Thailand News and Headlines

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Thai Government Examines Measures to Ease Tensions in South - May 12, 2005

Thailand's prime minister has promised new legislation respecting human rights will replace martial law in the country's troubled south. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra also says the new laws will protect officials in the area, where sporadic violence has killed more than 600 people in the past 16 months.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/05/thai-government-examines-measures-to.html

Phuket Air threatened with &145;severe measures&146; over safety breaches - May 9, 2005

The Transport Ministry has threatened the low-cost airline Phuket Air with the temporary suspension of operations unless is resolves safety breaches which have led to bans in both the UK and the Netherlands.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/05/phuket-air-threatened-with-severe.html

Malaysia distances itself from southern insurgency - May 6, 2005

Malaysia has reiterated that it has no involvement in supporting Thailand's southern insurgency, Defence Minister Gen.Thammarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya announced today.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/05/malaysia-distances-itself-from.html

Thailand announces control of bird flu - May 6, 2005

Thailand has announced that the bird flu outbreak in Thailand is under control for the first time since last July.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/05/thailand-announces-control-of-bird-flu.html

Six Dead in Thai Car Bombing - May 4, 2005

The death toll from a powerful car bomb in Thailand has risen to six, with at least 40 others injured, some seriously. Police say the explosion Thursday occurred outside a hotel in the bar district of...
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/02/six-dead-in-thai-car-bombing.html

Finnish Man Suspected of Sexually Abusing Hundreds of Boys in Thailand - May 4, 2005

Police in Finland have arrested a Finnish man for allegedly sexually abusing more than 400 Thai boys over the last 15 years, the country's largest case in terms of the number of victims.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/04/finnish-man-suspected-of-sexually.html

Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 3 in Southern Thailand - May 4, 2005

A bomb exploded in Thailand's mainly Muslim south Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding three other people. The blast occurred near a border checkpoint in the district of Sungai Kolok in Narathiw...
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/04/bomb-kills-2-wounds-3-in-southern.html

Airlines in dispute over airport incident - May 4, 2005

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Singapore Airlines were at loggerheads today following an incident yesterday afternoon in which two planes clipped wings ....
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/04/airlines-in-dispute-over-airport.html

PM rules out jumping on casino bandwagon - May 4, 2005

Speaking in response to moves by the Singaporean government to open two casinos, Mr. Thaksin said that even though all of Thailand's neighbours had casinos, Thailand itself would not follow suit.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/04/pm-rules-out-jumping-on-casino.html

Burma Asks Thailand to Send Immigrant Workers Home - May 4, 2005

Burma's military rulers have asked Thailand to send an estimated one million immigrant workers home so they can be officially documented by Rangoon.
http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/04/burma-asks-thailand-to-send-immigrant.html