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Bangkok Underground: How to Prepare for a Flood

Susanna Murley | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Floods, Flooding, Bangkok, Adaptation, Climate Change, Flood Prevention, Bangkok Floods, City Planning Floods, Flooding Bangkok, Floods Bangkok, Bangkok-Thailand, City Planning, Green News
Susanna Murley

Bangkok is a city that has been dealing with flooding for hundreds of years. It's built on water. As the city has modernized, and its people moved on land, flooding has become more of an issue.

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WATCH: Zach Galifianakis Says Bangkok Is 'Un-Boring'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, The Hangover, The Hangover Bangkok, The Hangover 2, Zach Galifianakis, Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, Thailand, Travel News

Entertainment Tonight visited the Bangkok set of "The Hangover, Part II" to check in on the boys and see how they were holding up in Thailand. The fil...

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Threatening Note Found In Bathroom Of Bangkok-Los Angeles Flight

Daily Intel. | Daily Intel | Posted 05.25.2011

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FBI says there's no evidence bomb was on board....

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Thailand Protests: Abhisit Vejjajiva Refuses To Dissolve Parliament Despite Threats Of Bloodshed

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Anti-government protesters started donating their own blood Tuesday as part of a plan to splatter the Thai government headquarters in ...

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Thailand urged to release Hmong

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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UN body calls on Bangkok to allow for the resettlement of refugees held in detention....

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Kenya, Ethiopia authorities seize ivory stash

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Authorities in Ethiopia and Kenya have seized more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kilograms) of bloodstained ivory from about 100 illegally killed elephants at airports, the head of Kenya's Wildlife Service said Wednesday.

Julius Kipng'etich said trained dogs sniffed out a consignment of bloodstained tusks at Kenya's national airport late Tuesday. Another shipment of tusks sent by the same individual had been seized Monday at the airport in Ethiopia's capital.

Both shipments were sent as unaccompanied luggage to Bangkok. Police have launched an investigation and wildlife officials said they will continue to patrol the airport with dogs.

Elephants develop strong social bonds and can even identify family members by their bones, which individuals may return to several times over the years. Kipng'etich said he had seen groups of elephants standing around a dead family member and making a distinctive sound.

"It is as if they are crying: Please don't wear ivory. Please leave it to the elephants for heaven's sake," he said.

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HIV Vaccine Is Possible, Reaserchers Say

Essence | Essence | Posted 05.25.2011

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 An experimental vaccine has for the first time prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a groundbreaking development in the deadly epidemic and ...

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Palace announces Thai king's health has improved

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The royal palace says the health of Thailand's hospitalized 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has improved, with his temperature back to normal and his appetite returning.

The palace announced Wednesday night that the king was able to eat more and sleep better, so doctors had reduced the use of antibiotics and glucose drip with which he was being treated.

He was admitted to Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital on Saturday night. Officials have not announced the cause of his fever and fatigue.

In October 2007, Bhumibol was hospitalized for three weeks with symptoms of a minor stroke. The king is the world's longest-serving monarch.

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Thai NGO warns that the global recession will increase human trafficking

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deena Guzder, reporting for the Pulitzer Center BANGKOK, Thailand--In August 2009, ECPAT International released a global report on the trafficking of ...

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The Price of Sexual Torture? USD $181/month

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deena Guzder, reporting for the Pulitzer Center BANGKOK, Thailand --  Tiew hates having sex ever since razor blades lacerated her vaginal walls...

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Thailand: The World's Sex Tourism Capital

Pulitzer Center. | Pulitzer Center | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deena Guzder, reporting for the Pulitzer Center BANGKOK, Thailand --Imagine standing naked under flashing lava-red disco lights and gyrating to blarin...

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Rumors and Conspiracy Theories Surround Carradine Death

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following reports Thursday that actor David Carradine had tragically committed suicide in his Bangkok hotel room, Thai police are now questioning...

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Thai police: FBI can observe Carradine probe

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Carradine Autopsy, David Carradine Cause of Death, David Carradine, Fbi, David Carradine Death, Bangkok-Thailand, Thailand, Entertainment News

BANGKOK — Thai police said Monday that they would welcome the FBI's assistance in investigating the death of American actor David Carradine, but...

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Carradine's Family: We Want The FBI Involved

AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Carradine Dead, David Carradine Cause of Death, David Carradine Dies, David Carradine, Fbi, Auto-Erotic-Asphyxiation, Bangkok-Thailand, Thailand, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The family of David Carradine is asking the FBI and a private forensics expert to help investigate the "Kung Fu" actor's death, at...

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David Carradine HANGING PHOTO: Family Outraged Over Publication

Posted 05.25.2011

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RadarOnline reports that a Thai publication has outraged the family of David Carradine by publishing a photo of him hanging: The shocking published p...

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Carradine Death May Have Been Accidental; Tributes Pour In

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following reports yesterday that actor David Carradine had tragically committed suicide in his Bangkok hotel room, Thai police are now questionin...

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Carradine Had Rope Around Genitals: Thai Police

AP | MICHAEL CASEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Police are speculating that accidental suffocation, not suicide, may have caused the death of American cult actor David Carradine, who...

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David Carradine Reportedly Commits Suicide

indieWIRE | indieWIRE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The BBC is reporting that actor David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room Thursday morning.  Thai police said that the 72&#...

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Suu Kyi's Detention Sparks International Uproar

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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YANGON, Myanmar — The Norwegian committee that propelled Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi into the world spotlight by awarding her the ...

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Can Thailand Avoid the Abyss?

Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: People's Alliance for Democracy, Thailand, United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, Red Shirts, Thailand Protests, Yellow Shirts, Bangkok-Thailand, Los Angeles-California, World News
Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon

A fresh start for Thailand is needed urgently. This means nothing less than the immediate change in assumptions and attitudes for all sides, followed immediately by constructive action.

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Thai Prime Minister Rules Out Talks With Thaksin After Rallies

Bangkok Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday ruled out holding any talks with exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra after last week's clashes with Tha...

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Water Festival Carries On Despite Thai State Of Emergency (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons, Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Festival Deaths, Water Festival, Water Throwing, Thailand Celebration, Myanmar Junta, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Tourism, Thailand Political Upheaval, Red Shirt Protests, Buddhism, New Year, Burma, Water Festival Photos, Burma New Year, Songkran, Slideshow, Bangkok-Thailand, Cambodia, World News

* Scroll down for photos of New Year's celebrations across Asia. Southeast Asia is drenched in celebration this year for the Water Festival, a festiv...

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Thai Protest Leaders Call Halt After Rioting, Deadly Clash

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Police issued arrest warrants Tuesday for 14 leaders of an anti-government movement, including ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatr...

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Escalating political violence in Thailand shuts down summit

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anti-government protesters mass in Bangkok. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is in a state of chaos after a major escalation of political vi...

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Déjà vu as Thai protesters demand govt?s resignation

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

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Protests in Thailand. Tens of thousands of protesters massed in Bangkok Wednesday, demanding the government’s resignation. Thailand's p...

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