Topic: Bangkok

Who's joining Thai protests?

More students are marching to unseat Prime Minister Samak, adding to an ideologically mixed coalition of businesspeople, royalists, and academics.

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Thailand's political stalemate deepens

Activists have disrupted air and rail travel, and refuse to leave government grounds.

State of emergency declared in Bangkok

As the confrontation between the government and opposition escalates, the ruling party is slapped with charges of electoral fraud.

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Post-Thaksin, a calmer Thailand?

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, facing corruption charges, fled to England this week. His absence may hurt the pro-Thaksin ruling party but also ease political strife.

In K2 aftermath, lessons learned

Veteran climbers say the mountaineers were highly experienced, but point out several factors that contributed to the tragedy in which 11 died.

International aid for Burma (Myanmar) faces funding crunch

About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.

Why Thai-Cambodian temple dispute lingers

Each side has domestic reasons to prolong the conflict.

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Trouble brews in two Asian democracies

Newly elected leaders in Thailand and Malaysia face mounting domestic discontent.

Unorthodox papermaking helps a Thai elephant refuge

Elephant-dung pages dispose of a massive waste problem profitably.

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Burma (Myanmar) boots medics, citing no need

Authorities have ordered Asian doctors in the cyclone-hit south home. The urgent need is for volunteers who bring basic care to far-flung villages, some aid workers say.

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Facing inflation, Asia gets more aggressive

As social unrest grows over rising food and fuel prices, policymakers from Thailand to Indonesia are raising interest rates.

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Burma's (Myanmar's) elite help with aid

Business leaders, some under US sanction, are delivering relief supplies.

Burmese forced from relief camps

Cyclone refugees are being evicted from shelters, according to Amnesty International. Analysts say the regime is dispersing those who might foment opposition.

Thailand faces revived protests

Weeklong antigovernment rallies have raised concerns of a second coup in two years.

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Amid aid delays, locals in Burma (Myanmar) rebuild

Cyclone victims are rebuilding homes and collecting rainwater as foreign aid workers slowly spread out.

Aid efforts begin to gather momentum in Burma (Myanmar)

More workers are being allow in, but some who have been in cyclone-affected areas say bureaucracy is impeding access to victims.