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Ex-Thai tourism official charged in California

AP News 20 days ago

US prosecutors in California charge ex-Thai tourism official in film festival bribery case A former Thai tourism official and her daughter have been indicted on charges that they accepted bribes from a Los Angeles filmmaking couple in exchange for running the Bangkok ...

NKOREA WEAPONS

AP News 20 days ago

Map shows destinations on flight plan of cargo plane seized in Bangkok for weapons smuggling Copyright 2010 AP News

NKorea Iran Weapons Trail

AP News 20 days ago

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009 file photo, unidentified crew members of a Russian-made cargo plane busted in Bangkok for allegedly smuggling North Korean weapons to Iran are led by a Thai police officer to an interrogation room in Bangkok, ...

Thai king endorses cabinet reshuffle

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

Thailand's king has endorsed a cabinet reshuffle, a statement said Saturday, after the country's protest-hit coalition government moved to stem the fallout from a healthcare corruption scandal. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's fragile administration, which has ridden out widespread demonstrations since coming to ...

Thai PM urges end to reliance on king

AFP Global Edition 25 days ago

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said his politically divided nation would be better off if it stopped relying on the widely revered king to intervene in times of difficulty. Speaking to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, Abhisit said the country ...

Thai police charge plane crew over weapons haul

AFP Asian Edition 26 days ago

Thai police said Thursday they brought charges against five alleged arms traffickers over a sanctions-busting planeload of weapons seized last month en route from North Korea. The Belarussian pilot and four Kazakh crew were charged with possessing illegal weapons and ammunition, smuggling ...

Thai policemen charged over Saudi gem murder

AFP Asian Edition 28 days ago

Thai authorities Tuesday charged a senior policeman and four other police officers with murder over the disappearance of a Saudi businessman that was linked to the theft of Saudi royal jewellery. The charges came a day after the Saudi charge d'affaires in ...

Spanish teen undergoes sex change operation

AP News 28 days ago

Spanish 16-year-old becomes country's first minor to undergo sex change operation A 16-year-old Spaniard has had a sex change operation, becoming the country's first minor to undergo a procedure that few countries in the world allow for people so young, a doctor ...

Thaksin supporters rally at royal aide's house

AFP Asian Edition 29 days ago

Thousands of supporters of fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied Monday outside the house of a royal adviser to protest against alleged judicial double-standards. The demonstrators allege that the home of privy councillor and ex-prime minister Surayud Chulanont in the Khao ...

Thai Airways executive chairman quits over baggage

AFP Asian Edition 34 days ago

The executive chairman of Thai airways has resigned over allegations that he avoided more than 5,600 dollars in excess baggage charges on a flight from Japan, the flag carrier said Wednesday. Wallop Bhukkanasut was accused of exploiting his position by transporting 30 ...

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