Thailand
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Ordinary People Help Migrants as Asia Struggles with Crisis
Eileen NG and Jocelyn Gecker, ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — For hundreds of migrants stranded at sea…
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Migrants Land in Indonesia, But Hundreds Pushed Back to Sea
Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Kanupriya Kapoor, REUTERS BANGKOK/JAKARTA (Reuters) — Nearly 800 “boat people” were brought ashore in Indonesia…
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Thai Trafficking Crackdown Targets Corrupt Police, Officials
THANYARAT DOKSONE, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s police chief announced the arrest of a powerful provincial mayor on Friday…
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US Lets in Thai Fish Caught by Slaves Despite Law
MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first report on trafficking around the world, the U.S.…
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Thailand Junta Replaces Martial Law with Absolute Power
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The big topic of conversation in Thailand is martial law. Technically it’s gone,…
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Asia Marks 10 Years Since Indian Ocean Tsunami
KHAO LAK, Thailand (AP) — Beachside memorials and religious services were held across Asia on Friday to mark the…
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Tourists in Thailand Could be Given Identity Wristbands
(Telegraph) – Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on a beach on the southern island…
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Thai Case Casts Spotlight on Business of Surrogacy
By GRANT PECK and KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press For thousands of well-off childless couples, the dream of having a…
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From Beaches to Bangkok, Tourists Ask ‘What Coup?’
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When Thailand’s military staged a coup last week, Phil Koenighaus was on a…
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