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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bangkok</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Crew of plane carrying arms may face death sentence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Novosti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - The Kazakh and Belarusian crew of a plane caught transporting arms from North Korea may face the death penalty, a Thai paper said Wednesday, citing the police.

The Il-76 cargo plane, carrying about 40 tonnes of weaponry, was seized after landing for refuelling at Bangkok&#8217;s Don Muang airport Dec 12. Officials said the weapons ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crew-of-plane-carrying-arms-may-face-death-sentence-244598/">Crew of plane carrying arms may face death sentence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cargo plane loaded with arms from North Korea linked to 2 alleged global weapons traffickers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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Plane seized by Thais linked to alleged smugglers

BANGKOK — A weapons-laden cargo plane impounded in Bangkok has links to at least two men accused of global arms trafficking, including one fighting extradition to the U.S. from Thailand, an analyst said Tuesday.
The five-man crew of the aircraft that arrived from North Korea — four from Kazakhstan ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cargo-plane-loaded-with-arms-from-north-korea-linked-to-2-alleged-global-weapons-traffickers-244330/">Cargo plane loaded with arms from North Korea linked to 2 alleged global weapons traffickers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Opium cultivation on the rise in Golden Triangle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Opium cultivation in South-East Asia rose 11 percent this year as soaring prices in Laos and political instability in Myanmar drew more farmers to the illicit poppy crop, a UN report revealed Monday.

Cultivation increased to 33,811 hectares from 30,388 hectares last year in the Golden Triangle - comprising parts of Laos, Myanmar and ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/opium-cultivation-on-the-rise-in-golden-triangle-243681/">Opium cultivation on the rise in Golden Triangle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand to charge crew of aircraft carrying weapons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Thailand will charge five Kazakhstan and Belarus crew members who landed a cargo plane with 35 tonnes of weapons at a Bangkok airport on the weekend, the prime minister said Sunday.

&#8220;We will strictly follow our own laws and UN resolutions,&#8221; Thai Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters. &#8220;Charges will soon be set.&#8221;	 	
The Russian-made ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailand-to-charge-crew-of-aircraft-carrying-weapons-243463/">Thailand to charge crew of aircraft carrying weapons</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 foreigners charged with arms smuggling in Thailand after plane from North Korea seized</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Apichart Weerawong</dc:creator>
		
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5 charged after NKorean weapons seized in Thailand

BANGKOK — Five foreigners who crewed an aircraft carrying tons of weapons originating in North Korea were charged with arms smuggling in Thailand on Sunday.
Police Col. Supisarn Pakdinarunart said the men — four from Kazakhstan and one from Belarus — denied the charges and were refused bail. They .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/5-foreigners-charged-with-arms-smuggling-in-thailand-after-plane-from-north-korea-seized-243436/">5 foreigners charged with arms smuggling in Thailand after plane from North Korea seized</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai universities nix cross-dressing at graduations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - A council of Thai university presidents has turned down a request from a transvestites&#8217; advocate group to cross-dress at graduation ceremonies as &#8220;inappropriate&#8221;, media reports said Sunday.

Siroj Pholphanthin, head of the council of Rajabhat Universities&#8217; presidents, said it would be inappropriate for male students to dress in female uniforms at graduation ceremonies, because .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-universities-nix-cross-dressing-at-graduations-243414/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Thai universities nix cross-dressing at graduations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Tons of weapons seized from plane ex-NKorea, 5 foreigners held at Thai airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Tons of weapons seized from plane at Thai airport

BANGKOK — Five foreigners were detained and their foreign-registered aircraft impounded after it landed in the Thai capital Saturday with tons of war weaponry on board that originated in North Korea, Thai officials said.
Air Force spokesman Capt. Montol Suchookorn said the chartered cargo plane originated in North .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-tons-of-weapons-seized-from-plane-ex-nkorea-5-foreigners-held-at-thai-airport-243291/">Reports: Tons of weapons seized from plane ex-NKorea, 5 foreigners held at Thai airport</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak national with 98 packs of heroine in stomach nabbed in Bangkok</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK -  A Pakistani national has reportedly been arrested by customs officials at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport here with 98 packs of heroine which was concealed inside his stomach.

According to reports, Chaudhry Ijaz Rasul was apprehended by Thai customs officials when he tried to clear the routine check at the airport.
&#8220;He had swallowed 98 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-national-with-98-packs-of-heroine-in-stomach-nabbed-in-bangkok-241906/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pak national with 98 packs of heroine in stomach nabbed in Bangkok</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil slides to near $74 a barrel in Asia as Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles roil global markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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Oil slides to near $74 as Dubai woes roil markets

BANGKOK — Oil prices slid to near $74 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors curtailed their risky bets on commodities amid uncertainty about the global fallout from Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles.
Benchmark crude for January delivery was down $3.77 to $74.18 at late afternoon Bangkok time in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-slides-to-near-74-a-barrel-in-asia-as-dubais-financial-troubles-roil-global-markets-236436/">Read : Oil slides to near $74 a barrel in Asia as Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles roil global markets</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oil slides below $76 a barrel in Asia as Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles roil global markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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Oil slides below $76 as Dubai woes roil markets

BANGKOK — Oil prices sank below $76 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors curtailed their risky bets on commodities amid uncertainty about the global fallout from Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles.
Benchmark crude for January delivery was down $2.09 to $75.87 at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oil-slides-below-76-a-barrel-in-asia-as-dubais-financial-troubles-roil-global-markets-236387/" title="Oil slides below $76 a barrel in Asia as Dubai&#8217;s financial troubles roil global markets">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Casey</dc:creator>
		
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2 Thais nabbed on charges of trading African ivory

BANGKOK — Thai police arrested two men on charges of smuggling African ivory into the country to supply shops in Thailand that sell jewelry and trinkets, including to customers in the United States, authorities said.
Police said the arrests late Monday were the result of Thai efforts to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailand-arrests-2-men-on-charges-of-illegally-trading-african-ivory-231153/">Read : Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sopheng Cheang</dc:creator>
		
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Ousted Thai PM rallies supporters to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Thailand said Friday it would not be provoked into violence in its diplomatic tussle with Cambodia over fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, even as the ousted leader taunted the Bangkok government by meeting with political supporters in the neighboring country.
Thaksin&#8217;s visit to Thailand&#8217;s doorstep .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-thai-pm-thaksin-taunts-government-by-rallying-followers-to-neighboring-cambodia-228631/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ousted Thai PM Thaksin taunts government by rallying followers to neighboring Cambodia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying, intensifying row with its Southeast Asian neighbor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sopheng Cheang</dc:creator>
		
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Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia has detained a Thai man for allegedly spying on fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the latest sign of worsening relations between the two neighbors.

Thaksin, a fugitive from justice in Thailand, was named an adviser to Cambodia&#8217;s government on economic affairs last week, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cambodia-accuses-thai-national-of-spying-intensifying-row-with-its-southeast-asian-neighbor-227824/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying, intensifying row with its Southeast Asian neighbor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toppled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin arrives in Cambodia, fueling Thai-Cambodian tensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sopheng Cheang</dc:creator>
		
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Toppled Thai leader Thaksin welcomed in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Thailand&#8217;s ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose political battle against his successors has left his country bitterly divided, received a warm welcome Tuesday in neighboring Cambodia, which shares his disdain for the current government in Bangkok.
Thaksin, a globe-trotting fugitive from Thai justice whose sniping at ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toppled-thai-prime-minister-thaksin-arrives-in-cambodia-fueling-thai-cambodian-tensions-224371/">Toppled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin arrives in Cambodia, fueling Thai-Cambodian tensions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Thai premier arrives in Cambodia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK - Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Tuesday, the Cambodian government said, amid an escalating diplomatic spat over the fugitive politician.

Government spokesman Phay Siphan told reporters in Phnom Penh that Thaksin, who last week was appointed as an adviser to the Cambodian government and Prime Minister Hun Sen, was in the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-thai-premier-arrives-in-cambodia-224185/">Ousted Thai premier arrives in Cambodia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok international airport shifts `demons&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Bangkok&#8217;s Suvarnabhumi International Airport is shifting 12 six-metre tall &#8220;demon&#8221; statues from arrivals to the check-in section of the terminal after running into a string of bad luck, media reports said Tuesday.

The first of the giants, each weighing a ton and collectively worth more than 30 million baht ($890,000), was moved Monday night ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bangkok-international-airport-shifts-demons-223970/">Read more : Bangkok international airport shifts `demons&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remarks about royals in interview lands Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin in hot water again</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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Interview embroils Thai ex-PM in new controversy

BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand&#8217;s ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the center of a political fight between his supporters and those of the current government, has ignited fresh controversy by speaking candidly about the nation&#8217;s constitutional monarchy.
Thaksin gave a rare extensive interview that was published Monday by the Times ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remarks-about-royals-in-interview-lands-thai-ex-prime-minister-thaksin-in-hot-water-again-223372/">Original article on  : Remarks about royals in interview lands Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin in hot water again</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand&#8217;s fugitive ex-leader tries new tactic to return to power after 2006 coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Gecker</dc:creator>
		
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Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government

BANGKOK — Thailand&#8217;s fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.
Now, the deposed and divisive ex-leader is an economic adviser to the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailands-fugitive-ex-leader-tries-new-tactic-to-return-to-power-after-2006-coup-220661/">Read : Thailand&#8217;s fugitive ex-leader tries new tactic to return to power after 2006 coup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US has &#8216;low expectations&#8217; from Burma over speedy democratic reforms in country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - A top US official, who was part of a recent high-level diplomatic visit to Burma, has downplayed prospects of the Obama administration&#8217;s pragmatic engagements resulting in speedy democratic reforms in that country.

The Christian Science Monitor quoted Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel, as saying that the US wants to see &#8220;real progress&#8221; in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-has-low-expectations-from-burma-over-speedy-democratic-reforms-in-country-220069/">Original article on  : US has &#8216;low expectations&#8217; from Burma over speedy democratic reforms in country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US seeks concrete progress towward democracy in Myanmar before sanctions lifted</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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US will not lift Myanmar sanctions
BANGKOK — The United States, although embarking on a new policy of engagement, will not lift its sanctions on Myanmar unless its ruling generals make concrete progress toward democratic reform, a senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel spoke after he and another State Department official ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-seeks-concrete-progress-towward-democracy-in-myanmar-before-sanctions-lifted-218510/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US seeks concrete progress towward democracy in Myanmar before sanctions lifted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rise amid stronger commodity prices, China growth upgrade; HK up nearly 2 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremiah Marquez</dc:creator>
		
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Asia stocks rise as China growth forecast upgraded

BANGKOK — Asian stocks recovered Wednesday after two days of losses as the World Bank raised its growth forecast for China&#8217;s economy and stronger commodities prices lifted the region&#8217;s powerhouse resource companies. European markets were higher.
Every major Asian market traded in the green, with Hong Kong, South Korean ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-rise-amid-stronger-commodity-prices-china-growth-upgrade-hk-up-nearly-2-pct-217173/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Asian markets rise amid stronger commodity prices, China growth upgrade; HK up nearly 2 pct</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 2 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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World markets fall as US recovery doubts linger

BANGKOK — World stock markets were lower Tuesday despite improvement in U.S. manufacturing as doubts lingered about the durability of a rebound in the world&#8217;s largest economy.
Asian stocks, which tumbled the day before on a fall in U.S. consumer spending, got little relief from news that American manufacturing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-stock-markets-fall-as-doubts-about-us-economic-recovery-linger-hk-off-nearly-2-pct-216000/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: World stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 2 pct</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 1 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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Asia markets fall as US recovery doubts linger

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday despite improvement in U.S. manufacturing as doubts lingered about the durability of a rebound in the world&#8217;s largest economy.
The region&#8217;s markets, which tumbled the day before on a fall in U.S. consumer spending, got little relief from news that ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-stock-markets-fall-as-doubts-about-us-economic-recovery-linger-hk-off-nearly-1-pct-215824/">Asian stock markets fall as doubts about US economic recovery linger; HK off nearly 1 pct</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai lawmakers buy guns at discount under new government plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Thai lawmakers apply for discounted guns, permits

BANGKOK — About half of Thailand&#8217;s national lawmakers are taking advantage of a new government plan allowing them to purchase guns at a discount and receive a license to carry them anywhere, an official said Monday.
Election campaigns in Thailand&#8217;s rural areas are sometimes violent, and most campaigns are marked ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-lawmakers-buy-guns-at-discount-under-new-government-plan-214897/" title="Thai lawmakers buy guns at discount under new government plan">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Banking scandal fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrives in Thailand after extradition from Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Extradited banking fugitive arrives in Thailand

BANGKOK — A fugitive former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure caused a crisis of confidence that helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown arrived Friday night in Bangkok after his extradition from Canada.
Rakesh Saxena, 57, had staged one of the longest extradition battles in Canadian history to avoid .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/banking-scandal-fugitive-rakesh-saxena-arrives-in-thailand-after-extradition-from-canada-212756/">Source article &nbsp;: Banking scandal fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrives in Thailand after extradition from Canada</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian stock markets snap 3-day losing streak as US economy grows after year of contraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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Asian markets snap losing streak on US growth

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets snapped three days of losses Friday after the U.S. economy broke out of a yearlong slump, spurring hopes of improved demand for the region&#8217;s exports. European shares were mixed.
Major benchmarks from Tokyo to Sydney gained 1.5 percent while a few markets failed to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-stock-markets-snap-3-day-losing-streak-as-us-economy-grows-after-year-of-contraction-212081/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Asian stock markets snap 3-day losing streak as US economy grows after year of contraction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Hainsworth</dc:creator>
		
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Fugitive banker extradited to Thailand
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fugitive banker&#8217;s long fight against extradition ended Thursday as he was put on a plane back to Thailand, where he faces charges of fraud that Thai officials say contributed to the 1990s Asian financial crisis.

Banker Rakesh Saxena had been fighting for 13 years to avoid being .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-of-canada-declines-to-hear-case-of-thai-banker-ending-extradition-battle-211804/">Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asian markets rise, shrugging off Wall Street fall as SKorea reports fastest growth in 7 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Asia markets rise as SKorea reports faster growth

BANGKOK — Asian markets mostly rose Monday, shrugging off a fall on Wall Street as South Korea&#8217;s fastest growth in over seven years underscored the region&#8217;s strengthening economic recovery. European shares were higher.
U.S. stocks faltered on Friday as investors dumped stocks and locked in profits after the glow .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asian-markets-rise-shrugging-off-wall-street-fall-as-skorea-reports-fastest-growth-in-7-years-206817/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Asian markets rise, shrugging off Wall Street fall as SKorea reports fastest growth in 7 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated their first regional human rights commission Friday, a watchdog immediately derided as toothless by activists who walked out of a meeting to protest being snubbed by five of the governments involved.

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations earlier began inauspiciously when half the bloc&#8217;s 10 .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southeast-asian-leaders-launch-human-rights-body-at-annual-summit-amid-strong-criticism-204732/">Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World stocks gain amid optimism spurred by company outlooks in US, Asia; Hong Kong up 1.7 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — World stock markets rose Friday, spurred by another batch of optimistic quarterly reports from major companies in the U.S. and Asia even as worries remained that this year&#8217;s rally has overshot reality.

The broad advance followed an overnight rise on Wall Street, where investors were heartened by stronger profits and upbeat outlooks from companies ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-stocks-gain-amid-optimism-spurred-by-company-outlooks-in-us-asia-hong-kong-up-17-pct-204533/" title="World stocks gain amid optimism spurred by company outlooks in US, Asia; Hong Kong up 1.7 pct">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Asia leaders launches human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated a human rights commission Friday which was immediately blasted by representatives of civil society organizations who walked out of a meeting to protest being cold-shouldered by five regional regimes.

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations earlier began inauspiciously when half the bloc&#8217;s 10 leaders failed .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southeast-asia-leaders-launches-human-rights-body-at-annual-summit-amid-strong-criticism-204514/">Southeast Asia leaders launches human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand&#8217;s king makes his first public appearance after more than a month in hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Thailand&#8217;s 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej appeared in public Friday for the first time since he was hospitalized more than a month ago at a Bangkok hospital.

His appearance came a day after the palace pronounced his health &#8220;stable,&#8221; adding that it would stop daily updates unless his condition changes.
Wearing a light-blue short-sleeved shirt, Bhumibol ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailands-king-makes-his-first-public-appearance-after-more-than-a-month-in-hospital-204456/">Thailand&#8217;s king makes his first public appearance after more than a month in hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asia stocks gain amid optimism spurred by company outlooks in US, Asia; oil nears $82</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Friday, spurred by another batch of optimistic quarterly reports from major companies in the U.S. and Asia even as worries remained that this year&#8217;s rally has overshot reality.

The region&#8217;s broad advance followed an overnight rise on Wall Street, where investors were heartened by stronger profits and upbeat outlooks from .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asia-stocks-gain-amid-optimism-spurred-by-company-outlooks-in-us-asia-oil-nears-82-204392/">Source article &nbsp;: Asia stocks gain amid optimism spurred by company outlooks in US, Asia; oil nears $82</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Massive security to stop demonstrations as Asian leaders prepare for summit in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis D. Gray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHA-AM, Thailand — Thailand has deployed more than 36,000 military and police to guard a summit of Asian leaders, working to prevent any repeat of the disruptions that shut down another meeting earlier this year, an official said Thursday.

The government is still smarting from the storming of the East Asian Summit in April in the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/massive-security-to-stop-demonstrations-as-asian-leaders-prepare-for-summit-in-thailand-202975/">Massive security to stop demonstrations as Asian leaders prepare for summit in Thailand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World markets fall as weak US housing figures offset optimism over corporate earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Wright</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — World stock markets faltered Wednesday as signs of weakness in the U.S. housing sector tempered optimism about better-than-expected company earnings.

Asia&#8217;s modest fall followed losses on Wall Street after the government said applications for home building permits slipped in September by the largest amount in five months while construction of new homes and apartments .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/world-markets-fall-as-weak-us-housing-figures-offset-optimism-over-corporate-earnings-201814/">World markets fall as weak US housing figures offset optimism over corporate earnings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Asia markets fall as weak US housing figures offset optimism over corporate earnings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Asian stock markets faltered Wednesday as weak U.S. housing starts tempered optimism about better-than-expected corporate earnings.

The region&#8217;s modest fall followed losses on Wall Street after the Commerce Department said applications for home building permits fell in September by the largest amount in five months.
That is a discouraging signal for future construction in the .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/asia-markets-fall-as-weak-us-housing-figures-offset-optimism-over-corporate-earnings-201646/">Asia markets fall as weak US housing figures offset optimism over corporate earnings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Illegal timber exports from Myanmar to China decline but smuggling continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — There has been a sharp decline in timber illegally imported into China from Myanmar, but smugglers are still supplying Chinese companies that export the wood to Europe, America and throughout the world, an environmental watchdog agency said Wednesday.

The British-based group Global Witness, in a report issued Wednesday, called on Chinese and Myanmar authorities .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-illegal-timber-exports-from-myanmar-to-china-decline-but-smuggling-continues-201621/">Report: Illegal timber exports from Myanmar to China decline but smuggling continues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand sets up nursing home for elderly elephants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Thailand has set up its first nursing home for elderly elephants in Lampang province, already the home of two elephant hospitals, media reports said Tuesday.

The Pang-La Nursing Home for Aged Elephants will be officially opened Nov 21, in Ngao district of Lampang, 490 km north of Bangkok, the Bangkok Post reported.	 	
Situated on .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thailand-sets-up-nursing-home-for-elderly-elephants-200450/">Thailand sets up nursing home for elderly elephants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Asia, iincluding Myanmar, to launch human rights watchdog at annual summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis D. Gray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Southeast Asian nations unveil a landmark human rights watchdog this week, but critics charge that it will be both toothless and include in its membership one of the world&#8217;s worst human rights offenders — military-ruled Myanmar.

Myanmar is sure to prove a burden again as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations holds its annual .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southeast-asia-iincluding-myanmar-to-launch-human-rights-watchdog-at-annual-summit-200424/">Southeast Asia, iincluding Myanmar, to launch human rights watchdog at annual summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai king&#8217;s extended hospital stay leaves countrymen anxious about what may come</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant Peck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — As Thailand&#8217;s ailing 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej begins the second month of a hospital stay Monday, his countrymen are wondering just how sick he really is.

Concern for his well-being reflects the reverence and affection the Thai public holds for the king, who ascended to the throne in 1946 and is the world&#8217;s longest-serving .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-kings-extended-hospital-stay-leaves-countrymen-anxious-about-what-may-come-199470/">Thai king&#8217;s extended hospital stay leaves countrymen anxious about what may come</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai billboard for wax museum, showing Hitler, causes diplomatic fuss in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ambika Ahuja</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — A highway billboard using a saluting Adolf Hitler to advertise a Thai wax museum has been covered up after complaints from the Israeli and German ambassadors, the museum&#8217;s manager said Sunday.

&#8220;The idea came from a creative (advertising) agency, and we did not mean to cause any offense,&#8221; said Somporn Naksuetrong, the manager of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-billboard-for-wax-museum-showing-hitler-causes-diplomatic-fuss-in-thailand-199175/">Original article &nbsp;: Thai billboard for wax museum, showing Hitler, causes diplomatic fuss in Thailand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitler billboard outrages diplomats in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - A billboard of Adolf Hitler used to advertise a new wax museum at a beach resort was covered up after strong criticism from the Israeli and German ambassadors to Thailand, media reports said Sunday.

Louis Tussaud&#8217;s Waxworks, which plans to open an outlet next month in Pattaya, 100 km south-east of Bangkok, apologised for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hitler-billboard-outrages-diplomats-in-thailand-199012/">Original article on  : Hitler billboard outrages diplomats in Thailand</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU military committee chief visits South-East Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - The European Union is interested in boosting cooperation with South-East Asia in fighting piracy in the Malacca Straits, disaster relief and peacekeeping missions, the EU chief representative for military affairs said in Bangkok Wednesday.

&#8220;This is the first time the chair of the EU Military Committee visits South-East Asia,&#8221; said General Henri Bentegeat, who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-military-committee-chief-visits-south-east-asia-196535/">EU military committee chief visits South-East Asia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denis D. Gray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Sirens blared, parents grabbed their children and hundreds ran to emergency shelters in Indonesia as countries bordering the Indian Ocean conducted a test Wednesday of a warning system set up after the devastating 2004 tsunami.

But at least one survivor was too paralyzed by memories of the killer wave to take part in mock ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-ocean-nations-testing-warning-system-put-in-place-after-2004-tsunami-195655/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai man confesses to decapitating 5-year-old boy, murdering mother after lover&#8217;s quarrel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — A part-time Bangkok taxi driver confessed to the gruesome murder of a 5-year-old boy, saying he shot, decapitated and dismembered him after a lover&#8217;s quarrel with his mother, whom he also murdered, police said Wednesday.

The child&#8217;s body parts were discovered Monday in four plastic bags at an abandoned housing development, stunning Thailand and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-man-confesses-to-decapitating-5-year-old-boy-murdering-mother-after-lovers-quarrel-195455/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thai boy shot, beheaded, dismembered</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-boy-shot-beheaded-dismembered-194285/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - Thai police have launched a manhunt for the murderer of a boy who was shot four times, beheaded and dismembered, news reports said Tuesday.

Remains of a boy believed to be 4 to 6 years old were found by a scavenger Monday in several plastic bags dumped near a housing estate in a Bangkok .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thai-boy-shot-beheaded-dismembered-194285/">Thai boy shot, beheaded, dismembered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Driver of last week&#8217;s Thai train crash fell asleep after taking cold medicine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driver of deadly Thai train crash fell asleep

BANGKOK — A deadly train crash last week near a beach resort in Thailand was the fault of the driver who fell asleep after taking antihistamines and other cold medicine, the head of a fact-finding panel said Tuesday.
The Bangkok-bound train derailed Oct. 5 near the coastal city of .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/driver-of-last-weeks-thai-train-crash-fell-asleep-after-taking-cold-medicine-194282/">Driver of last week&#8217;s Thai train crash fell asleep after taking cold medicine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-government protesters in Bangkok call for Thai prime minister to step down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Thousands of supporters of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, all in red shirts, rallied Sunday in Bangkok to demand the government step down and call fresh elections.

Supporters of Thaksin have been staging sporadic protests that have threatened to rekindle the political turmoil that has gripped the country since before the former leader was .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/anti-government-protesters-in-bangkok-call-for-thai-prime-minister-to-step-down-193030/">Anti-government protesters in Bangkok call for Thai prime minister to step down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Climate  change:  India ready to do its bit,  developed  nations must also: Saran</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK - India will continue to play  a positive  and  constructive role in the ongoing  negotiations  on climate  change leading upto the December summit  in  Copenhagen, Denmark, said Shyam Saran, the Prime Minister&#8217;s Special Envoy  on Climate Change, on Friday.

Interacting  with  the media here, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/climate-change-india-ready-to-do-its-bit-developed-nations-must-also-saran-191743/" title="Climate  change:  India ready to do its bit,  developed  nations must also: Saran">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN climate talks in Bangkok fail to tackle key issues of emissions, finance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No deal on crucial issues as UN climate talks end

BANGKOK — The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year.
The Bangkok talks ended just as it was .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-climate-talks-in-bangkok-fail-to-tackle-key-issues-of-emissions-finance-191613/">UN climate talks in Bangkok fail to tackle key issues of emissions, finance</a>.]]></description>
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