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The Fire Next Time in Bangkok

Stanley Weiss | Posted 05.08.2012

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Stanley Weiss

Already a fragmented nation, when it comes to bridging its social and economic gulf, Thailand is a country with few ties.

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Thai Redshirt Protest Anniversary Marked With Marches

AP | THANYARAT DOKSONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets Friday, peacefully marking the six-month anniversary of the military's ...

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Thailand Must Unclench its Fist

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Amsterdam

In the aftermath of the bloody repression of April and May 2010 which claimed the lives of close to 90 civilians, the Thai authorities cooed and purre...

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Thailand Sets a Poor Example to Burma

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Amsterdam

Long a staunch US ally and once a reliable partner in the region, under the nose of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Thailand has morphed into a threat to regional peace and serial human rights abuser.

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Bangkok Burns After Thai Army Launches Deadly Assault On Protesters

AP | JOCELYN GECKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Buildings smoldered across central Bangkok early Thursday and troops exchanged sporadic fire with pockets of holdouts a day after the ...

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Thai Troops Attempt to Penetrate Protestor Barricades in Bangkok

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — An Associated Press reporter has seen the bodies of two people in the protest zone in central Bangkok as Thai troops stormed into the ...

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Thailand Cease-Fire On Table: Thai Government To Accept Red Shirt Offer

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Security forces arrested a 12-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly setting fire to several houses during the mayhem gripping the Thai ca...

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Thai Protests: Violence Erupts In Bangkok

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BANGKOK — Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, followi...

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Can Thailand Avoid the Abyss?

Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Geek Bliss at the 2009 New York ComicCon

Meredith Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meredith Lopez

I am perfectly happy to spend a 54-degree cloudless afternoon inside the Javitz Center, strolling aisles of pure, unconcentrated geekdom.

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