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Thailand, insurgents sign landmark peace agreement

Thailand, insurgents sign landmark peace agreement

28 Feb 2013 07:26 - Sapa-AFP
Thailand's government has signed its first-ever agreement with a rebel group in the south of the country, pledging to work towards peace talks.
Attack on a Thailand military base leaves 16 dead

Attack on a Thailand military base leaves 16 dead

13 Feb 2013 08:38 - Sapa-AFP
Scores of armed gunmen stormed a military base in south Thailand in an assault that has left 16 militants dead, an army spokesperson has said.
Malaria wonder drug loses its grip

Malaria wonder drug loses its grip

13 Apr 2012 00:37 - Sarah Boseley
Misuse of artemisinin combination therapy on the Thai-Burma border has allowed parasitic resistance to develop that could spread worldwide.
Thai minister cancels tsunami warning

Thai minister cancels tsunami warning

11 Apr 2012 16:07 - Panarat Thepgumpanat
Thailand has cancelled a tsunami warning in six of its Andaman coast provinces issued after a huge earthquake struck of the coast of Indonesia.
Tigers and lions seized in Thailand bust

Tigers and lions seized in Thailand bust

08 Mar 2012 13:58 - Staff Reporter
Thai authorities have seized more than 200 animals, including tigers and lions among other rare species, in a raid on an illegal wildlife supplier.
Dreadlock drug mule 'used as a decoy' in Thailand

Dreadlock drug mule 'used as a decoy' in Thailand

08 Feb 2012 07:05 - Staff Reporter
SA drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda has written to her parents from prison in Thailand, saying she's been used as a "decoy" by a Brazilian drug syndicate.
Finnish polls show Niinistoe in the lead for presidency

Finnish polls show Niinistoe in the lead for presidency

04 Feb 2012 15:38 - Denise Wall
Conservative Sauli Niinistoe is on course for victory in the second round of Finland's presidential vote on Sunday, with polls giving him a wide lead.

Thais lead Twitter assault

03 Feb 2012 00:00 - Kate Hodal
Thailand has become the first government to publicly endorse Twitter's controversial decision to censor messages in certain countries.
Thai minister's friendship with Mugabe 'strictly social'

Thai minister's friendship with Mugabe 'strictly social'

25 Jan 2012 16:23 - Kate Hodal
Questions have been raised over Thai prime minister's appointment of Nalinee Taveesin to Cabinet, who counts Zimbabwe's president as a friend.

'Third sex' get chance to fly Thai high

20 Jan 2012 00:00 - Kate Hodal
Thai airline becomes the first in the country to employ transgender people.
Minister's appointment defended despite Mugabe-links

Minister's appointment defended despite Mugabe-links

19 Jan 2012 15:56 - Staff Reporter
Thailand's premier has defended her appointment of a Cabinet minister on a US blacklist owing to alleged business links to President Robert Mugabe.
'Crony' Thai minister blacklisted for Mugabe links

'Crony' Thai minister blacklisted for Mugabe links

19 Jan 2012 07:54 - Staff Reporter
Thailand's Yingluck Shinawatra has had to defend Cabinet minister Nalinee Taveesin, who has been blacklisted by the US for her links to Robert Mugabe.
SA 'drug mule' to face Thai court in three months

SA 'drug mule' to face Thai court in three months

19 Dec 2011 10:36 - Staff Reporter
Suspected South African drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda will only appear before a Thai court in three months time.
Drug mule's mom thought she was headed to Brazil

Drug mule's mom thought she was headed to Brazil

16 Dec 2011 17:26 - Staff Reporter
Drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda told her mother she would be out of the country, but not in Thailand -- she said she was headed for Brazil for vacation.
Alleged drug mule's family still in the dark

Alleged drug mule's family still in the dark

14 Dec 2011 19:34 - Staff Reporter
Alleged drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda called her uncle, Mthetheli Mbewu just after she was caught with drugs at Thailand's Bangkok Airport on Monday.
SA drug mule bust smuggling cocaine in dreadlocks

SA drug mule bust smuggling cocaine in dreadlocks

13 Dec 2011 06:36 - Staff Reporter
The day China executed SA drug mule Janice Linden, an SA woman was arrested in Bangkok after police found 1.5kg of cocaine hidden in her dreadlocks.

Thai minister hit by no confidence motion over floods

27 Nov 2011 12:19 - Staff Reporter
Thailand's justice minister had to defend himself against the opposition which alleged official flood relief work had been plagued by corruption.
Thailand counting the costs of devastating floods

Thailand counting the costs of devastating floods

18 Nov 2011 11:00 - Staff Reporter
Insured losses from Thai floods are still be counted and the disaster could lead to a re-assessment of weather risks to industries in Asia.
Anger mounts in flood-weary Bangkok

Anger mounts in flood-weary Bangkok

14 Nov 2011 16:48 - Thanaporn Promyamyai
Bangkok residents are protesting as frustration mounts that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.

Thai PM plays down further flood risks to Bangkok

05 Nov 2011 10:10 - Staff Reporter
Bangkok's well-protected centre is only at risk of "minor" flooding, the Thai premier says, as the deluge closed in on the metropolis.

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