Celebrating India-ASEAN ties on high seas
September 14th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Celebrating 20 years of India's ties with ASEAN, Defence Minister A.K. Antony will Saturday flag off a historic six-month long voyage by the Indian Navy's ... Read more...
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Woman ‘commits suicide’ by jumping into crocodile pit
September 6th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) A Thai woman who was suffering from depression is believed to have committed suicide by jumping into a crocodile pit.Tiphawan Prakarn told her husband that she ... Read more...
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Indian team announced for junior women’s Asia Cup
June 5th, 2012 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Ritu Rani will lead the 18-member Indian team for the junior women's Asia Cup in hockey to take place June 27-July 7 in Bangkok, Thailand.India ... Read more...
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Businessmen who duped investors of Rs.2,000 mn extradited
March 20th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited from Vietnam five absconding directors of multi-level marketing company Gold Sukh, who had allegedly duped investors of ... Read more...
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Thailand approves $648.5 million post-flood budget
December 8th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The government of Thailand on Tuesday approved a Bt 20 billion ($648.5 million) budget for the country's post-flood reconstruction efforts, local media reported on Wednesday.Thai Government spokeswoman ... Read more...
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FDI in retail: Time India removed its blinkers (Comment)
December 6th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
The opposition to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail business by some opposition parties in India is utterly regressive. FDI in retail will enable massive investments in the India's trade ... Read more...
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Report: Thai floods to downgrade country’s economic growth by 1.2 percent
November 26th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The devastating rainfall and subsequent flooding in Thailand this year is expected to decrease the country's economic growth to 2.4 percent, the Bangkok Post reported on Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Thai drug organization blamed for killing 13 crew members on Chinese cargo ships
October 11th, 2011 - 3:52 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Thai drug trafficking organization is being been blamed for attacking two Chinese cargo ships last week and killing the 13 Chinese crew members on board, officials ... Read more...
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Indian girls enter semis of u-18 Asia Cup
September 20th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India outclassed China 4-2 Tuesday to advance into the semifinals of the girls U-18 Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.The goal scorers for India, who led ... Read more...
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Bomb blasts in southern Thailand kill 3, injure dozens
September 17th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Three people were killed on early Friday evening when three bombs exploded within minutes of each other in Thailand's restive south, officials said. Dozens more were injured.The ... Read more...
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Gunman opens fire at Thai Navy base, killing 2
September 14th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Thai Naval officer went on a shooting rampage at a naval base in the country's southern region on Wednesday, killing at least two people before fatally ... Read more...
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Thai authorities link toxic chemicals to foreigners’ deaths
August 17th, 2011 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The mysterious deaths of four foreigners and a tour guide in northern Thailand has been attributed to poisoning from an unknown toxic chemical or pesticide, local authorities ... Read more...
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Thai military helicopter crashes near Myanmar border, 9 missing
July 19th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A Thai military helicopter has been reported missing on Tuesday and is believed to have crashed near the Myanmar border with nine people on board, officials said.Thailand's ... Read more...
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Bangkok selected as World Book Capital 2013
June 30th, 2011 - 7:32 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday announced that an international committee designated Bangkok, Thailand as World Book Capital 2013.Representatives from the publishing world, along with the UN ... Read more...
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Thailand seizes 451 turtles smuggled into plane luggage
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai airport customs officials discovered and seized 451 turtles packed into several suitcases after arriving from Bangladesh, officials said Thursday.Director-General Prasong Poontanet of the Thai Customs Department ... Read more...
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Thailand-Cambodia border crossings reopen
May 4th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Two checkpoints on the Thai-Cambodian border reopened on Wednesday after local military leaders of both countries held another round of ceasefire talks, the Bangkok Post reported.According to ... Read more...
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Thai-Cambodia border clashes enter 11th day
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday said the Thai-Cambodian border situation is generally under control, however, fighting has now entered their 11th day.Sporadic clashes broke out ... Read more...
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Thai soldier killed less than one day after ceasefire agreed with Cambodia
April 29th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Less than one day after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to ceasefire, border clashes erupted overnight, killing one Thai soldier, as four others were injured on the eighth ... Read more...
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire
April 28th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The governments of Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire almost a week after they their border clashes begun, officials said.Thai national army chief General ... Read more...
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Thai-Cambodia peace talks postponed as clashes continue
April 27th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday announced that scheduled peace talks between Thai and Cambodian defense ministers had been postponed, as border clashes enter their sixth ... Read more...
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Thai-Cambodia clashes continue into fifth day
April 26th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday ordered a review of bilateral relations with Cambodia as border clashes continue to spread in the neighboring countries for the ... Read more...
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Cambodia and Thailand continue border clashes for the fourth day
April 26th, 2011 - 12:56 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia and Thailand on Monday continued border clashes for the fourth day over territory dispute near the Preah Vihear temple, the Bangkok Post reported.At about 10:00 a.m. ... Read more...
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One Thai soldier killed in new clash along Thai-Cambodian border
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least one soldier was killed and five others were wounded after Cambodian and Thai soldiers clashed on Friday morning along their common border.Thai-ASEAN News Network reported ... Read more...
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Highway death toll rises to 229 during Thailand’s Songkran festival
April 17th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- A total of 229 people were killed and scores of people were injured in road accidents during the first six days of the Thai traditional Songkran Festival ... Read more...
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Death toll in Thai floods and mudslides reaches 61
April 9th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least 61 people have died in Thailand's devastating floods and mudslides that began in late March in the country's southern region, officials said Friday in their ... Read more...
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Strong 6.8 earthquake rocks northeast Myanmar
March 24th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by BNO News
YANGON, BURMA (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern region of Burma Thursday evening, near its border with Laos, China, and Thailand; and was felt as far away as Bangkok, ... Read more...
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Chatwal ties with Wyndham for major hotel expansion in India
March 24th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 24 (IANS) Noted Indian American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal plans to set up 50 new hotels in India in five years as part of a major expansion ... Read more...
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Seven red shirt leaders released on bail in Thailand
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Seven red shirt leaders on Tuesday were released on a $19,600 bail set by the Criminal Court in Thailand, the Bangkok Post reported.The seven leaders of the ... Read more...
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Fake currency from Pakistan causing a headache to India: Report
February 8th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Counterfeit currency is becoming a cause for concern in India with fake rupees believed to be printed in Pakistan and then channelled through Dhaka, Bangladesh, and ... Read more...
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Stuntman injured on set of ‘Hangover’ sequel receiving “advanced care”
December 29th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Bosses behind 'The Hangover' sequel have confirmed that a stuntman, who was injured in a horrific onset accident, has been moved to a hospital where he is receiving ... Read more...
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At least 2,000 dead fetuses found in Thai Buddhist temple
November 19th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Over 2,000 dead fetuses have been found in plastic bags inside the morgue of the Buddhist temple Wat Phai Ngern in Bangkok, local authorities said on Friday.Local ... Read more...
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Thai PM Vejjajiva cancels trip to Russia following Bout’s controversial extradition
November 18th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday canceled next week's trip to Russia in which he was scheduled to attend the Tiger Summit, following the ... Read more...
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Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to U.S.
November 16th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout on Tuesday was extradited from Thailand, and boarded a U.S. government jet in order to be tried in the country, ... Read more...
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Largest clinical trial confirms new drug for worldwide malaria treatment
November 7th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 7 (ANI): The largest clinical trial ever conducted has concluded that the drug artesunate should now be the preferred treatment for the disease in both children and adults everywhere in ... Read more...
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Blasts in southern Thailand injure at least 15
October 25th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- At least 15 people were wounded after a series of explosions rocked the troubled southern region of Thailand on Monday, the sixth anniversary of a deadly anti-government ... Read more...
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