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- Thai burglar falls asleep on the job
A Thai thief broke into a house but promptly fell asleep inside before stealing anything and was eventually discovered by a housemaid yesterday morning. Prachak Jarkngooloem, 24, was found at a house in Pattaya, 150km south of Bangkok, where he admitted
- Thai burglar falls asleep on the job: police
A Thai thief on Thursday night broke into a house but promptly fell asleep inside before stealing anything and was eventually discovered by a housemaid on Friday morning, police told AFP. Prachak Jarkngooloem, 24, was found at a house in the coastal
- UN chief denied visit to Suu Kyi
BANGKOK // The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, was in Myanmar yesterday to press for political reform in the military-ruled country and the release of political prisoners, including the democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But his first
- VIRUS WATCH: THAILAND CONFIRMS 154 NEW A (H1N1) CASES
BANGKOK, July 3 ? Thailand?s Ministry of Public Health reported 154 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases on Friday, according to Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nopamornbodhi. Specialists were to meet Friday to review preventive measures following five
- THAILAND'S PRISONS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
Thailand?s 145 prisons are facing a serious overcrowding crisis. There are now 200,000 inmates, 60% of whom are incarcerated on drugs offenses. For each prison the most crowded time is at night when the prisoners have to share the cells. Normally one
- First Energy To Thai Firm In Test Of Giant Lao Dam: World Bank
The Nam Theun 2 hydropower development, Laos' largest infrastructure project, has delivered its first test energy to a Thai firm, the World Bank said Friday. Last week's test delivery to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand sent a total of 60
- Foreign Correspondents' Club faces Thai royal slur probe
Police in Thailand said they were investigating an alleged insult to the revered monarchy by the board of the kingdom's foreign correspondents' club, a crime punishable by 15 years in jail. A woman had filed a complaint against the entire 13-member board
- Thai Ha in roadshows to expand customer base
FOOD PRODUCTS By The Nation Thai Ha Plc, the producer of products under the Kaset brand, will take part in Advance Agro Plc's road shows at 30 schools and 10 universities in Bangkok and other central and northern provinces this month to expand its
- Flu death toll in Thailand rises to 6
The Public Health Ministry on Friday afternoon revealed that a Thai man, aged 30, of Bangkok has died of H1N1 flu, adding up the death toll in Thailand to 6. Earlier today, the ministry said another 154 Thai people were additionally listed as having had
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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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