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- Chinese senior CPC official visits Cambodia
Cambodian PM to visit France in July Cambodian ruling party CPP marks 58th anniversary Cambodia FM: Thailand threatens Cambodia and UNESCO over Preah Vihear temple Cambodia becomes 94th member of International Renewable Energy Agency Phnom Penh ties
- UN chief chides Myanmar over Suu Kyi issue
hrs BANGKOK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's military Saturday after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ban said the snub by top general Than Shwe
- Thailand's H1N1 flu death toll reaches seven
hrs BANGKOK : Thailand's health authorities on Saturday reported two more deaths from H1N1 flu, raising the country's total to seven, as the number of confirmed cases passed 1,800. A 37-year-old woman from the western province of Ratchaburi died from the
- SILKEN TIES TO THAI HISTORY
The ancient art of weaving Thai silk as modified by Jim Thompson is still on view at Bangkok's Ban Krua community Newspaper section: Brunch The name Jim Thompson is synonymous with Thai silk, a meticulous craft that recalls distinctive Siamese customs
- UN secretary general "deeply disappointed" in Myanmar (Roundup)
Yangon/Bangkok - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday called on Myanmar's junta to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in politics. Ban was speaking after being denied access to the democracy icon during a two-day
- Army struggles to engage mystery enemy in southern Thailand
When he heard the loud cracks of gunfire, Prapan Pormapat knew the insurgents had just claimed another victim. An engine roared as two gunmen sped away on a motorcycle, leaving behind the body of a saffron-robed Buddhist monk in a pool of blood.
- Thai PM to meet UN chief after his Burma visit
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is ready to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon who will be in transit from Rangoon to New York late Saturday. Abhisit said the meeting will be about ties between Asean grouping, United Nations, Burma and Thai-Cambodia
- Thailand's death toll - 7
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S health authorities on Saturday reported two more deaths from H1N1 flu, raising the country's total to seven, as the number of confirmed cases passed 1,800. A 37-year-old woman from the western province of Ratchaburi died from the
- Kazakhstan to face Thailand
AFTER four days of gruelling competition, Sunday's beach volleyball final will see only two countries fighting for the boys' and girls' gold medal. Kazakhstan's Lyubov Bogatu and Bakhtygul Samalikova convincingly trounced their Indonesian opponents
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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century; it was known as Siam until 1939. Thailand is the only southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US ally following the conflict.
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