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The elder sister of Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died of abdominal cancer at the age of 84.
Princess Galyani Vadhana died early on Wednesday morning in the Bangkok hospital where she had been receiving treatment since June last year.
An academic specialising in French literature, the princess was involved in health, [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by jzyjjx
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Anyone travelling to [tag]Bangkok[/tag] from the end of September will find themselves flying not into the dilapidated old airport at [tag]Don Muang[/tag], but into a brand new, state-of-the art airport situated 25km east of the capital.
Called [tag]Suvarnabhumi[/tag] (Golden Land), the project was held back by frequent changes of government in Thailand, until the election [...]

Posted on September 27th, 2006 by jzyjjx
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[tag]A military coup in Thailand[/tag] has seen the [tag]ousting[/tag] of [tag]Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra[/tag].

Why did the coup happen now?
Mr Thaksin, who came to power in 2001, has proved a [tag]controversial[/tag] and [tag]divisive leader[/tag].
Although he was extremely popular with [tag]Thailand’s rural poor[/tag], his abrasive style and huge wealth won him many enemies and [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2006 by jzyjjx
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Posted on September 20th, 2006 by jzyjjx
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[tag]Thai military leaders[/tag] have begun consolidating their hold on power after staging a [tag]coup[/tag] while [tag]the prime minister[/tag] was at the [tag]UN General Assembly[/tag].
[tag]Martial law[/tag] has been declared, and [tag]the coup leaders[/tag] have announced that regional [tag]commanders[/tag] will take charge of areas outside the capital, Bangkok.
[tag]Army chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin[/tag] said in a TV [...]

Posted on September 20th, 2006 by jzyjjx
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