Pattaya & Thailand News Archive | December 2008

Pattaya & Thailand
News Archive
Dec 2008-Feb 2009

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28/ Feb/ 2009
Thaksin Cancels Hong Kong Speech At FCC Reuters
Woman "Wakes Up From Death" At Pattaya Hospital Pattaya Daily News
THAI Airways Posts 21 Billion Baht Loss - First In 43 Years Bangkok Post
Post Office Clerk Gets 50 Years Jail For Embezzling 300,000 Baht The Nation
Thai Consul Checks Thaksin Whereabouts In Hong Kong The Nation
27/ Feb/ 2009
Thai Politics As Reality TV: Who Are The PAD? Cambridge University Press
Five-Meter Long Python Found On Pattaya Beer Bar Roof Pattaya One News
Muslim Separatists: "Independence Through Armed Revolution" Al Jazeera
Police Summon PAD Leaders, Activists To Hear Charges Thai News Agency
"Red Shirts" Withdraw From Government House Thai News Agency
Thailand May Ask China To Extradite Thaksin The Nation
26/ Feb/ 2009
No Arrest Warrant Against Thai Foreign Minister The Nation Breaking News
25/ Feb/ 2009
Decapitated Foreigner Identified As Italian The Nation TNA Bangkok Post
Average Thais Taller, Fatter, More Tubular Than 25 Years Ago TNA
HIV-Positive Robber: Unsafe Sex With More Than 20 Female Victims PDN
AoT Cuts Airport Fees By 20% To Promote Tourism Bangkok Post
Red Shirts Jilt Lese Majeste Suspect "Da Torpedo" Bangkok Post
24/ Feb/ 2009
Suicide By Decapitation? Beheaded Farang May Be Italian Thai News Agency
Phuket: English Businessman Clubbed To Death Phuket Gazette
"Red Shirts" Besiege Government House Bangkok Post
Beheaded Farang: Suicide Or Mafia-Style Execution? The Nation
100% Pay Increase For Village Heads, Kamnan, Assistants The Nation
Lese Majeste: Court Refuses Da Torpedo's Third Bail Request Bangkok Post
"Red Shirts" Ready For March On Government House The Nation
23/ Feb/ 2009
Body Of Beheaded Foreigner Found The Nation
New Mandala: Special Interview With Giles Ji Ungpakorn, II New Mandala
Anti-Government Protests Turn Violent On Pattaya Beach Pattaya One News
Summer 2009: Heat Wave, Drought, Tropical Storms The Nation
Red Shirts Rally: Army On Standby To Reinforce Police Bangkok Post
New Law To Encourage Teenagers To Have Free HIV Tests Bangkok Post
Illegal Pornography, Pirated Goods Worth 20M Baht Seized Bangkok Post
Thai GDP Plunges 4.3% In Q4 Bangkok Post Breaking News
22/ Feb/ 2009
Severed Foreigner's Head Found Hanging From Bangkok's Rama VIII Bridge
Thai News Agency The Nation Bangkok Post
"Red Threats": Chiang Mai Gay Pride Event Called Off The Nation
Roti Vendor Arrested In Connection With Rohingya Smuggling Bangkok Post
21/ Feb/ 2009
Internet Police Defends Lese Majeste Law Bangkok Post Breaking News
Two Female Romanians Arrested For Using Fake ATM Cards The Nation
Thai King Pardons Aussie Author Jailed For "Royal Insult" ABC News
Freed Author To Write Of Jail Hell WA Today
Siam Sunrays: Thailand's New National Cocktail Bangkok Post TAT
October 7 Clash Report Unveiled: No Results, Nobody Guilty Bangkok Post
20/ Feb/ 2009
New Mandala: Special Interiew With Giles Ji Ungpakorn New Mandala
Puea Thai MPs Flock To Hong Kong To Meet Thaksin The Nation
PAD Leaders Face Arrest Over Government House Seizure Thai News Agency
International Airlines Let PAD Of The Hook Over Airport Seizure Bangkok Post
Auto Firms Petition Gov't For Urgent Financial Aid Bangkok Post
Product Liability Act: Consumers Win Potent New Rights Bangkok Post
19/ Feb/ 2009
Police Seize Property, Cancel Visa Of Dutch Drug Dealer Pattaya One News
Teenage Gang Arrested For Rape, Attempted Murder Bangkok Post
Thailand's January Exports Plunge 26.5% Thai News Agency
PM Not Guilty To Work With Banned Politician Newin: EC Bangkok Post
Ji Ungpakorn In The Guardian: Thailand's Battle For Democracy Guardian
Thai Finance Minister Accused Of Tax Fraud The Nation
Thaksin Faces New Corruption Charge Over Bank Loan Bangkok Post
18/ Feb/ 2009
Thai Gold Prices Hit All-Time High Bangkok Post
Thai PM Attends Funeral Of PAD Member Prachatai
October 7 Clash: Gov't Refuses To Disclose Probe Results Bangkok Post
GM Thailand Axes 790 Workers Bangkok Post
Rite Seeks To "Absolve Thaksin Of Bad Karma" The Nation Bangkok Post
17/ Feb/ 2009
Australian Writer Jailed Over "Royal Insult" May Get Pardon The Nation
Female Teacher Charged For Consensual Sex With Student Bangkok Post
Business Leaders: Thais Must Spend More Money The Nation
Thailand's Rice Exports In January Down 38% Thai News Agency
16/ Feb/ 2009
Anti-Alcohol Protesters Call For Holiday Booze Ban The Nation
Cambodian Opposition Calls For Thaksin Investigation Phnom Penh Post
Royalists Accuse Foreign Media Of "Badmouthing" Thailand Prachatai
Media Monitoring Panel To Promote "Good Media" Bangkok Post
Interview: Red Shirts Fighting For 'Genuine Democracy' The Nation
African Drug Gangs Preying Innocent Thai Women Bangkok Post
Bangkok's Oldest Private Bus 54 Years Old! Bangkok Post
15/ Feb/ 2009
"Yellow Shirts" Vow To "Invade" Red Bastions In The North Bangkok Post
Black Days Ahead For Red Shirts? Bangkok Post
Hua Hin Proposed As Thailand's 77th Province Bangkok Post
Thaksin: "I'll Rather Die Than Lose" The Nation Bangkok Post
Thai PM: Lese Majeste Law Must Not Be Abused Prachatai
14/ Feb/ 2009
Thai Politics, US Strategy: "When Allies Drift Apart" Asia Times Online
Stressed Thai Mother Shoots Her Two Children, Kills Herself Bangkok Post
Thai PM Denies Admitting Rohingya Pushed Out To Sea Thai News Agency
Army Blames Foreign Media For Distortion Of Rohingya Saga Bangkok Post
Plea To Protect Thai Women Abroad The Nation
Alcohol May Be Banned For Songkran?!? Bangkok Post
Amnesty Bill Splits Government Bangkok Post
13/ Feb/ 2009
Lese Majeste Laws: Modern Monarchy And Inviolability Bangkok Post
"Pure And Safe Love" Campaign To Protect Teenagers From HIV TNA
Suvarnabhumi Airport Railway Link To Open August 12 Bangkok Post
Thai PM Admits Boat People Pushed Out To Sea CNN
Pattaya Police Catch Kuwaiti Man Abusing 14-Year Old Boy PDN
Thaksin Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Deputy PM Suthep Bangkok Post
Thai Cabinet Members Are Worth Billions Of Baht The Nation
12/ Feb/ 2009
Over 10,000 New HIV Infections In 2009, Warns Report Bangkok Post
Lese Majeste Law Needs Overhaul: Sulak Sivaraksa DPA
11/ Feb/ 2009
Manchester City Dump Thaksin From President's Role The Nation
Thai Gov't Warns Jolie Over Comments On Rohingya Refugees Bangkok Post
Thailand Urged To Reconsider Foreign Business Act TNA
Democrat MP Gets "Red Card" For Vote-Buying The Nation
10/ Feb/ 2009
Royal Rumpus Over Thai Book: Interview With Ji Ungpakorn Oxford Mail
Panel To Monitor Student Internet Prostitution The Nation
Who's The Mysterious Man In Black With No Voice? The Nation
09/ Feb/ 2009
British Professor "Flees" Thailand After Charge Of Insulting King Guardian
"Sick Mama In Colombia": Police Break Up Foreign Burglary Gang The Nation
RSF: Cyber-Demonstration To Free Aussie Author From Thai Jail Prachatai
Army Evades Questions On Secret Anti-Thaksin Fund The Nation
Phuket Hotel Strike Hits Tourists Bangkok Post
08/ Feb/ 2009
Human Bones May Belong To Missing Human Rights Lawyer The Nation
Bones Aren't Somchai's Bangkok Post (Feb 14)
Army Denies Secret Fund To Destroy Pro-Thaksin Movement The Nation
Death Threats Against Thaksin Claimed Bangkok Post
07/ Feb/ 2009
Thai Women Duped Into Drug Trafficking Get Death Penalties Bangkok Post
Police Search For Internet Madam After Busting Teenage Hookers The Nation
The Medieval Price An Author Pays For Insulting Thailand's Monarchy
Sidney Morning Herald
Pattaya Bar Owner Arrests Indian Man For Using Fake Dollar Notes PDN
Pattaya Bike Week, February 12-14 Pattaya Daily News
Japan Approves 63 Billion Baht Loan For Skytrain Extension TNA
No Dance Floor, No Tax For Santika Pub?! Bangkok Post
Thai Finance Minister Predicts Recession Bangkok Post
How Reporters Secretly Recorded Thaksin's "Personal" Speech Bangkok Post
06/ Feb/ 2009
Angelina Jolie Tours Thailand Refugee Camps Associated Press
05/ Feb/ 2009
Thai Website To Protect The King - 5,000 Websites Blocked BBC
Briton Arrested For Hosting Swinger Party In Hotel Bangkok Post The Nation
Thaksin Sues Deputy PM Over "President" Remark Bangkok Post
Threats To Media Freedom Worry Internet Community Prachatai
Hundreds Of Frustrated Workers Protest At Pattaya Condo Project PDN
Japan Bans Thaksin From Entering Country: Thai PM The Nation
30% Of Thai Kids Have Aggressive Tendencies The Nation
Amnesty For Thaksin, Banned Politicians Gains Momentum Bangkok Post
04/ Feb/ 2009
More Than 50,000 Websites Blocked In Thailand: FACT FACT
Thai Economy Shrinks At Fastest Pace Since 1998 Bloomberg
Thai Foreign Minister Denies "Dump At Sea" Policy Thai News Agency
Petition To Free Aussie Author From Thai Jail www.bringharryhome.com
Visa Exemption For Transit Passengers At Suvarnabhumi Thai News Agency
Family Party: Shinawatras Take Grip On Puea Thai Bangkok Post
03/ Feb/ 2009
Thailand Faces More "Dump At Sea" Claims CNN
Thai Gov't Approves Plan To Borrow 270 Billion Baht Bangkok Post
Bangkok Nightclub Fire Investigation "Riddled With Flaws" Bangkok Post
Revenge Act: Two Soldiers Beheaded In Southern Thailand Bangkok Post
02/ Feb/ 2009
ICT Ministry To Crack Down On Student Prostitution Websites The Nation
Thaksin Vows To Return Home And Be PM Again The Nation Bangkok Post
Thai Military Biggest Winner In Political Conflict The Nation
01/ Feb/ 2009
National Security vs Democracy: Interview With ICT Minister Ranongruk Suwunchwee On Censorship And The Internet Bangkok Post
Red Shirts Send Strong Signal blogs.straitstimes.com
Government Rejects "Red Shirts" 15-Days Ultimatum Bangkok Post
7 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Grenade Attack At Temple Thai News Agency
Colleges Urged To Crack Down On Student Internet Flesh Trade The Nation
Deputy Prime Minister Faces Charges Of Electoral Fraud Bangkok Post

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31/ Jan/ 2009
"Red Shirt" Anti-Government Protesters March To Gov't House Bangkok Post
Thailand Forecasts 14 Million Foreign Tourists 2009 Bangkok Post Business
Thailand To Borrow 270 Billion Baht To Boost Economy Thai News Agency
30/ Jan/ 2009
Economist Magazine Blocked In Thailand Again Reuters
Thailand's Declining Reputation: A Sad Slide Backwards (The Economist)
Pattaya Beach Hookers Taught Tourist-Friendly Behaviour Pattaya Daily News
Pattaya Baht Bus Robberies On The Rise Pattaya Daily News
Hot Summer, Increasing Rainfall, Tropical Storms In 2009 Bangkok Post
Thai Student Raped Over 10 Months, Filmed By Rapist's Wife Bangkok Post
Mercedes Bus Stop Killer Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail Bangkok Post
29/ Jan/ 2009
Thai Gov't Reveals Blocking 2,300 Lese Majeste Websites The Nation
Mastermind Of Hua Hin Farang Shooting Arrested Bangkok Post
Thailand Elite Card Programme To Be Scrapped Bangkok Post
Sex In The Monastery: Gay Monks And Child Abuse Bangkok Post
Crackdown On Free Expression Under Guise Of Protecting King Prachatai
Thailand Hikes Fuel Excise Tax Starting Next Month The Nation
"Rogue" Radio Stations Face Closure The Nation
28/ Jan/ 2009
Thailand "Secretly" Blocks Another 400 Web Pages FACT
State Railway Of Thailand To Offer E-Tickets Bangkok Post Breaking News
Thai Government "Categorically" Denies Rohingya Abuse Bangkok Post
Supreme Court Upholds 14-Year Jail Term Against British Pedophile AFP
Siam Cement Posts First Quarterly Loss Since 2000 Bloomberg
Cabinet Approves Airport Security Bill Thai News Agency
Three Hitmen Held Over Murder Attempt On American Bangkok Post
Another Boatload Of Rohingya Refugees Arrives In Thailand The Nation
27/ Jan/ 2009
Thailand's Lese Majeste Law: Criminalising Dissent Index On Censorship
Economist Banned Again Over Monarchy-Related Article Bangkok Post
Thailand's Lese Majeste Law: The Trouble With Harry
Unidentified Foreign Man Found Dead Outside Condo Pattaya Daily News
Thai Rock Singer Arrested Over Santika Pub Blaze Thai News Agency
Santika Pub 'Left Alone' After CSD Officer Bought Stake Bangkok Post
"Red Shirts" Threaten To Blockade Government House Bangkok Post
26/ Jan/ 2009
CNN Investigation Questions Fate Of Rohingya Refugees In Thailand CNN
25/ Jan/ 2009
Thailand Seeks Pardon From Cambodian King - For Terrorists Bangkok Post
Thai "Scorpion Queen" Sets New World Record Pattaya Daily News
Ukrainian Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges Bangkok Post
"Red Shirts" Storm Police Barricades, PAD Rally Stage Bangkok Post
24/ Jan/ 2009
"Better Media Protection For Monarchy" Bangkok Post
Banglamung Hospital Faces Malpractice Charges Pattaya Daily News
Cargo Ships Collide In Thick Morning Fog On Chao Praya River The Nation
Government Vows To Push Land Tax Bill Through Parliament Bangkok Post
THAI Airways, Hit By Crisis, Needs To Borrow 34 Billion Baht Bangkok Post
23/ Jan/ 2009
British Expat Murdered In "Tribal Ritual" In Chiang Mai Telegraph.co.uk
Thailand "Escorts" 126 Rohingya Refugees Back To Sea The Nation
Is Internet Censorship Going Out Of Hand In Thailand? The Nation
Thailand's Rice Production To Drop By Half In 2009 Thai News Agency
22/ Jan/ 2009
Australian Government Seeks Royal Pardon For Harry Nicolaides The Nation
Heavy Fog Diverts Flights From Suvarnabhumi Airport The Nation
Thaksin Interview On Life In Exile And Thai Politics The Nation
21/ Jan/ 2009
Thai Student Files Torture Charges Against Army, Defense Ministry The Nation
Serial Pedophile Caught Having Sex With Young Boy Pattaya Daily News
PM Wants Unresolved Crime Cases Revived Bangkok Post
PAD Hearing Postponed Bangkok Post Breaking News
Santika Pub Fire Survivor Sues Pub Owners For 6 Million Baht Bangkok Post
UNHCR Asks To See Surviving Rohingya Refugees The Nation
20/ Jan/ 2009
Giles Ji Ungpakorn Officially Charged With Lese Majeste Bangkok Post
Army Chief Anupong: No Violence Used Against Refugees Bangkok Post
Thailand-Laos Railway Link To Open In March National News Bureau
Three French Tourists Busted At Pattaya Drug Party Pattaya Daily News
19/ Jan/ 2009
Aussie Author Gets Three-Years Jail Term For "Lese Majeste" BBC News
Pattaya: 16-Year Old Girl Claims Gang Rape By Five Pattaya One News
THAI Airways Crisis: National Carrier Seeks Emergency Funds Bangkok Post
Bangkok Airport: International Passengers Fall 40% Bangkok Post Business
Southern Coastlines "Swallowed" By Rising Sea Level Bangkok Post
90,000 Hospital Workers Threaten Nationwide Strike The Nation
Reform For The Rich? Opposition Attacks Agricultural Land Reform The Nation
18/ Jan/ 2009
Thailand's 'People with AIDS' Tally Rises To 1.2 Million Thai News Agency
Thailand To "Probe" Human Rights Violations Bangkok Post
Thaksin Advisor Post May Cause Puea Thai Party Dissolution The Nation
17/ Jan/ 2009
Lese Majeste Suspect Detained, Bail Denied National News Bureau
Cold Spell Expected To Continue Into February The Nation
16/ Jan/ 2009
Thai Woman Arrested For Pimping Dauhter, Young Girls Pattaya Daily News
Crackdown On Websites: PM Reneging On Promise The Nation
Cambodian Kids Exploited As Beggars And Street Vendors Pattaya One News
46 Thai Provinces Declared Cold Spell Disaster Zones National News Bureau
Thais "Leave Boat People To Die", Push Refugees Out To Sea Prachatai
Thai Navy Dismisses Ill-treatment Of Rohingya Refugees The Nation
Foreign Tourists See Boat People Mistreated On Similan Islands Phuket Wan
Tigers Get Own ID Cards Bangkok Post
No Money, No Good Teachers: Why Education Fails In Thailand The Nation
15/ Jan/ 2009
Internet User Arrested On Lese Majeste Charges Reporters Without Borders
Thailand May Wave Visa Fees In Bid To Boost Tourism Bangkok Post
Anti-Government "Red Shirts" Launch TV Station Thai News Agency
Stimulus Plan Under Fire: Vote-Buying At 2000 Baht Per Head? Bangkok Post
Thai King Internationally Recognized For "Miracles" The Nation
14/ Jan/ 2009
British Backpacker Charged With Lese Majeste FACT
Lese Majeste Paradox: Harry Nicolaides Book Available At Library FACT
Retired Frenchman Stabbed By Thai Wife In Pattaya Pattaya Daily News
30 Tourists Robbed By Tour Bus Crew And Abandoned Bangkok Post
Swedish Couple Gets 15 Months In Jail For Stealing Two T-Shirts Phuket-Info
Killer Of German Tourist Charged With Premeditated Murder The Nation
Friends Of Newin Faction Merges With Bhum Jai Thai Party NNB The Nation
PM Defends Appointment Of PAD Man Prapan The Nation
Poll Fraud Alleged In Last Sunday's By-Elections Bangkok Post
Thai Government Approves 115 Billion Baht Stimulus Package Bangkok Post
13/ Jan/ 2009
Thai Troops "Systematically Torturing" In South Amnesty International
16-Year Old Karaoke Bar Girl Robbed By "Clients" Pattaya One News
Government May Appoint PAD As Advisors Bangkok Post Breaking News
Jakrapob Vows To Fight Lese Majeste Charges The Nation
12/ Jan/ 2009
Is Thailand A New Enemy Of The Internet? Prachatai.com
Thai-English Couple Arrested For Sex On Pattaya Beach Pattaya One News
Female German Tourist Strangled To Death On Koh Phangan The Nation
"Coup For The Rich" Author Accused Of Lese Majeste Prachatai.com
Arrest Warrants Issued For Santika Pub Operator Thai News Agency
By-Elections Result In Favour Of Democrat-Led Coalition Gov't The Nation
11/ Jan/ 2009
Democrat Sukhumbhand Voted New Bangkok Governor Bangkok Post
Privy Council Prem: National Unity In The Name Of The King The Nation
"No More Airport Problem": Foreign Minister Changes His Mind Bangkok Post
How Bangkok Clubs Get Around Controls And Inspections Bangkok Post
10/ Jan/ 2009
Internet Community Prepares Its Case On Lese Majeste Websites The Nation
Thailand Vows To Stem Tide Against Royals The Peninsula On-Line
2006 Coup Leader Sonthi Enters Politics With New Party Bangkok Post
Back To The Ballot Box: Bangkok, 22 Provinces Vote Again Bangkok Post
Children's Day Poll: Thai Kids Want Loyalty To The Monarchy Bangkok Post
09/ Jan/ 2009
Chang Beer Wins Gold Medal In 2008 World Beer Championships PR Web
PAD Charged Over Damage To Government House Thai News Agency
Don Mueang Faces Shutdown As Commercial Airport Bangkok Post
THAI Airways Crisis: First Loss In 45 Years? Bangkok Post Business
Policeman Cheats 1.2 Million Baht In Traffic Fine Rewards The Nation
08/ Jan/ 2009
Heavy Petting On Pattaya Beach: Farang Couple Caught In The Act PDN
Health Plan To Make Thai Kids More Intelligent And Healthier The Nation
World's Average IQ Distribution Map IQ And The Wealth Of Nations
"Leftover" (PAD?) Bomb Explodes At Government House Bangkok Post
Weekly TV Talk Show With PM Abhisit To Start Jan 18 Thai News Agency
Rising Electricity Bills Imminent Bangkok Post Breaking News
Don't Scrutinise The Democrats: Senator Ruangkrai To Be Muzzled The Nation
Subsidies For The Poor: Gov't Extends Stimulus Package Bangkok Post
07/ Jan/ 2009
ASEAN Summit To Be Held In Hua Hin, Feb 27-March 1 The Nation
Thaksin's Lawyer Threatens To Sue Democrat Spokesman The Nation
Airport Closure Costs Thailand 290 Billion Baht Bangkok Post Breaking News
Fire Inquiry Looks Into Possibility Of Bribes Bangkok Post
New Year Road Death Toll: 367 Killed In "Seven Dangerous Days" The Nation
06/ Jan/ 2009
Government Blocks 2300 Websites For Insulting Monarchy Bangkok Post
Blazing Santika Pub Was A "Deathtrap" Bangkok Post
05/ Jan/ 2009
"Red Shirts" Threaten To Blockade ASEAN Summit Thai News Agency
Two Thirds Back "Red Shirts" Anti-Government Protest Bangkok Post
Santika Pub Death Toll Rises To 64 The Nation
Fire At Bangkok Shopping Mall Kills One, Injures Dozens The Nation
Thai Muslims Protest Israel's Attack On Gaza Monsters and Critics.com
"No Meddling With Media As In The Past": Democrat Party Bangkok Post
December Inflation Drops To 0.4%, Lowest Since 2004 Thai News Agency
Costly University Admission System Under Fire Bangkok Post
Alcohol Crackdown Likely To Intensify Bangkok Post Business
04/ Jan/ 2009
PM Abhisit Gets Over 100 Hate Calls Every Day The Nation
Santika Pub Owner Faces Immediate Arrest Bangkok Post
Relatives Of Nighclub Fire Victims To Sue Pub Owner Bangkok Post
City Governor Candidates Vow To Improve Nightclub Safety Bangkok Post
Five Years Of Southern Insurgency: No End In Sight Bangkok Post
03/ Jan/ 2009
Thaksin Tells Red Shirts To Keep On Fighting For Democracy Bangkok Post
Santika Pub Owner Faces Charges Of Flouting Law Bangkok Post
02/ Jan/ 2009
Red Shirts And Civil Disobedience New Mandala
No Licence: Police Investigate Bangkok Nightclub Fire The Nation
New Law Criminalises Norwegians "Sex Tourists" Pattaya Daily News
01/ Jan/ 2009
Bangkok Nightclub Fire Kills More Than 60 Revellers Bangkok Post
Fire At Pattaya Petrol Station Causes Extensive Damage Pattaya Daily News
87 Killed In New Year's Eve Road Accidents Thai News Agency

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31/ Dec/ 2008
King Sends New Year's Blessing, Calls For "Right Thinking" Bangkok Post
56 Killed In Road Accidents On The First Of "Seven Dangerous Days" TNA
Fire At Pattaya Shopping Center Causes Panic Pattaya Daily News
Dozing Bus Driver: Two Killed, 28 Injured in Phichit Bus Accident The Nation
Over 1000 Motorists Filmed Jumping Red Light In One Day The Nation
Thai Stocks Plunge Nearly 48% In 2008 Bangkok Post
Red-Shirt Protesters Take A Break To Celebrate New Year The Nation
30/ Dec/ 2008
Thailand Blocks 2300 Websites International Herald Tribune
Scottish Bar Owner Drinks Himself To Death In Pattaya BBC News
PM Abhisit Delivers Policy Statement Amid Protests Bangkok Post
Royal Picture In Wrong Spot: PAD Accuses UDD Of Lese Majeste
Bangkok Post
American Charged With Raping Underage Thai Boy Pattaya One News
29/ Dec/ 2008
Three Men Rob Pattaya Cash Delivery Truck, Netting 5 Million Baht PDN
New ICT Minister Vows To Curb Rogue Websites Bangkok Post
"Red Shirts" Block Parliament, Policy Statement Postponed TNA
28/ Dec/ 2008
30,000 Protesters Expected At Parliament Monday Bangkok Post
5000 Disabled By Road Accidents Every Year The Nation
Navy Chief Says Military Ready To Help Police Thai News Agency
Anti-Government Protesters Close Road To Parliament Bangkok Post
Forecast For 2009? Good Year For Thai Fortune Tellers Bangkok Post
27/ Dec/ 2008
Army To Crackdown On Lese Majeste, Suspicious Websites Bangkok Post
Tsunami Memorial Museum Planned To Promote Tourism Bangkok Post
One Taiwanese Tourist Killed, 14 Injured In Tour Bus Crash The Nation
Drunk American Runs Pick-Up Into Motorbike Pattaya Daily News
November Job Losses Hit 70,000 The Nation
26/ Dec/ 2008
An Australian Author's Cry Of Despair From Bangkok Jail Neos Kosmos
Government To Spend 300 Billion Baht To Boost Economy Associated Press
25/ Dec/ 2008
Wi-Fi Internet Access On Pattaya Beach Dec 25-31 Pattaya One News
"Lots Of Fun" At Blocked Airports: Foreign Minister "Sorry" Bangkok Post
Pro-Thaksin Mass Rally To Oust Democrat-Led Government Bangkok Post
Talk Shows Failing To Promote "Social Unity" Face The Axe The Nation
Corruption Ruining Thailand's Education System The Nation
24/ Dec/ 2008
388 Bodies Of Tsunami Victims Not Identified Yet Thai News Agency
Foreign Minister Kasit: PAD Airport Closure "Just Good Fun" Bangkok Post
Italian Pedophile Arrested On Soi Sunee Plaza Pattaya One News
Lese Majeste: BBC Journalist Faces New Complaint Bangkok Post
(How did Thai protesters manage it? BBC News)
Australian Stabs Thai Woman Rejecting "Unacceptable" Sexual Acts
Pattaya One News
Australian Pimp Jailed For Luring Thai Women Into Prostitution The Nation
Vendors Taught To Spot Fake Banknotes Bangkok Post
Thai Cabinet Approves Statement Of Policies Bangkok Post
23/ Dec/ 2008
More Than 1300 Websites Blocked In Thailand Bangkok Post FACT
Scorpion Queen Takes It In The Mouth Pattaya One News
Tobacco Firm Tried To Influence Thai Research Bangkok Post
Counterfeit Banknotes Creating Alarm Bangkok Post
22/ Dec/ 2008
Puea Thai MP Claims: Thaksin Home For Christmas The Nation
500,000 Baht Missing From Dutch Couple's Bank Account Pattaya Daily News
Younger Brother Of Defence Minister Reinstated As Police Chief The Nation
Police Step Up Pressure On Foreign Pedophiles Bangkok Post
Inquiry Into PM's Text Message, 80M Baht Donation For Post The Nation
21/ Dec/ 2008
Bangkok Airport Protests "Lots Of Fun": Thai Foreign Minister Telegraph.co.uk
Australian Author Imprisoned On Lese Majeste Charge TheAge.com.au
100 Million Baht For Ministerial Post? Academics Rap Cabinet The Nation
Bomb Attacks In Deep South Kill One, Wound 12 The Nation
20/ Dec/ 2008
Prime Minister Abhisit Announces Cabinet Line-Up (Full List) Bangkok Post
4°C In Chiang Mai: North, Northeast Hit By Cold Weather Bangkok Post
19/ Dec/ 2008
PM Abhisit: PAD Protesters Must Face Rule Of Law Channel NewsAsia
New Foreign Minister Hailed Bangkok Airport Closure Bangkok Post
Pattaya Countdown 2009 Festival To Revive Tourism Pattaya Daily News
Abhisit's 53 Million Text Messages An Invasion Of Privacy? Bangkok Post
Bank Of Thailand Warns Of Fake Thai Baht Notes Bangkok Post
Pro-Thaksin Talk Show Removed From State-Owned NBT Bangkok Post
Thaksin's UK Assets Worth US$4 Billion Frozen? The Nation
Money Rewards For Bangkok Districts With 70% Voter Turnout The Nation
18/ Dec/ 2008
Police Nab "Red Shirt" Protester For Violence At Parliament The Nation
400,000 Thais Have HIV But Don't Know It The Nation
PM Abhisit Urges Thaksin To Return To Thailand Bangkok Post
Belated Election Campaign? PM To Visit Thaksin Stronghold Bangkok Post
17/ Dec/ 2008
Three Million Tourists Less This High Season Bangkok Post
King Endorses Abhisit Vejjajiva As New Thai Prime Minister Bangkok Post
16/ Dec/ 2008
The Political Role Of The Thai Army Bangkok Post
No Coup Leaders In Abhisit's Cabinet Line-Up The Nation
15/ Dec/ 2008
Thai Foreign Ministry Revokes Thaksin's Diplomatic Passport The Nation
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Press Release, December 16, 2008)
Abhisit Becomes Thailand's 27th Prime Minister Bangkok Post The Nation
British Honorary Consulate Opens New Pattaya Office Pattaya One News
ASEAN Charter Comes Into Force Bangkok Post
Puea Thai To File No Confidence Motion Against New Government? TNA
"Red Shirts" Protest Outside Parliament, Four Injured Thai News Agency
10°C - Hua Hin Villages Declared Cold Spell Disaster Zones Bangkok Post
International Airlines Seek Redress For PAD Airport Blockade Bangkok Post
Gangs Of Gunmen And Hired Killings In Thailand Bangkok Post
Babysitting For MPs To Avoid Influence Of "Money Politics" Bangkok Post
Lack Of Social Pension Fund A Problem For Ageing Thai Society The Nation
14/ Dec/ 2008
50 Million Baht For Sick Leave During Monday's PM Vote The Nation
Thais Support Puea Thai Party, National Government Bangkok Post
Thailand Remains Centre For Human Trafficking Bangkok Post
Thaksin On Video: Thailand Undergoing "Silent Coup D'État" The Nation
Thaksin Phone-In Cancelled Bangkok Post
13/ Dec/ 2008
Thaksin To Address "Red Shirts" Mass Rally Via Teleconference The Nation
12/ Dec/ 2008
PAD Issues Warning To Government, Threatens To Revive Protests TNA
Thai Foreign Ministry Protests Economist Articles About King The Nation
11/ Dec/ 2008
Still No Prosecution In Death Of 54 Myanmar Migrants Thai News Agency
4 Foreigners, One Thai Arrested In Pattaya Pedophile Crackdown The Nation
Thai Parliament To Convene On Monday To Elect New PM Thai News Agency
Cash Injection From Thaksin To Lure Back Defectors? The Nation
10/ Dec/ 2008
Thaksin's Ex-Allies, "Friends Of Newin", To Back Democrats Bangkok Post
Thai Government To File Criminal Charges Against PAD Thai News Agency
Police Say 66 Private Businesses Support PAD Thai News Agency
09/ Dec/ 2008
Thai Distributor Bans Economist Magazine Over King Article Bangkok Post
Thailand's King And Its Crisis: A Right Royal Mess The Economist
Thailand's Monarchy: The King And Them The Economist
State Of Emergency At Bangkok Airports Lifted Bangkok Post
Friday, January 2, 2009, Added As Extra Public Holiday The Nation
08/ Dec/ 2008
Democrats, Puea Thai Vying To Form New Government Thai News Agency
Suvarnabhumi Airport Operates At Full Capacity Bangkok Post
German Couple Arrested For Having Sex In Ancient Temple The Nation
By-Elections In 22 Provinces On January 11 The Nation Breaking News
Democrats Seek Parliamentary Session To Elect New PM Thai News Agency
ThaiBev Postpones Listing Following Protests Of Anti-Alcohol Activists TNA
07/ Dec/ 2008
Puea Thai Party Elects Leader, Democrats To Form Government? TNA
06/ Dec/ 2008
Rampaging Teen Inmates Burn Juvenile Detention Center, 32 Escape TNA
Thaksin's Ex-Wife Returns To Thailand Thai News Agency
04/ Dec/ 2008
Thai King "Mildly" Sick, Fails To Deliver Birthday Speech Bangkok Post
Suvarnabhumi Airport To Resume Full Services Friday Bangkok Post
Foreign Diplomats Call For Boost Of Airport Security The Nation
Tourist Arrivals May Drop By 40%, Airlines To Shun Bangkok? TNA
03/ Dec/ 2008
Bangkok's Domestic Airport To Resume Services Thursday Thai News Agency
First Commercial Flight Lands At Suvarnabhumi Airport Thai News Agency
THAI Airways To Sue PAD For 20 Billion Baht Bangkok Post Breaking News
Thai Politics In A Vicious Circle Bangkok Post
02/ Dec/ 2008
PAD Cease All Anti-Government Protests, Vacate Airports The Nation
Government Gone: Airport To Resume Services December 15 Bangkok Post
People Power Party Dissolved: Constitution Court Topples Government
Thai News Agency Bangkok Post
Damage To Government House Estimated At 125 Million Baht TNA
Bomb Blast At Don Mueang Kills One, Wounds 22 Protesters The Nation
Government Fights For Political Survival At Constitution Court The Nation
01/ Dec/ 2008
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