http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ThailandFind stories, videos, and photos about Thailand from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:24:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/thailand.king.health/tztop.thai.king.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Thailand14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Thailand from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/thailand.king.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/23/thailand.king.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, emerged from a hospital for the first time Friday since seeking medical attention more than a month ago.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/thailand.king/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/thailand.king/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has been hospitalized with fever and fatigue, the royal palace said Sunday.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of a military coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/thailand.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/25/thailand.car.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 20 people were wounded Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near a Buddhist restaurant in southern Thailand, police said.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/international/spas_asia_boom.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/international/spas_asia_boom.fortune/index.htmYue-Sai Kan -- one of the most recognizable women in China with a cosmetics empire and her own TV show -- often needs to get away from the grueling pressures and polluted skies of Shanghai and Beijing, where she lives.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/thailand.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/04/thailand.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Bangkok Airways plane crashed at an airport at a resort island in Thailand, killing the pilot and injuring 37 people Tuesday, aviation officials said.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.communitytourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/green.communitytourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom a lush mountain-side overlooking the western beach of Tung Nang Dam on Thailand's Andaman coast, Noi recalls the noise of the tsunami more than the sight of it.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/thailand.mosque.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/thailand.mosque.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen believed to be linked to an Islamic militant group opened fire Monday in a mosque in Thailand, killing 10 people, a police official said.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/15/new.year/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/15/new.year/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and parts of India are ushering in their New Year.Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/thailand.business/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/thailand.business/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs political protests ebb in Bangkok, business worries mount for Thailand and companies doing business there.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/thailand.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/thailand.backgrounder/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe declaration of a state of emergency in Thailand following violent clashes between anti-government and security forces marks the latest escalation in a long-running political crisis which has plunged the southeast Asian country into frequent bouts of disorder and instability.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters in Thailand are considering suspending their demonstrations for the Thai New Year, one of their leaders said Friday.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/cambodia.thai.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/cambodia.thai.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire early Friday killing at least four soldiers near a disputed border temple that was the site of clashes last year, a Thai military official said.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/thailand.author/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/thailand.author/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Australian author imprisoned last month for insulting the king and crown prince of Thailand was on his way home Saturday after receiving a pardon from the king.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/thailand.refugees.admission/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/thailand.refugees.admission/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's prime minister suspects there were "some instances" in which Myanmar's Rohingya boat people were pushed out to sea, a frank admittance of a practice drawing worldwide condemnation.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextBedraggled, hungry and dazed, the refugees arrived on the shores of Thailand after fleeing one of the most repressive governments in the world -- the hard-line military regime in Myanmar, also known as Burma.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/thailand.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextBedraggled, hungry and dazed, the refugees arrived on the shores of Thailand after fleeing one of the most repressive governments in the world -- the hard-line military regime in Myanmar, also known as Burma.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/thailand.myanmar.refugees.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/thailand.myanmar.refugees.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's Senate will investigate allegations that the country's military abused Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar, a leading senator said Tuesday, in the latest of several probes into the issue.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/ta.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/ta.abhisit/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 44-years-old Abhisit Vejjajiva is Thailand's youngest prime minister in more than 60 years. But perhaps more immediately significantly, he is the country's third prime minister in four months after a period of immense upheaval in Thailand.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered the first policy speech of his term Tuesday despite the blockade of Parliament by thousands of supporters of Thailand's former premier.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.tourist.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.tourist.advice/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernments have warned their citizens about traveling to Thailand during the current wave of protests and blockade of international airports.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/thailand.airport.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextProtesters blockading international flights to Bangkok threatened to draft in more demonstrators Monday as the tense standoff with authorities looked set to enter a second week.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.protests.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.protests.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister rejected their demands to resign, deepening the country's crisis.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/thailand.blasts.tourism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of tourists have been left stranded after two blasts at Bangkok's giant Suvarnabhumi Airport wounded four people and triggered its closure, dealing another blow to the country's travel industry.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/thailand.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo near-simultaneous explosions in insurgency-hit southern Thailand killed one person and wounded a further 71, police said.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolice fired tear gas canisters Tuesday at several thousand protesters who barricaded Parliament trying to block the new prime minister from delivering his first policy speechSun, 12 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841767,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThailand's ruling party elects the brother-in-law of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra to lead the nationWed, 17 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextSamak Sundaravej has decided to end his bid to return as Thailand's prime minister, according to an aide.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/thailand.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's ruling party nominated Samak Sundaravej to return as prime minister Thursday, two days after a court stripped him of the post.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThough they've organized tens of thousands to hit Bangkok's streets to demand that the Prime Minister resigns, Thailand's anti-government alliance is not sure what they want to happen if he doesWed, 03 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1837676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1837676,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fate of the firefly, dwindling in numbers, drew more than 100 entomologists and biologists to Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai last weekSat, 30 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnti-government protesters closed down three airports in Thailand Friday in an effort to force the prime minister to step down, airport officials said.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836564,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of demonstrators occupying the Thai prime minister's office compound beat back an effort by riot police to remove them Wednesday and vowed to stay until the government resignsWed, 27 Aug 2008 07:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/thai.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/thai.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomb exploded in southern Thailand, killing a local journalist and wounding 17 others, a police official said.Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/thailand.cambodia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/thailand.cambodia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand and Cambodia have become ensnared in controversy over a second temple on disputed land along their border, the Thai news agency reported Monday.Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/thai.cambodia.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/thai.cambodia.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextCambodia and Thailand have agreed to redeploy some troops away from the site of a border temple at the center of a tense military standoff in its second week.Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/thailand.cambodia.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/thailand.cambodia.tensions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will meet Monday in an effort to resolve a week-long military standoff over an ancient border temple that sits on disputed land, Thailand's prime minister said Thursday.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825590,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825590,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCambodian and Thai troops face off around a thousand-year-old Hindu temple. But the standoff may be driven by domestic politics on both sides Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818419,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818419,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThailand may once have been a political bright spot in a region overshadowed by juntas, but the last few years have been nothing short of chaosFri, 27 Jun 2008 12:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite winning a string of government concessions, hundreds continued to protest on the streets of Thailand Monday, some calling for the country's prime minister to resign.Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/thailand.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's prime minister has warned he may send in police and soldiers to disperse several hundred people who have been staging an around-the-clock protest in Bangkok for the past six days.Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/thailand.rice.cartel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/thailand.rice.cartel/index.html#cnnSTCTextThai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej piqued global interest this week when he suggested the formation of a rice cartel with other producers, a government spokesman said. Fri, 02 May 2008 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/24/shrimp.retailers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/24/shrimp.retailers/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans on average eat three pounds of shrimp a year, but can U.S. shoppers be sure the shrimp they love was produced without slave labor?Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/shrimp.workers.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/shrimp.workers.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorkers in Southeast Asia's shrimp industry suffer regular abuse and sometimes live in what amounts to virtual slavery, a human-rights organization said Wednesday.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1729544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1729544,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe latest rival of Thailand's new Prime Minister isn't the opposition party or the junta he replaced. It's the celebrated soothsayer who says he's going downThu, 10 Apr 2008 04:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/14/thai.beach/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/02/14/thai.beach/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany beaches in Southern Thailand are overrun with Western travelers, but the quiet stretch of powdery sand known as Rai Lay, on Krabi Island -- only accessible by boat -- is an exception. Its towering limestone cliffs and tropical foliage, and the crystal-blue waters of the Andaman Sea, make this low-key hideaway a romantic alternative to places like Phuket.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708090,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSamak Sundaravej is handily elected Thailand's Prime Minister, but with a mandate that's far from secure -- and an exiled Thaksin Shinawatra waiting in the wings Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/thai.samak.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/thai.samak.pm/index.html#cnnSTCTextThailand's parliament chose a prime-minister-elect on Monday, according to Thai television.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/thailand.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/thailand.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion and ambush has killed eight soldiers in southern Thailand, an Army spokesman said.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:07:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698114,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe party that vowed to bring back Thaksin Shinawatra has won the first election since the 2006 coup that ousted him Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/thailand.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/thailand.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolls opened Sunday in Thailand's first national election after a military coup, with loyalists of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expected to capture the most votes, The Associated Press reported.Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/talkasia.viravaidya/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/talkasia.viravaidya/index.html#cnnSTCTextDR: This is Talk Asia. I'm Dan Rivers. I'm with Thailand's "Condom King," Mechai Viravaidya. Thank you for talking to us. People credit you with slashing the AIDS infection rate in Thailand, I think from something like, I think it was up at 140,000-plus cases per year in 1991, down to about 20,000 in 2003. Remarkable success, far more than the neighboring countries. That must be very gratifying for you.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/btc.newey.video.retreat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/btc.newey.video.retreat/index.html#cnnSTCTextNewey is the head of Thailand's Youth Venture program, located in Bangkok.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/thailand.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/thailand.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least one person was killed and 32 injured during a twin bombing in Thailand's southern Muslim-majority Yala province Tuesday morning, police said.Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631407,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1631407,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsProtesters march for democracy and raise fears about how the junta will reactTue, 12 Jun 2007 15:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1626711,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Prime Minister overthrown in last year's coup and the leadership of his party are banned from politics for five yearsFri, 01 Jun 2007 21:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049627/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100049627/index.htmWhen Narisara Panya's husband died of AIDS seven years ago after returning to Thailand from a construction job abroad, it was devastating. With only a small plot of land that didn't always yield en... Mon, 21 May 2007 10:03:00 EDThttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1600476,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1600476,00.htmlSANYA, China (AP) -- Chapchai Nirat of Thailand shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the TCL Classic and claim his first victory in a major tournament.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/thailand.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/14/thailand.attack/index.htmlSuspected Muslim separatist insurgents raided a local government administration office in southern Thailand and shot to death two male engineers and wounded a female clerk Wednesday, police said.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390330/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390330/index.htmIf there's such a thing as the right way to topple a democratically elected government, then Thailand's generals might be just the strongmen to teach that lesson. After they moved against Prime Min... Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/thailand.gatherings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/thailand.gatherings/index.htmlFive days after seizing power in a bloodless coup, Thailand's military junta announced Sunday that anyone participating in political gatherings will face "tough and swift penalties" including up to five years in jail and fines.Sun, 24 Sep 2006 13:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/thailand.coup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/thailand.coup/index.htmlThailand's military has banned political activity and detained four top members from the administration of Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a bloodless military coup this week.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.economy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.economy/index.htmlPolitical uncertainty flowing from Tuesday's military coup in Thailand has prompted investment banks to cut their Thai GDP growth forecasts sharply.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup.king/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup.king/index.htmlThailand's long-reigning king endorsed the bloodless military coup that ousted the country's prime minister, according to a televised statement, and the general who seized power promised to restore civilian rule within a year.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup/index.htmlThailand's military coup leader has pledged to choose a new prime minister within two weeks and return power to the people as soon as possible.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/19/thailand.coup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/09/19/thailand.coup/index.htmlThe United States has urged Americans to reconsider any travel to Thailand while Britain told its citizens living there to stay in their homes, after the Thai military toppled the country's prime minister in a coup.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/thai.bombs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/thai.bombs/index.htmlSix bombs exploded, one every five minutes, in a southern Thailand city, killing at least four people and wounding 30 on Saturday, police said.Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/thai.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/thai.blasts/index.htmlAt least 10 bombs exploded, nearly simultaneously, at commercial banks across predominantly Muslim southern Thailand Thursday, killing one person and wounding 18 others, authorities said.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/03/biztrav.blog9/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/03/biztrav.blog9/index.htmlPosted: August 3, 2006 Forum: read commentsThu, 03 Aug 2006 10:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/day.in.life.thai/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/day.in.life.thai/index.htmlMuay Thai fighter Sualuang sits beside his opponent outside the boxing ring in Chaweng Stadium, on the tropical holiday island of Ko Samui.Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/thailand.fighting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/01/thailand.fighting/index.htmlThree Thai security officials were killed Wednesday by a bomb planted on a railway in the southern province of Songkla in a troubled Muslim-dominated region, police and military officials said.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382597/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382597/index.htmAll day and all night at the factory that makes Durex condoms in an industrial suburb of Bangkok, young Thai women grab handfuls of pink-ribbed condoms, stretch them one at a time between their fin... Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/thailand.bombs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/thailand.bombs/index.htmlThree people were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in Thailand's troubled south when more than 30 bombs exploded Thursday in police stations and government offices across three Muslim-dominated provinces, according to Thailand's military.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/09/birdflu.thai/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/09/birdflu.thai/index.htmlThailand's Health Ministry has confirmed the death of a 5-year-old boy from avian influenza.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/19/8272891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/09/19/8272891/index.htmThe phone call couldn't have stunned me more. My Pacific Northwest salesperson had just informed me that we'd lost one of our most important accounts to an assault by low-cost rivals, one from Chin...Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277774/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/09/01/8277774/index.htmIn a recent issue of Transworld Surf, a trade magazine, Randy French was listed as the third-most-powerful person in the $4.5 billion industry. But if there were a list of the most controversial pl...Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/28/us.human.rights/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/28/us.human.rights/index.htmlThailand has been criticized by the United States over its human rights record, particularly its treatment of its citizens in the troubled southern regions.Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/thai.passports/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/thai.passports/index.htmlPolice in Thailand have charged a Dutchman and a Spaniard with passport forgery, according to a Thai media report.Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/email.appeals.thailand.unalpha/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/email.appeals.thailand.unalpha/index.htmlWe received thousands of e-mails in the days after December's tsunamis from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the disaster.Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/thailand.tourist.toll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/thailand.tourist.toll/index.htmlThailand's tsunami death toll could reach 8,000, with more than half of those foreign tourists holidaying in the nation's southern resorts when the disaster struck.Sun, 02 Jan 2005 01:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/30/tsunami.spain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/30/tsunami.spain/index.htmlThe Spanish Cabinet on Thursday approved a $68 million (50 million euro) line of credit for emergency aid to countries affected by the tsunami tragedy, the government announced after the body's weekly meeting.Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/tsunami.survivors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/tsunami.survivors/index.htmlPeter Heydemann of Chicago was vacationing in Thailand with his family when the tide began to slowly rise early Sunday. He watched from his hotel as the street below became flooded by what he thought was just an unusually high tide. Thinking the worst had passed, he walked down to investigate.Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/28/news/international/asia_relief/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/28/news/international/asia_relief/index.htmOne of the world's largest relief efforts gained momentum Tuesday as countries and aid organizations made more donations of money, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/28/family.wait/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/28/family.wait/index.htmlMany families of foreign tourists who were traveling in south Asia during the tsunamis have been waiting for days for word on the safety of their relatives.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/thailand.south/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/23/thailand.south/index.htmlAn explosion in the southern Thai town of Sungaikolok has killed two people -- a boy and a government security worker -- and wounded seven others, police say.Fri, 24 Dec 2004 04:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/thailand.south/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/thailand.south/index.htmlThousands of teachers in Thailand have walked off their jobs to protest a lack of security in the country's south.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 03:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/thailand.aids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/22/thailand.aids/index.html"Come to Thailand," the saying goes, "for sun, sand and sex."Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/07/thailand.violence/index.htmlBuddhists in Thailand have implored Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to end violence targeting them on an almost daily basis in the south of the country.Mon, 08 Nov 2004 02:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/thailand.violence/index.htmlNine Buddhists, including two policemen, were killed in a series of shootings in southern Thailand's bloodiest 24 hours since a government crackdown on a riot last week left 85 Muslims dead.Thu, 04 Nov 2004 04:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/01/thailand.violence/index.htmlA local official has been beheaded in the south of Thailand in what appeared to be a revenge killing after 85 people died at the hands of government forces last week.Tue, 02 Nov 2004 03:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/thailand.violence/index.htmlTwo bombs have rocked markets in southern Thailand hours before Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to address the nation on the deaths of 85 protesters.Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/thailand.violence/index.htmlThailand's prime minister has said security forces made mistakes handling a group of Muslim rioters and has expressed regret that nearly 80 people died of suffocation while in custody.Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/thailand.birdflu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/thailand.birdflu/index.htmlThailand's prime minister has called an emergency meeting on bird flu after the deaths of a woman and her daughter raised concerns the virus could be passed between people.Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/thailand.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/thailand.explosion/index.htmlA marketplace bombing in southern Thailand Thursday morning killed one person and wounded at least 23 others -- nine seriously -- police and hospital officials said.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/thailand.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/thailand.attack/index.htmlA powerful bomb has exploded in a crowded marketplace in southern Thailand, killing one person and wounding at least 23 others, officials said.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 04:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/asia.birdflu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/asia.birdflu/index.htmlAsia has been hit by another bout of bird flu, with reports of cases in chickens in both Thailand and China.Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/thailand.violence.blame/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/thailand.violence.blame/index.htmlAuthorities in Thailand are bracing for possible revenge attacks after police killed more than 100 assailants in the predominantly Muslim south earlier this week.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 04:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/thailand.violence.blame/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/thailand.violence.blame/index.htmlAuthorities in Thailand are bracing for possible revenge attacks after police killed more than 100 assailants in the predominantly Muslim south.Thu, 29 Apr 2004 02:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/thailand.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/thailand.violence/index.htmlThai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed to root out "a ring of troublemakers" who launched a series of attacks on security outposts in the nation's south that left over 100 people dead.Wed, 28 Apr 2004 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/thailand.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/thailand.security/index.htmlThe theft of a large stash of explosive material by suspected Islamic insurgents has sparked a terror alert in southern Thailand.Wed, 31 Mar 2004 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