Myanmar ’slaves’ rescued in Thailand
May 19th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, May 19 (IANS) Nearly 150 Myanmar migrant workers locked up inside a shrimp factory near Bangkok have been rescued by Thai police.Kyaw Thaung, a spokesperson for the Burmese Association ... Read more...
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12 Africans arrested in Thailand for drug racket
February 29th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 29 (IANS) Thai police, accompanied by US drug enforcement officers, Wednesday arrested 12 Africans on charges of drug dealing in Bangkok, a media report said.Crystal methamphetamine pills and ... Read more...
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Two Iranian suspects in Bangkok blast released
February 28th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Thailand have released a married Iranian couple detained for suspected involvement in bombings in Bangkok earlier this month.A blast occurred Feb 14 in ... Read more...
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Iran envoy blames Israel for Bangkok bombings
February 19th, 2012 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iranian ambassador to Thailand Majid Bizmark has said the bombings in Bangkok were organised by "Zionist regime" Israel as a provocation against the image of ... Read more...
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Bangkok blasts not terrorist act, says Thai deputy PM
February 16th, 2012 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 16 (IANS) Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha said Thursday that the three explosions in downtown Bangkok Tuesday were a security issue and there was no evidence to ... Read more...
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Thai soldiers confess to killing Chinese sailors
October 29th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 29 (IANS) Nine Thai army men have surrendered and confessed to killing 13 Chinese sailors in Thailand earlier this month, the Thai police chief has said.The victims onboard ... Read more...
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Ryan Gosling to star in ‘Only God Forgives’
June 25th, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling has been roped in to play the lead in director Nicolas Wilding Refn's new film "Only God Forgives".The 30-year-old actor, who has previously ... Read more...
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Thai police arrest tiger trafficking kingpin
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bangkok, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thai authorities have announced that they have arrested the leader of a tiger trafficking ring. The police have been hunting for the alleged mastermind of the huge ... Read more...
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Ewan McGregor’s movie halted over ‘death threat’
December 25th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 25 (ANI): Production on Ewan McGregor's new movie, 'The Impossible', has been brought to a halt after the actor allegedly received death threats on the set of the film.An unnamed ... Read more...
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Over 2000 Dead Babies Found in Thai Buddhist Temple
November 20th, 2010 - 1:50 am ICT by BNO News
Nov 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The pictures are grim. Bag after bag of unwanted babies wrapped in white plastic with red markings. Over two thousand tiny bodies have been found in a Buddhist ... Read more...
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Pakistanis held for collecting terror funds in Thailand
October 14th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 14 (IANS/AKI) Fifteen Pakistanis suspected of collecting funds earmarked for use by terrorist organisations in their homeland have been arrested in Thailand, police said Wednesday.Police were tipped off to the ... Read more...
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Russian pianist held in Thailand for child abuse
July 7th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, July 7 (DPA) Thai police arrested a well-known Russian pianist at a beach resort for alleged child abuse, before releasing him on bail, officials said Wednesday.
Mikhail Pletnjow, 53, a pianist and ... Read more...
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Thai political battle moves from streets to courts
May 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, May 27 (DPA) The battle between the Thai government and supporters of coup-ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has moved off the streets and into the courts, officials said Thursday.
A ... Read more...
Thai police bust bra-pinching gang
February 9th, 2010 - 11:29 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 9 (DPA) Thai police have arrested a gang of five men who allegedly stole more than 30,000 Triumph-brand bras worth an estimated 3 million baht ($90,900), media reports said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Thailand impounds North Korean airplane carrying weapons
December 12th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 12 (DPA) Thai authorities Saturday impounded a North Korean airplane that was found to be carrying weapons, an official said.
The pilot of the airplane had requested an emergency landing at ... Read more...
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Thai boy shot, beheaded, dismembered
October 13th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 13 (DPA) Thai police have launched a manhunt for the murderer of a boy who was shot four times, beheaded and dismembered, news reports said Tuesday.
Remains of a boy believed ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan army questions captured Tamil rebel leader (Second lead)
August 7th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 7 (DPA) Kumaran Pathmanathan, the new leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel movement, has been arrested and is being questioned, Sri Lankan defence ministry spokesman Keheliya ... Read more...
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Gangster’s cash found in car driven by Thai policemen
July 1st, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, July 1 (DPA) Thai police discovered about 10 million baht ($290,000) in cash hidden in the doors of a car belonging to an alleged drug trafficker which had been impounded and ... Read more...
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Hundreds attend David Carradine’s Funeral
June 14th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by GD
Los Angeles was flooded with mourners who had come to attend late actor David Carradine's funeral on Saturday, June 13. According to reports, an estimated 400 mourners have gathered under the ... Read more...
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David Carradine Death Scene photos leaked by Thai Rath
June 12th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by GD
The latest storm surrounding the David Carradine death controversy is that the Thai Rath newspaper might be leaking the actor's autopsy report. It is reported that the newspaper has possession of ... Read more...
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Actor David Carradine did not commit suicide, says official
June 12th, 2009 - 4:55 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 12 (DPA) An autopsy conducted in the US has determined that actor David Carradine did not commit suicide, forensic pathologist Michael Biden said Thursday.
The "Kill Bill" star, 72, ... Read more...
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Carradine death not suicide - second autopsy
June 12th, 2009 - 2:11 am ICT by John Le Fevre
An independent autopsy of Hollywood actor David Carradine by high-profile forensics expert Dr. Michael Baden has determined the star of Kill Bill vols., 1&2 and the 70’s television series Kung Fu ... Read more...
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David Carradine’s death photo on the Thai newspaper continues to haunt the family
June 11th, 2009 - 1:41 am ICT by GD
The photographs of the dead come to haunt the family members every time they get leaked. Just a few days back it was Nikki Catsouras' car crash pictures and now it ... Read more...
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FBI permitted to assist Thai officials in investigating Carradine’s death
June 9th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 9 (ANI): Agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been given permission by Thai officials to help them in their investigation of 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine's ... Read more...
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Carradine Bangkok death saga continues
June 9th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The saga surrounding the strange circumstances of the death of Hollywood actor David Carradine in a Bangkok hotel room continues with Lawrence Kobilinsky, Chairman of the Department of Forensic Sciences and ... Read more...
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Thai Rath photos of Dead David Carradine fake - See here
June 9th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by John Le Fevre
Threats by the family of dead Hollywood actor David Carradine to sue publications that republish photographs published by Thailand’s Thai Rath newspaper over the weekend amount to little more than bluster.
The ... Read more...
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Carradine’s family threaten to sue over leaked crime scene photos
June 8th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 8 (ANI): 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine's family have threatened to take legal action after a Thai newspaper allegedly published crime scene photographs showing the dead actor hanging in a ... Read more...
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FBI can monitor David Carradine death investigation
June 8th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Thai police have said the FBI is welcome to monitor their investigation into the death of Kill Bill star David Carradine in a luxury Bangkok Hotel last week."The FBI can observe ... Read more...
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Dead photos of David Carradine published in Thai Rath anger family
June 8th, 2009 - 1:32 am ICT by John Le Fevre
The family of dead Kill Bill and 70’s television series Kung Fu star David Carradine have reacted angrily to photographs of the dead actor being published in the Thai Rath newspaper ... Read more...
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Thai Rath photos of dead David Carradine anger family
June 7th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
The family of veteran Hollywood anger David Carradine are “profoundly disturbed” by the publication of his body by regional Thai newspaper Thai Rath.The photos, which Thai police say are probably forensic ... Read more...
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Thai Rath publishes disturbing photographs of David Carradine
June 7th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
The family of the late David Carradine seem to be outraged over the pictures of David's dead body that were published by the Thai newspaper Thai Rath.
The Thai Rath newspaper, which ... Read more...
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Family asks FBI to investigate David Carradine’s mysterious death
June 7th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 7 (ANI): Family of 'Kung Fu' actor David Carradine, who was found dead in his Bangkok Hotel room with a rope around his genitals, has asked US authorities to ... Read more...
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David Carradine found dead inside a closet
June 5th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
David Carradine, an American actor who was best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found dead inside the closet of a hotel room in Bangkok with a rope ... Read more...
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David Carradine may have died during auto-erotic sex act
June 5th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 5 (ANI): 'Kill Bill' star David Carradine, who was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, may have died from a botched attempt at auto-erotic asphyxiation, says Thai police.The martial ... Read more...
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David Carradine may have died as a result of sex game
June 5th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
BANGKOK, Thailand (BNO NEWS) -- "Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" star David Carradine was found dead in his hotel room in Bangkok on Thursday, a U.S. State Department official told BNO ... Read more...
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