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China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years

By Mon, Nov 23, 2009 1:28PM UTC

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a veteran dissident to three years in prison after he criticized the government’s response to the 2008 earthquake that killed about 90,000 people. Web site manager Huang Qi (pictured) had been accused of illegally possessing state secrets by the Wuhou district court in the

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Non-Thais to protest with the reds UPDATE

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Nov 23, 2009 1:00PM UTC

Ty writes in a comment and reminds BP of 1976: In 1976, before the October 6 massacre, the rumor went around that Vietnamese sappers had infiltrated Thammasat students. On October 6, the story was that the students who were killed were Vietnamese who couldn’t speak Thai, the unspoken message being

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Ringtones to warn about traitors

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Nov 23, 2009 11:00AM UTC

Matichon has an article quoting Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s personal spokesman, Thepthai, which BP has summarized below: Thepthai displayed a CD with the song, “traitors” and stated that some singer(s) had sung it. He said the song didn’t refer to any particular person, but it was a warning to all

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You’re either with us or against us in the fight against Thaksin

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Nov 23, 2009 9:00AM UTC

Kong Rithdee in the Bangkok Post on the anti-Thaksin PAD statement in a rally eight days ago which begin with: “We are the people of the Kingdom of Thailand and are citizens who are loyal to our nation, our religion and our monarchy…[list of statements and demands]…Our presence represents Thai

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Chinese defense minister visits North Korea

By Mon, Nov 23, 2009 8:18AM UTC

China’s defense minister arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday for the latest in a recent flurry of high-level visits between the two countries. The visits have come as the two sides mark 60 years of relations and as international pressure mounts on North Korea to return to international talks on its

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