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Thai king makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years

By AP News Fri, May 25, 2012 1:41PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Thais lined the roads from Bangkok to the historic capital Ayutthaya to catch a glimpse of the country’s 84-year-old monarch as he makes his first trip outside the city since being hospitalized in 2009. Crowds dressed in yellow and pink to honor King Bhumibol Adulyadej, whose health is a matter...

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Was the removal of the Thai Airways President political?

By Bangkok Pundit Tue, May 22, 2012 10:30AM UTC Comments Off

A statue of Hindu God Shiva stands in the foreground as a Kingfisher Airlines flight approaches the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, India, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Pic:AP

The Bangkok Post: Piyasvasti Amranand was axed as Thai Airways’ president and chief executive officer yesterday in a move he described as politically motivated. THAI chairman Ampon Kittiampon told a press conference that although Mr Piyasvasti passed his performance evaluation, he had communications problems with the board. Thirteen members of the 15-man THAI board of...

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After a conspiracy of silence, Thai political prisoner Ah Kong is dead

By Andrew Spooner Tue, May 08, 2012 2:09PM UTC View Comments

Ah Kong and his wife, Pa Ou, on their wedding day.

I woke up this morning to terrible news. The 62-year-old Thai political prisoner Ampon “Ah Kong” Tangnoppakul is dead. Three days ago, on May 5, it was his 44th wedding anniversary and he leaves behind his wife, Pa Ou, and a large loving family. We had had reports over the last couple of days that he had...

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Cambodia: Soldier hurt in Thai border clash

By AP News Mon, Apr 30, 2012 11:17AM UTC View Comments

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia says its troops exchanged fire with Thai security forces along their border in their first publicly acknowledged clash since repeated combat there ended a year ago. The deputy military commander of Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province, Lt. Col. Men Ly, says Cambodian troops on patrol Sunday were attacked by Thai...

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Thai police say suspected insurgents kill student

By AP News Sat, Mar 17, 2012 7:55PM UTC View Comments

PATTANI, Thailand (AP) — Police in Thailand say suspected insurgents trying to ambush an army bus missed their target and instead killed one high school student and wounded two others. Police Col. Tuandar Juthanant says the attackers detonated an explosive device on a rural road in southern Pattani province’s Yarang district. He says the three...

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