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What It's Like In Thailand's Deadliest Prison

T.M. Hoy | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Being in Prison, Thailand Prision, Bangkok, Going to Prison, Bangkok Prison, Thailaind, Books News
T.M. Hoy

Thai prison, like all prisons, reveals the dark side of a person's soul. It is how people behave when there are no constraints and outside limits are nonexistent.

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'World’s Wildest Police Videos': Cop Caught In Car Bomb Blast

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, World Wildest Police Videos, Spike TV, Car Bomb, Bangkok, Tv Replay, Series Premiere, Paul Stojanovich Jr, TV News

The Series Premiere of the rebooted "World’s Wildest Police Videos" (Mon., 8 p.m. ET on Spike TV) got off to an explosive start with shocking footag...

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PHOTOS: 15 Venices Around The World

BootsnAll | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Travel, Bootsnall, Venice, India, Amsterdam, Ft. Lauderdale, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Slidewide, Las Vegas, Bangkok, Iraq, China, Travel News
BootsnAll

The Venice of...

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Burma: Hard Yards Ahead for Aung San Suu Kyi

Simon Roughneen | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Soe Aung, Aung San Suu Kyi, Elections, Burma, Myanmar, Zoya Phan, Bangkok, World News
Simon Roughneen

After winning a landslide victory in April 1 by-elections in Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) will face the hard yards of politicking in a parliament dominated by the same military and its allies that the NLD trounced in Sunday's vote.

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Conversations With Christopher Bessette and Dermot Mulroney on Trade of Innocents

Nicki Richesin | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Trade of Innocents, Dermot Mulroney, Human Rights, Yale Law School, Slavery, Ngos, Trieu Tran, Yale University, Film, Christopher Bessette, Mira Sorvino, Bangkok, Human Trafficking, Yale, Entertainment News
Nicki Richesin

The problem of human trafficking is all over the world. Slavery is alive and well in the 21st century; it's time we as a people put an end to it. It's definitely time modern day abolitionists made it known we are not going to turn away from it anymore.

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High-Rise Hotel On Fire

AP | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Grand Park Avenue Bangkok Hotel, Thailand, Bangkok, Bangkok Hotel Fire, Bangkok Hotel, Thailand Hotel Fire, Thailand Tourism, World News

BANGKOK -- A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok's main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigne...

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For Two Refugee Families an Ocean Apart, the Joy and Promise of a New Home

Sarah Wayne Callies | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Thailand, Human Rights, International Rescue, International Rescue Committee, Irc, Bangkok, Refugees, Thailand Refugees, Impact News
Sarah Wayne Callies

My journey takes me across an ocean and the International Date Line. Three movies, four TV shows, half a novel and a long nap later, here I am in Bangkok.

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World's Hairiest Girl Inspires Community To Look Beyond Appearances

Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Video, Thailand, Supatra Sasuphan, Guinness World Records, Wolf Girl, Ambras Syndrome, Bangkok, Guinness Book of World Records, Impact News

She may be the hairiest girl in the world, but that's not what Supatra Sasuphan's community sees when they look at her. The 11-year-old girl from T...

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Bomb Plot Suspects Had More Than Terror On Their Minds

AP | By TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Thailand, Video, Thailand Bombs, Iran Bomb Plot, Iran, Bangkok, Thailand Bomb Plots, Iran Bomb Plot Suspects, Iran Bomb Plot Suspects Prostitutes, World News

BANGKOK -- The three Iranian men detained for allegedly plotting bomb attacks in Bangkok on Israeli diplomats had more than terror on their minds in T...

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Reflections From A Trip To Asia

Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Ilo, Tea Estate, Burma, Communist Party, Cambodia, Vitnam War, Land Mines, Bangladesh, Thailand, China, Bangkok, Asia, Religion News
Rev. Seamus P. Finn, OMI

During a recent trip to Southeast Asia the lives of some hidden communities and new considerations and issues came to my attention that relate to our ...

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PHOTOS: Finding Little Italy In Bangkok

Jenna Scatena | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Dining, Slidepollajax, Southeast Asia, Italy, Travel, Bangkok, St. Regis Bangkok, Italian Food, Travel News
Jenna Scatena

During a recent stay in Bangkok, around week five of my travels, I felt summoned elsewhere. I needed some good, traditional Italian food.

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PHOTOS: The World's 9 Most Dangerous Landing Strips

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Africa, Landing, Tibet, Scotland, Airports, Travel, Thailand, Netherlands, Bangkok, France, Ecuador, Dangerous, Honduras, Tanzania, Runway, Greenland, Flying, Dangerous Runways, Dangerous Airports, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Off Track Planet

You'll very likely set foot on the ground unscathed. Just take a nice deep breath and hope the strip you're landing on isn't feeling too cranky.

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Thailand Makes Largest Drug Bust In Years

AP | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Thailand Methamphetamine, Thailand Drugs, Thailand, Bangkok, Bangkok Drug Bust, Thailand Bangkok, Myanmar, Thailand Drug Bust, World News

BANGKOK — Police have seized 3.8 million methamphetamine tablets in Thailand's largest drug bust in years. The haul was estimated as worth more...

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U.S. Embassy Warns Of Possible Terrorist Attack In Bangkok

AP | THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: U.S. Embassy, Walter Braunohler, Thailand, Bangkok, Terrorism, World News

BANGKOK — Thai police were questioning a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants as the U.S. Embassy and Israel warned Friday of ...

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Andrew Burmon

PHOTOS: The Unauthorized, Racy Adventures Of Tintin

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Thailand, Moulinsart, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, Herge Foundation, Herge, Tintin, Iran, Travel, Goa, Video, Adventure Travel, Africa, The Adventures of Tintin, Copyright Law, Bangkok, Belgium, Travel News

Editor's note: This article contains graphic descriptions that may be upsetting to some readers. When Herge died in 1983, many assumed that Tintin,...

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'Coke Head' Smuggles Drugs In Locks

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Drug Smugglers, Drugs, Nobanda Nolubabalo, Bangkok, Cocaine, Drug Smuggling, Black Voices News

In a bold move that promised to earn her the equivalent of $1,925, 23-year-old Nobanda Nolubabalo allegedly matted 1.5kg of cocaine into her dreadloc...

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A Minor Diversion: Hill Tribe Trekking In Chiang Mai

Diya Luke | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai Hill Tribe Trekking, Karen Hill Tribe, Thailand Travel, Thailand, Karen, Chiang Mai, Native Peoples, Asia Travel, Bangkok, Asia, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Diya Luke

Like most Karen, Ser wants to maintain his way of life but understands that tourism will be a threat to his village if youth like him don't empower themselves to guide it in the right direction.

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Bangkok: Visiting The Flooded City

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Floods, Flooding, Bangkok, Thailand Travel, Thailand, International Destinations, Asia Travel, Slidepollajax, Travel Blogs, Bangkok Travel, Asia, Destinations, Bangkok Flooding, Travel News
Melissa Biggs Bradley

Everyday life continues in central Bangkok as always: buzzing, relentless. Many of the sights and temples, like the Grand Palace, Wat Po and Wat Arun are lined by sandbags, but all is dry and open for business.

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Thailand: Residents Begin To Rebuild Lives As Floods Recede

AP | TODD PITMAN | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Thailand, Natural Disasters, Video, Bangkok Floods, Thailand Floods End, Thailand Flooding, Thailand Floods, Thailand Floods Recede, Bangkok, Thailand Floods 2011, World News

BANGKOK — Thailand's energy minister said the flood crisis in Bangkok is likely to drag on for another month, as authorities issued another evac...

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Thailand Capital Endures Major Flooding (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Photography, Photos, Thailand Flooding, Exposure, Bangkok, Weather, Extreme Weather, Thailand Floods 2011, Bangkok Flooding, World News

For several months, Thailand has been inundated with flood waters, requiring citizens to relocate and factories to close. The flooding began in July w...

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Over Crucial Weekend, Bangkok's Defenses Hold Back The Water

AP | TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Bangkok Flood Defenses, Natural Disasters, Thailand, Bangkok Floods, Thailand Floods, Bangkok Floods 2011, Bangkok, Thailand Floods 2011, World News

BANGKOK — Defenses shielding the center of Thailand's capital from the nation's worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tid...

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How You Can Help Thailand's Flood Victims

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Globalgiving, Video, Thai Red Cross, Unicef, Bangkok, Save the Children, The US Thai Embassy, Thailand Floods 2011, Impact News

This week marks the heaviest monsoon season to hit Thailand in 50 years. An estimated 2.5 million have been affected or displaced by the flooding, and...

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Thai Brace For Six More Weeks Of Floods

AP | TODD PITMAN and VEE INTARAKRATUG | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Video, Thailand, Bangkok Floods, Thailand Floods, Bangkok, Thai Floods, Thailand Floods 2011, World News

BANGKOK — Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, the prime minister said Saturday, as residents living in Bangkok's ...

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PHOTOS: Bangkok Opens Floodgates

AP | TODD PITMAN and THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Thailand, Bangkok Flooding 2011, Thailand Flooding, Thailand Floods, Bangkok Floodgates, Bangkok Flooded, Bangkok Floods 2011, Bangkok, Thailand Floods 2011, Bangkok Flooding, World News

BANGKOK — Floodwaters that have devastated Thailand's industry and agriculture seeped into outer Bangkok on Friday as the crowded capital's resi...

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Bangkok Residents Told To Prepare For Flood

AP | THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Thailand, Video, Bangkok Floods, Thailand Floods, Monsoon, Bangkok Floods 2011, Bangkok, Thailand Floods 2011, Thailand Monsoon, World News

BANGKOK — Thailand's new premier acknowledged the country's flood crisis has overwhelmed her government, pleading for mercy from the media and s...

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