Thailand News and HeadlinesPublishing the latest news from Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Krabi in Thailand.Poverty in Thailand Blamed for Unrest in Muslim South- June 10, 2006 In Thailand, a special commission on the violence in the Muslim-dominated south says that separatism and religious extremism are aggravating the strife but that the root causes are poverty, alienation and government neglect.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2006/06/poverty-in-thailand-blamed-for-unrest.html Thailand Marks King's Diamond Jubilee with Spectacular River Procession- June 10, 2006 Thailand is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the coronation of its revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch. Dozens of royal leaders from around the world are attending the celebrations, which include religious ceremonies, royal exhibits and lavish tributes to the Thai monarch. The most spectacular of these is a procession Monday night of 52 royal barges down Bangkok's Chao Praya River before the king and his guests.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2006/06/thailand-marks-kings-diamond-jubilee.html |