Cambodia Denies Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Made Citizen

Cambodia denies rumors that deposed Thai leader Thaksin granted citizenship Cambodia on Friday denied a report that Thailand’s disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted citizenship, an allegation that had drawn threats in Bangkok that the billionaire ex-politician could lose his native Thai nationality. Cambodian government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said the allegation, which […]

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Should we fear this man?

Why, all of a sudden, does the little-known deputy Army chief attract so much political attention? Poised to replace General Anupong Paochinda and having four years to steer the Army, a coup must be the furthest thing from General Prayuth Chan-ocha’s mind at the moment. Avudh Panananda reports Although General Prayuth Chan-ocha is known to […]

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300 students at risk from A(H1N1) under close watch, schools closure ordered temporarily

BANGKOK, Jan 25 (TNA) – Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) on Monday ordered the temporary closure of schools where students reportedly contracted Influenza A(H1N1), and placed some 300 high-risk students across the country under close watch. Special Affairs Bureau director Satchathorn Wattanamongkol of the Office of the Permanent Secretary for Education said […]

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