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Thai PM Abhisit to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon after Myanmar visit
BANGKOK, July 4 (TNA) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he is ready to discuss with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in transit from Yangon to New York late Saturday regarding relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Deputy PM confident tensions at Thai-Cambodian border will ease
BANGKOK, July 4 (TNA) -- Tensions at the Thai-Cambodian border are expected to ease as concerned army officers of the two countries progress in negotiations, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Saturday.

Troop reductions not seen at Preah Vihear; Thai village defence volunteers ready
SI SA KET, July 4 (TNA) Neither Thailand nor Cambodia have reduced their military personnel at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, and Thai village defence volunteers in the area are now fully prepared to defend their villages if Cambodian troops intrude

Video: Thai police dog selection school
A rookie recruit takes his first steps towards becoming member of a volunteer police dog squad. The reluctant pooch is being trained in Bangkok as part of a programme to back-up the under-staffed Thai police dog unit. Trainee dogs and their owners spend

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.

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