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View From Dubai: In the Land of Big Smiles
DUBAI, UAE -- To be greeted with folded hands is hardly unusual for people like me, born and bred in India, the land of namste. But the Thai greeting is vastly different from what one is used to in India. It is much more warm and gracious in nature.
Thai minister who banned YouTube resigns
The Thai technology minister who imposed a five-month ban on the popular video-sharing site YouTube said Friday that he would resign amid allegations over improper stock holdings.
'Coup chic' hits Bangkok as parents dress kids in army gear, toy guns
A wave of coup chic in childrens fashion has hit the Thai capital since the putsch two weeks ago, raising concerns that parents are teaching youngsters to glorify the military.
General Surayud, the reluctant politician
The man set to become Thailands new junta-appointed premier is a royal advisor and former army chief who has, ironically, spoken out against a military role in politics in the past.
Thailand hopes new airport will overshadow coup
Bangkoks new international airport opens Thursday, and tourism officials hope the stunning glass and steel building will quickly overshadow images of tanks still stationed around the capital after last weeks coup. Called Suvarnabhumi,
Seven more bombs hit Thai south
At least seven more bombs hit the Thai south early on Friday, a day after a wave of explosions ripped through the insurgency-plagued and mainly Muslim region, police said.
Internet poses political challenge to Asian governments
Asian governments attempting to control the free flow of information face a struggle as their citizens increasingly turn to the Internet for alternative views, a report said on Wednesday.
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Thousands feared dead after huge quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami panic
A huge earthquake killed at least 300 people with thousands more feared dead in northwestern Indonesia on Tuesday as tsunami warnings and panic spread across Indian Ocean rim states still smarting from the killer seaquake that struck three months a
