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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A top Bangkok police official said the chemicals were found in a commercial building on the outskirts of Bangkok, allaying fears of a pending attack on Thai soil.
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Royalists Step Up Efforts to Defend Thai Monarchy
Posted: December 25th, 2011, 6:00am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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The government has intensified its crackdown on criticism of the Thai monarchy, prosecuting a record number of people charged with insulting the royal family.
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Small Fixes: Volunteers Forge Better Health Care in Rural Thailand
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 2:43am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Village Health Volunteers in Baan Mae Ping, Thailand.Despite political upheaval in Thailand, basic medical treatment and disease prevention are on the upswing in the kingdom’s remote corners.
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Vietnam Using Addicts as Forced Labor, Human Rights Watch Says
Posted: September 8th, 2011, 1:00am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Human Rights Watch says a program of “labor therapy” for addicts is nothing more than sweatshop servitude in the guise of a social program.
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Bahrain Opposition Leader Returns
Posted: February 26th, 2011, 9:15pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Hassan Mushaima exhorted a crowd of tens of thousands to continue demonstrating until they achieved a “successful revolution.”
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Thai Inquiry Into Violence Falters
Posted: January 24th, 2011, 10:23pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Tales of the dead and wounded last year could fill volumes. But they are not filling dockets in the courts.
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An Island of Economic Instability in Asia
Posted: January 9th, 2011, 8:40am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Vietnam’s economy is growing, but rising food prices are punishing the working class, and the country’s currency is consistently falling below the official exchange rates.
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Thais to Extradite Arms Suspect to U.S.
Posted: August 20th, 2010, 2:39am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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The court ruling on Friday adds a new chapter in a tug-of-war between the United States and Russia over Viktor Bout, an accused arms dealer.
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Thai Protesters Shut Down Parts of Bangkok
Posted: March 15th, 2010, 12:23pm EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected calls from the protesters to dissolve the government.
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Protesters Surge Into Bangkok, Urging New Election
Posted: March 14th, 2010, 10:53am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into Bangkok demanding that the government step down.
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Thailand Won’t Extradite Suspected Arms Dealer
Posted: August 11th, 2009, 9:17am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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A Thai judge rejected a request that Viktor Bout be sent to the U.S. to face charges of global arms trafficking.
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Using Scientific Tools in an International War on Fake Drugs
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 12:58am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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A drug dealer with a methamphetamine tablet in Ruili, China. A mass spectrometer can be used to identify the chemical makeup of pills.A doctor is applying mass spectrometers to find counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs, especially in poorer countries, where government regulation is weak.
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Thai Protesters Begin to Disperse
Posted: April 14th, 2009, 2:40am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Protesters in Thailand announced they would end their siege of the prime minister’s office and disperse, offering a respite for the embattled government.
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To Some Sri Lankan Ears, Dissonant Undertones in M.I.A.’s Music
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 12:29am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Critics say the rapper known as M.I.A. is an apologist for the Tamil Tiger rebels fighting in the country’s civil war.
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Spread of Malaria Feared as Drug Loses Potency
Posted: January 27th, 2009, 12:07pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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The parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria is showing the first signs of resistance to the best new drug against it.
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Thai Protesters to Focus on Airports
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:26pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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As they allowed empty planes to depart, protesters said they would focus their demonstrations on the airports.
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Thai Protesters to Focus on Airports
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:26pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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As they allowed empty planes to depart, protesters said they would focus their demonstrations on the airports.
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Thai Protesters and Police Meet After Explosion
Posted: November 30th, 2008, 8:47am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Protesters pleaded for police protection after an explosion injured about 50 demonstrators, four of them seriously.
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Thai Police ‘Ready to Talk’ to Protesters
Posted: November 29th, 2008, 7:22am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Protesters at Bangkok’s two commercial airports clashed with security forces, raising tensions in the four-day standoff.
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Thai Protesters Vow to Keep Blockades
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 7:35am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Protesters in Bangkok girded themselves for clashes with police as the government vowed to end two airport sieges.
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Thai Protesters May Be Evicted, Premier Decrees
Posted: November 27th, 2008, 4:01pm EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat announced an emergency decree on Thursday that authorized the police and some military units to evict protesters from two airports.
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Thai Army Chief Advises Prime Minister to Quit
Posted: November 26th, 2008, 7:59am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Thailand’s Army commander urged Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawa to call elections as he appealed to protesters who have paralyzed the main airport.
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Thai Protesters Shut Down Airport
Posted: November 25th, 2008, 11:13am EST by By THOMAS FULLER
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Anti-government protesters swarmed into Bangkok’s main international airport late Tuesday, bringing Thailand’s political stalemate to a crisis point.
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G.M. Is Expected to Announce Expansion in Thailand
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:22am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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General Motors is expected to announce an expansion of G.M.’s production of small cars at its plant east of Bangkok and the construction of an engine plant for its Colorado pickup truck.
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G.M. Is Expected to Announce Expansion in Thailand
Posted: August 13th, 2008, 12:22am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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General Motors is expected to announce an expansion of G.M.’s production of small cars at its plant east of Bangkok and the construction of an engine plant for its Colorado pickup truck.
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Thai Leader Flees to Britain
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 11:26am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that he was seeking refuge in London, far from the political battles that have wracked this country since his ouster in a military coup two years ago.
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A Challenge Getting Relief to Myanmar’s Remote Areas
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 12:42pm EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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Bad roads and a lack of cooperation from the military government could hamper aid efforts.
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5 Asian Nations Are Weighing a Rice Cartel
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 3:34am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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The Thai government announced it would try to create a cartel of rice-producing countries in partnership with Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.
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In Isolated Hills of Asia, New Roads to Speed Trade
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 2:45am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
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A network, several sections of which were still unpaved as late as December, is a major milestone for China and its southern neighbors.