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Foreign minister charged

Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is among key supporters of the yellow-shirt PAD charged with breaches of the aviation law for closing Bangkok airports late last year.

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Nok takes Wimbledon

18-year-old Noppawan "Nok" Lertcheewakarn won the girls' singles championship at Wimbledon, the first Thai ever to take a title at the fabled championship.
Junta humiliates UN chief

Burma barred UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon from even meeting democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, plunging the high-level visit into failure.
He kills for a living

The way he described his job and some of his philosophies about murder would be considered deplorable by any reasonable person.

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PRETTY AND THE PAWS

The scene of this week's 'Muse' cover was possibly the most heart-warming photo session we have ever taken. Affection was radiating ...
Entertainment

Hi-so pretensions laid low

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An avid reader and a self-taught practitioner of traditional Thai medicine, Suraphan Sirithamwanich is a treasure trove of traditional ...
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Apple update was worth the wait

On Thursday June 18, Thai time, Apple released its 3.0 update for the iPhone and iPod touch. The advertised June 17 release was for ...

Amazing Thailand: A corrupt government is OK

I really don’t know I should cry, laugh or just join the mai pen rai (it does not m atter) bandwagon about this latest Abac Poll about Thai people's perception towards the scourge of corruption.
Fear of foreigner on the farm

Hands off! The back-breaking rice farming work is only for Thais. If you are a foreigner wanting to invest in farming here, our laws allow you to partake only in the more profitable business of food processing and other ...