News: Thailand

We have started to collect the most important news related to Thailand in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Thailand: news

Thai king pardons Swiss man

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 16:58
related countries: Switzerland

Thailand's revered king pardons a Swiss man who was jailed for 10 years for defacing images of him.
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Thai PM undergoes hospital tests

Monday, April 9th 2007, 16:39

Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont undergoes hospital checks, but officials deny he may resign.
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YouTube tries to resolve Thai ban

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 15:42

Video-sharing website YouTube offers to show Thailand how to block material that insults its king.
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More Thai king videos on YouTube

Friday, April 6th 2007, 6:06

Two more clips mocking Thailand's revered king appear on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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Thai conjoined twins separated

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 10:41

Conjoined twins born with connected livers and hearts have been successfully separated in "world first" surgery.
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Mosque attacked in south Thailand

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 6:09

A grenade has been thrown into a mosque in southern Thailand, injuring at least 14 people, police say.
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Thailand blocks YouTube access

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 23:24

Thailand's government bans access to the YouTube website over material critical of the country's king.
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Vietnam dissident wins reprieve

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 5:36
related countries: Vietnam

A Thai court overturns a decision to extradite Ly Tong, who hijacked a plane to drop political leaflets over Vietnam.
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Thai PM sets post-coup vote date

Thursday, March 29th 2007, 14:27

Thai PM Surayud Chulanont announces that elections to restore democracy will be held in late December.
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult

Thursday, March 29th 2007, 5:38
related countries: Switzerland

A Swiss man who pleaded guilty to insulting the Thai king by spray-painting posters is jailed for 10 years.
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Thaksin wife charged in tax case

Monday, March 26th 2007, 8:44
related places: Bangkok

The wife of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is charged with tax evasion in a court in Bangkok.
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Bangkok's old airport back in use

Sunday, March 25th 2007, 4:40
related places: Bangkok

Bangkok's old airport reopens to ease congestion after problems at the airport intended to replace it.
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Thaksin faces lese majeste claims

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 12:17

Thai police recommend that former PM Thaksin Shinawatra is charged with three counts of insulting the king.
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Attack on Thai school kills three

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 12:21

At least three students are killed in an attack on an Islamic school in southern Thailand, police say.
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Nine killed in southern Thailand

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 15:13

Nine people are killed in southern Thailand after their minibus was ambushed by suspected Muslim militants.
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US drugs firm blacklists Thailand

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 12:17
related countries: United States

A major US drugs firm says it is to stop selling new drugs to Thailand in protest over its decision to break a patent.
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Swiss man admits Thai king insult

Monday, March 12th 2007, 8:02
related countries: Switzerland

A Swiss man who drunkenly spray-painted portraits of the Thai king faces jail for insulting the monarch.
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Thailand TV station taken over

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 8:41

The Thai government says it will take over the only main independent TV station, for failing to pay unpaid fees.
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Thailand TV station taken over

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 8:41

The Thai government says it will take over the only main independent TV station, for failing to pay unpaid fees.
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Golf: Haig pips Wilson to Thai win

Sunday, March 4th 2007, 10:43
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom

South African Anton Haig beats compatriot Richard Sterne and England's Oliver Wilson in a play-off to win the Johnnie Walker Classic.
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Thailand's finance minister quits

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 7:02

Thai Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula quits, blaming infighting in the military-backed government.
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New Thai economic adviser quits

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 17:09

A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.
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Thailand PM holds security talks

Monday, February 19th 2007, 11:29

Thailand's PM holds a security meeting after a string of bombs kills at least seven people in the restive south.
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Thailand's police chief dismissed

Monday, February 5th 2007, 13:54

Thailand's police chief is sacked by the military-backed government, amid criticism of a bombings inquiry.
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