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BANGKOK : Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday began landmark talks with anti-government protesters, aimed at ending two weeks of street demonstrations.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and anti-government protesters on Sunday edged closer to landmark talks aimed at ending two weeks of mass rallies.
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BANGKOK: Four Thai soldiers were wounded Sunday when grenades were fired into the army barracks which has served as the government's base during two weeks of street demonstrations, police said.
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BANGKOK : A third blast hit Thailand's capital Saturday, bringing the number of wounded to eight including five soldiers, after anti-government demonstrators mounted a major rally.
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BANGKOK - Some 80,000 red-shirted protesters fanned out throughout the Thai capital's old quarter Saturday, reviving their campaign for new polls to replace a government they reject as undemocratic.
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BANGKOK : A small blast hit Thailand's customs department compound Saturday, authorities said, ahead of a planned street protest by tens of thousands of anti-government campaigners.
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BANGKOK - Lawyers for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Friday filed an appeal against a 1.4 billion dollar asset seizure, saying they had new evidence to reopen the high-profile case.
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BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Friday he will begin a series of overseas visits next week, despite ongoing anti-government protests in Bangkok.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's red-shirted protesters, loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, said they would hold a parade Saturday that would eclipse last week's street events that drew 65,000 people.
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BANGKOK: Cambodian leader Hun Sen will attend an April summit in Thailand, officials said Thursday, his first visit since the neighbours downgraded ties in a row over former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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BANGKOK: Thailand said Thursday it would upgrade security measures after two more blasts hit government buildings, the latest in a string of minor attacks since anti-government protests erupted this month.
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BANGKOK: Some 10,000 Thai anti-government protesters held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honour the nation's revered king, forming a sea of flickering light in the city's old quarter.
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BANGKOK : Thailand's anti-government protesters said they will hold a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to honour the revered monarch, who has been in hospital since September.
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LUANG NAMTHA : Laos, which is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, is fast emerging as a "land-linked" nation, thanks to road linkages with both China and Thailand.
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BANGKOK: Thailand Monday escalated its response to red-shirted protesters as their anti-government rally entered its second week, extending a tough security law and arming military guarding key sites.
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BANGKOK: Two small explosions hit Bangkok and a nearby province a few hours after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters held a peaceful parade through the capital, police said Sunday.
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BANGKOK - Thailand was locked in political stalemate Sunday with demonstrators planning a fresh protest with their own blood after refusing talks offered by the government.
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BANGKOK, Thailand : Leaders of Thailand's anti-government Red Shirt demonstrations said on Saturday they would only talk to the government if they could speak with the prime minister directly.
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BANGKOK, Thailand : A Thai government minister is to meet a representative of the "Red Shirt" protesters holding mass anti-government rallies in Bangkok, a senator said on Saturday.
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BANGKOK: Thousands of red-clad Thai protesters began to snake across Bangkok on Saturday in a festive travelling rally aimed at winning over the city's residents to their flagging anti-government campaign.
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BANGKOK - Thai anti-government protesters announced plans Friday to snarl up the capital with a travelling rally in a bid to win support after rejecting a conditional offer of talks by the prime minister.
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BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters Friday rejected a conditional offer of talks by Thailand's premier - saying they would continue their struggle until they had toppled his administration.
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BANGKOK: Thai tourism is taking a battering as the latest gruesome protests in Bangkok have frightened off visitors to the kingdom, better known for its white sands and smiles.
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LUANG NAMTHA PROVINCE, Laos: The heart of Asia's Golden Triangle - where the borders of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet - was previously known as an illicit opium-producing area.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's rural underclass, vying to revive flagging momentum after a week of colourful protests, appealed on Thursday for a popular uprising against the well-entrenched political and aristocratic elite.
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BANGKOK: Thailand's prime minister on Thursday said he was open to negotiations with red-shirted protesters who have massed in the capital to demand that he step down and call snap elections.
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BANGKOK: Red-clad Thai anti-government protesters promised entertainment for the crowds Thursday in a bid to boost dwindling numbers at their rally, vowing to step up demonstrations at the weekend.
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BANGKOK - Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters picketed the US embassy in Bangkok Wednesday, accusing American intelligence officials of bugging exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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BANGKOK: Thai protesters poured their own blood at the gates of the prime minister's residence Wednesday, but their four-day rally backing their ousted political hero appeared to be running out of steam.
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BANGKOK: Red-shirted protesters on Wednesday decamped to the residence of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva but their four-day rally in support of their deposed political hero appeared to be petering out.
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