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Thai police use tear gas to disperse protesters

AP — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:27 +0000

Thai police have used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti-government protesters besieging city police headquarters.

Thai protesters push police off premier's compound

AP — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:59:29 +0000

Thai anti-government protesters occupying the grounds of the prime minister’s office forced several hundred policemen off the compound early Friday and promised more action in their bid to oust the...

Thai court orders protesters from compound

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:31:31 +0000

A Thai court has ordered thousands of protesters occupying the grounds of the prime minister’s office to immediately vacate the area.

Thai, Cambodian troops ending standoff near temple

AP — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:08:55 +0000

A Cambodian government official says that Thai and Cambodian troops are ending a monthlong standoff at an ancient temple near the countries’ shared border.

Somali pirates hijack Thai boat with 28 crew

AP — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:37:23 +0000

Somali pirates hijacked a Thai cargo ship with 28 crew members onboard, the International Maritime Bureau said Friday.

Thai court rules case against Thaksin can proceed

AP — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:48:22 +0000

The corruption trial of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife can proceed even though the couple fled to Britain earlier this week, a Thai court ruled...

Deposed Thai PM flees to Britain amid court case

AP — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:03:29 +0000

Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family have fled to the United Kingdom, the former leader said Monday after he and his wife skipped a hearing on corruption charges in a Thai...

Thai air force helicopter crashes; 6 officers dead

AP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:26:34 +0000

A Thai military helicopter crashed while transporting officers to a base in the country’s restive south Wednesday, killing all six on board, an air force spokesman...

Cambodia, Thailand in standoff over second temple

AP — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:39:04 +0000

Cambodia said Sunday that Thai soldiers are occupying a second temple site along on their border, an escalation of an ongoing armed standoff that nearly led to clashes between the neighbors last...

Thai troops occupy 2nd temple on Cambodian border

AP — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:30:00 +0000

Cambodia says Thai soldiers are occupying a second temple site along the border of the two countries _ a new twist in an ongoing armed standoff that has nearly led to clashes between the...