http://ap-1009863.newsvine.com/en-usCopyright 2012Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:41:02 +0000Thu, 17 May 2012 13:15:30 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7684104-thai-rice-subsidy-scheme-to-push-up-world-priceshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7684104-thai-rice-subsidy-scheme-to-push-up-world-pricesbusinessthailandschemeasrice-schemeFri, 9 Sep 2011 10:25:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, a Thai farmer cuts grass at her rice field in Fang district, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Thailand's plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the world's people as rice importing nations look to other countries for tightened supplies. A new government in Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, has promised growers higher prices for rice in a scheme that will take effect Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 12, 2008, a worker piles up sacks of rice at a warehouse in Bangkok. Thailand's plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the world's people as rice importing nations look to other countries for tightened supplies. A new government in Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, has promised growers higher prices for rice in a scheme that will take effect Oct. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 25, 2008, a Thai farmer walks on a footpath across a rice field in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Thailand's plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the world's people as rice importing nations look to other countries for tightened supplies. A new government in Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, has promised growers higher prices for rice in a scheme that will take effect Oct. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>In this photo taken on May 25, 2008, Thai farmers work on their rice field in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Thailand's plan to pay its rice growers far above market rates is expected to push up prices for the staple that feeds almost half the world's people as rice importing nations look to other countries for tightened supplies. A new government in Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, has promised growers higher prices for rice in a scheme that will take effect Oct. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/29/6554847-thai-cambodian-troops-clash-again-at-borderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/29/6554847-thai-cambodian-troops-clash-again-at-borderthailandcambodiasoutheast-asianworld-newsasclashFri, 29 Apr 2011 10:14:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Medical personnel examine an injured Thai soldier at a hospital following clashes between Thai and Cambodia in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Thai and Cambodian military commanders agreed to a cease-fire Thursday after seven days of artillery duels killed at least 15 people, Cambodia said. Thailand did not immediately confirm it, but the contested border was quiet most of the day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers sleep at an evacuation center in Surin province, northeastern Thailand Thursday, April 28, 2011. Thai and Cambodian military commanders agreed to a cease-fire Thursday after seven days of artillery duels killed at least 15 people, Cambodia said. Thailand did not immediately confirm it, but the contested border was quiet most of the day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>A Thai soldier stands on a military vehicle as he patrols during clashes between Thai and Cambodia in Surin province, northeastern Thailand,, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Thai and Cambodian military commanders agreed to a cease-fire Thursday after seven days of artillery duels killed at least 15 people, Cambodia said. Thailand did not immediately confirm it, but the contested border was quiet most of the day. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>An injured Thai soldier rests at a hospital bed after clashes between Thai and Cambodia in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Artillery fire boomed across the Thai-Cambodian frontier for a seventh day Thursday as fierce border clashes erupted again between the two neighbors. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>An elderly Thai woman who fled clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers eats betel nuts at an evacuation center in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Thai and Cambodian military commanders agreed to a cease-fire Thursday after seven days of artillery duels killed at least 15 people, Cambodia said. Thailand did not immediately confirm it, but the contested border was quiet most of the day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, April 28, 2011, a Thai ranger, left, watches as his comrades move away the body of a Cambodian soldier at a battlefield in Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, April 30, 2011, marking the ninth straight day of clashes. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Thai soldier holds his machine gun atop an army vehicle while patrolling near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Thai soldiers ride on a pickup truck to the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Army vehicles carrying Thai soldiers make their way while patrolling near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Thai soldiers help transporting a wounded soldier for treatment on its arrival in a hospital in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire at the countries' contested border again Saturday, marking the ninth straight day of clashes that have left at least 16 people dead and displaced nearly 100,000. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Thai soldiers take up a position while patrolling near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, early Sunday, May 1, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again Sunday at the countries' disputed border as the conflict entered its 10th day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Thai soldiers patrol on motorcycles as they make their way near the Thai-Cambodian frontline near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, northeastern Thailand, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again Sunday at the countries' disputed border as the conflict entered its 10th day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>A Thai refugee rests at a refugee camp near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, in northeastern Thailand, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again Sunday at the countries' disputed border as the conflict entered its 10th day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>A Thai refugee rests at a camp near the Thai-Cambodian frontline in Surin province, in northeastern Thailand, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Troops from Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged fire again Sunday at the countries' disputed border as the conflict entered its 10th day. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6062809-bangkok-fans-throw-bottles-after-deftones-nix-showhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6062809-bangkok-fans-throw-bottles-after-deftones-nix-showentertainmentworld-newsasdeftonesthailand-deftonesgrammy-winning-americanWed, 16 Feb 2011 06:01:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/11/6031496-thai-airline-trains-transsexual-flight-attendantshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/11/6031496-thai-airline-trains-transsexual-flight-attendantsthailandflight-attendantstranssexualworld-newsasfour-thaiFri, 11 Feb 2011 09:23:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 photo, transvestite Dissanai Chitpraphachin takes hair dressing training course as part of the preparations for the inaugural flight of P.C. Air headquarters in Bangkok. Four Thai "ladyboys" have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand's first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 photo, transvestites from left to right, Nathatai Sukkaset, Dissanai Chitpraphachin, Chayathisa Nakmai and Phuntakarn Sringern pose for photo at P.C. Air headquarters in Bangkok. Four Thai "ladyboys" have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand's first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 photo, transvestites from left to right in front row, Chayathisa Nakmai, Nathatai Sukkaset and Dissanai Chitpraphachin attend a makeup training course to prepare for the inaugural flight of P.C. Air headquarters in Bangkok. Four Thai "ladyboys" have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand's first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 photo, transvestites from let to right in front row.,Phuntakarn Sringern, Chayathisa Nakmai, Nathatai Sukkaset, and Dissanai Chitpraphachin attend a makeup training course to prepare for the inaugural flight of P.C. Air headquarters in Bangkok. Four Thai "ladyboys" have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand's first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 photo, transvestite Dissanai Chitpraphachin, center, attends a makeup training course to prepare for the inaugural flight of P.C. Air headquarters in Bangkok. Four Thai "ladyboys" have been recruited as flight attendants for a start-up charter airline that says it will be Thailand's first to include transsexuals among its cabin crew. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/04/5984831-thai-website-director-goes-on-trial-over-contenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/04/5984831-thai-website-director-goes-on-trial-over-contentthailandworld-newsascensorshipFri, 4 Feb 2011 04:21:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5399875-flooding-that-swamped-southern-thailand-kills-12http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/03/5399875-flooding-that-swamped-southern-thailand-kills-12thailandfloodingworld-newsasWed, 3 Nov 2010 08:22:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Tuesday, Nov. 2 , 2010 photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, standing second from left on a military truck in white shirt, inspects flooding in Hat Yai district of Songkhla Province, Thailand. A tropical depression that dumped constant rain on the area on Sunday and Monday triggered the flooding, which caused the suspension of some rail services to the south and the temporary closure of the airport on Samui island, a popular tourist getaway in the Gulf of Thailand. (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office)</p><p>Cars parked on higher ground are inundated with floodwater in Hat Yai town, Songkhla province, southern Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. Bangkok's only aircraft carrier, which rarely leaves its berth, was deployed to help out. (AP Photo)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010 photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, fourth from right in white shirt, looks at an x-ray while visiting a hospital in Hat Yai district of Songkhla Province, south of Bangkok. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Nov. 2 , 2010 photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, floodwaters surround residential and business buildings in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Nov. 2 , 2010 photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, residential and business areas in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand are submerged in floodwaters. Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office)</p><p>Residents wade through flood waters in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Thai officers evacuate Thai woman from his house in downtown Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding after 107 people died from deluges in the northeast last month. (AP Photo)</p><p>Thai officers give a food to victims of flood in downtown Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Residents wade through flood waters in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Supply bags are thrown from an army helicopter to Hat Yai residents who fled the floodwaters to a high ground in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Flood victims wave from the roof of a building in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Residents take up position on the roof of a building during the flood in Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>An engineer of an army helicopter looks for victims of the flood above an inundated Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>A car is submerged in floodwaters in downtown Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding that peaked as high as rooftops. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>A resident looks at the flood from the balcony of her house in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding after 107 people died from deluges in the northeast last month. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>A man rides on a makeshift raft through flood waters in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding after 107 people died from deluges in the northeast last month. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Thai Buddhist monks clean Koksamankhun temple following flooding in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, in southern Thailand on Thursday Nov 4, 2010. Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p><p>Thais ride motorcycles near a car destroyed by floods in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand on Thursday Nov 4, 2010. Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120. (AP Photo)</p><p>A Thai woman cleans her flooded shop in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, southern Thailand on Thursday Nov 4, 2010. Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120. (AP Photo)</p><p>Thais walk beside cars damaged by floods in Hat Yai town of Songkhla province, in southern Thailand on Thursday Nov 4, 2010. Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5352417-un-chief-appeals-for-more-khmer-rouge-trialshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/26/5352417-un-chief-appeals-for-more-khmer-rouge-trialsunasiakhmer-rougeworld-newssecretary-general-ban-ki-moonTue, 26 Oct 2010 09:31:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during Ban's visit to Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Ban started a four-country Asian tour Tuesday in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul, Pool)</p><p>Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, left, shakes hand with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during Ban's visit to Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Ban started a four-country Asian tour Tuesday in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul, Pool)</p><p>U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, speaks as Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva listens during a joint press conference at the Government House in Bangkok , Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Ban started a four-country Asian tour Tuesday in Bangkok, where tight security was in place to prevent anti-government protesters from "embarrassing" Thailand in front of the U.N. chief. (AP Photo/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul, Pool)</p><p>Western activists holding placards stage a rally against U.N.'s handling of Myanmar issue in front of the United Nation office during U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's one-day stop over in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. Ban started a four-country Asian tour Tuesday in Bangkok, where tight security was in place to prevent anti-government protesters from "embarrassing" Thailand in front of the U.N. chief. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Western and Myanmar activists holding placards stage a rally against U.N.'s handling of Myanmar issue in front of the United Nation office during U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's one-day stop over in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. Ban started a four-country Asian tour Tuesday in Bangkok, where tight security was in place to prevent anti-government protesters from "embarrassing" Thailand in front of the U.N. chief. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, at the Cambodian Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)</p><p>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, front right, arrives in the court hall of the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Cambodia will not allow the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal to prosecute former low-ranking officers of the genocidal regime because it would endanger national peace, the country's leader told the U.N. chief Wednesday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)</p><p>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, shakes hands with Cambodian President of the U.N-backed Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal Kong Srim, left, in the court hall on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Cambodia will not allow the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal to prosecute former low-ranking officers of the genocidal regime because it would endanger national peace, the country's leader told the U.N. chief Wednesday. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)</p><p>U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, smiles while greeting foreign diplomats upon his arrival at the Cambodian Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010. Ban is expected to hold a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during his official visit to Cambodia as part of his four-country Asian tour. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/08/5258014-viktor-bout-files-new-appeal-against-extraditionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/08/5258014-viktor-bout-files-new-appeal-against-extraditionusthailandsuspectarmsworld-newsasviktor-boutaccused-russianFri, 8 Oct 2010 16:31:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/02/5222015-thailands-queen-discharged-from-hospitalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/02/5222015-thailands-queen-discharged-from-hospitalthailandqueenworld-newsasthailand-queen-sirikitSun, 3 Oct 2010 00:07:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File - In this Dec. 5, 2009 file photo, Thai Queen Sirikit, right, walks with her son Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as they accompany King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaving Siriraj hospital for the King's 82nd birthday celebration in Bangkok. Sirikit, 78, was hospitalized with a "rapid heart beat" which returned to normal after a day of treatment, the palace said in a statement, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)</p><p>In this July 8, 2007 file photo,Thailand's Queen Sirikit tours a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sirikit ended a four-day hospital stay in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 after receiving treatment for what the palace described as a rapid heartbeat. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/24/5174083-rights-groups-denounce-arrest-of-thai-webmasterhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/24/5174083-rights-groups-denounce-arrest-of-thai-webmastertechnologythailandinternet-freedomfreedomascomputer-crime-actSat, 25 Sep 2010 00:58:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/23/5160609-thailands-bid-for-high-speed-internet-stalledhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/23/5160609-thailands-bid-for-high-speed-internet-stalledtechnologythailandtelecomsas3gThu, 23 Sep 2010 06:06:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5107171-study-bangkok-street-fruit-often-contaminatedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5107171-study-bangkok-street-fruit-often-contaminatedthailandfruitforbiddenworld-newsasTue, 14 Sep 2010 09:13:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A fruit vendor prepares pineapple for sale in Bangkok on Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010. A survey of the Thai capital's ubiquitous food carts that sell snack bags filled with juicy watermelon chunks, papaya slivers and exotic treats such as pickled guava has found the fruit also contains unsafe levels of bacteria and chemicals that help keep it looking fresh in Bangkok's tropical heat. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>A fruit vendor pushes his cart past an intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. A survey of the Thai capital's ubiquitous food carts that sell snack bags filled with juicy watermelon chunks, papaya slivers and exotic treats such as pickled guava has found the fruit also contains unsafe levels of bacteria and chemicals that help keep it looking fresh in Bangkok's tropical heat. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5067779-teachers-killed-in-restive-southern-thailandhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/08/5067779-teachers-killed-in-restive-southern-thailandthailandviolencesouthernworld-newsasWed, 8 Sep 2010 08:48:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4981622-baby-tiger-found-stuffed-in-bag-at-thai-airporthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/27/4981622-baby-tiger-found-stuffed-in-bag-at-thai-airportthailandodd-newsworld-newsastigerluggageFri, 27 Aug 2010 10:13:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul holds a baby tiger cub after feeding at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul feeds a baby tiger cub at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul plays with tiger cub at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bangkok Thailand on Friday Aug. 27.2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul feeds a baby tiger cub at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Thai veterinarian Phimchanok Srongmongkul holds a baby tiger cub after feeding at the Wildlife Health Unit at the Department of National Parks in Bngkok Thailand on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Thai authorities found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this Aug. 22, 2010 photo released by Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, a baby tiger cub is found among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Bangkok to Iran, at Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand. Authorities at Bangkok's international airport found the baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday. (AP Photo/Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4974041-603-pound-thai-woman-leaves-home-after-3-yearshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4974041-603-pound-thai-woman-leaves-home-after-3-yearsthailandwomanpoundworld-newsas603-poundThu, 26 Aug 2010 11:59:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Umnuayporn Tongprapai gestures as she is transported on a forklift to an ambulance in Bangkok, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and the forklift. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>A Thai volunteer tries to help Umnuayporn Tongprapai stand as she is removed from her third-floor apartment and transported to an ambulance, in Bangkok, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Umnuayporn Tongprapai sits on a trolley as she is removed from her third-floor apartment and transported to an ambulance, in Bangkok, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/24/4749027-grenade-wounds-1-thai-court-frees-protest-leaderhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/24/4749027-grenade-wounds-1-thai-court-frees-protest-leaderthailandpoliticsworld-newsasthaksin-shinawatraSun, 25 Jul 2010 00:21:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this picture take on June 28, 2010, photo Kokaew Pikulthong, a Thai terrorist suspect and anti-government protest leader, leaves a Bangkok registration office before heading back to prison, in Bangkok, Thailand. A by-election on Sunday July 25, 2010 with the contender campaigning from his jail cell provides an opportunity to take Thailand's political temperature, barely two months after large-scale anti-government protests in the streets of the capital were put down with the use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>In this picture take on June 28, 2010, photo Kokaew Pikulthong, a Thai terrorist suspect and anti-government protest leader, leaves a Bangkok registration office before heading back to prison, in Bangkok, Thailand. A by-election on Sunday July 25, 2010 with the contender campaigning from his jail cell provides an opportunity to take Thailand's political temperature, barely two months after large-scale anti-government protests in the streets of the capital were put down with the use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt stage die-in at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>A member of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt puts makeup on her face as a dead person at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt put makeup on their faces at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or Red Shirt cheer for news report of the by-election at Lumpini park Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 200 UDD members took part in the gathering to show their unity and to defy the country's security act. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Thai bomb squad members examine the site of a bomb blast near a bus stop in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, July 25, 2010. The bomb blast wounded nine people Sunday shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>A stray dog walks near the site of a bomb blast in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, July 25, 2010. The bomb blast at a bus stop wounded nine people Sunday shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Thai bomb squad members examine the site of a bomb blast near a bus stop in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, July 25, 2010. The bomb blast wounded nine people Sunday shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Uniformed and plain clothes Thai police officers gather outside a shopping mall near the site of a bomb blast in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, July 25, 2010. The bomb blast at a bus stop wounded nine people Sunday shortly after polls closed in a parliamentary election that pitted a government candidate against a jailed leader of recent mass protests in the Thai capital. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or Red Shirts group, leader Veera Musikapong arrives at the criminal court from a prison van in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, July 30, 2010. The criminal court granted him bail, and he has to report to the court every 15 days and is banned from traveling overseas.(AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/14/4678774-thai-politics-intrudes-on-the-world-of-reality-tvhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/14/4678774-thai-politics-intrudes-on-the-world-of-reality-tventertainmentthailandrealityasunpleasantThu, 15 Jul 2010 00:22:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Witthawat Thaokhamlue greets in the Thai way during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Flank by father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, right, Witthawat Thaokhamlue speaks during a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Witthawat Thaokhamlue, center, poses with father Watanyu, left, and mother Rejwanna, right, after a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Witthawat, 17, announced that he would leave the reality show after he set off a scandal as the new season of "Academy Fantasia" reality show began, when Internet users found he had posted strings of harsh criticism, some containing foul language, against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on his Facebook status updates. His comments drew wide disapproval from many fans of the show, along with members of the public. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/07/4627719-russian-pianist-back-home-after-rape-chargehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/07/4627719-russian-pianist-back-home-after-rape-chargeentertainmentthailandarrestsexworld-newsasmikhail-vasillievich-pletnevacclaimed-russianmikhail-pletnevWed, 7 Jul 2010 04:28:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Monday, July 5, 2010, Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Vasillievich Pletnev, center, is questioned by a Thai police officer in front of his residence in Pattaya, Thailand. Pletnev has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in a Thai beach town, police said Wednesday, July 7. The founder of the Russian National Orchestra, was charged Tuesday with rape and appearing in compromising photographs with several other boys, said police Lt. Col. Creetha Tankanarat. (AP Photo)</p><p>in this photo taken Monday, July 5, 2010, Thai police officer presents the arrest warrant to Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Vasillievich Pletnev, at his residence in Pattaya, Thailand. Pletnev has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in a Thai beach town, police said Wednesday, July 7. The founder of the Russian National Orchestra, was charged Tuesday with rape and appearing in compromising photographs with several other boys, said police Lt. Col. Creetha Tankanarat. (AP Photo/Dailay News) </p><p>In this photo taken Monday, July 5, 2010, Thai police officer presents the arrest warrant to Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Vasillievich Pletnev, at his residence in Pattaya, Thailand. Pletnev has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy in a Thai beach town, police said Wednesday, July 7. The founder of the Russian National Orchestra, was charged Tuesday with rape and appearing in compromising photographs with several other boys, said police Lt. Col. Creetha Tankanarat. (AP Photo/Pattaya Daily News) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/06/4625329-thailand-extends-state-of-emergency-in-capitalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/06/4625329-thailand-extends-state-of-emergency-in-capitalthailandpoliticsworld-newsasTue, 6 Jul 2010 08:46:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 18, 2010 file photo, anti-government demonstrators call out former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's name during a morning rally in Bangkok, Thailand. A state of emergency imposed during anti-government protests will likely be lifted in many parts of the country this week, Thailand's prime minister said Sunday. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 29, 2010 file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks with foreign journalists at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand. A state of emergency imposed during anti-government protests will likely be lifted in many parts of the country this week, Thailand's prime minister said Sunday. Vejjajiva added that restrictions would be relaxed in other areas as a step toward full revocation of the emergency decree. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)</p><p>FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, a defaced portrait of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is seen in front of the arson attack on the Thailand's biggest shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. A state of emergency imposed during anti-government protests will likely be lifted in many parts of the country this week, Thailand's prime minister said Sunday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/13/4277192-bangkok-protests-devastate-shopping-paradisehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/13/4277192-bangkok-protests-devastate-shopping-paradisebusinessredthailandasseesred-shirtThu, 13 May 2010 09:43:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, May 12, 2010 photo, an anti-government protester drinks coffee in front of an advertisement board outside Central World shopping arcade that turned to be the encampment of the protesters in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok's shopaholics are suffering withdrawal symptoms while some of Asia's fanciest department stores are seeing red &#8212; on their balance sheets and all around them as so-called Red Shirt protesters continue a crippling, weekslong occupation of the Thai capital's prime commercial district. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4038069-thai-pm-offers-talks-with-protesters-after-rallyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/19/4038069-thai-pm-offers-talks-with-protesters-after-rallythailandpoliticsworld-newsasFri, 19 Mar 2010 08:19:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sleeps on a street in Bangkok, Friday March 19. 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>An anti-government demonstrator takes a rest on a street in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday March 19, 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) </p><p>An anti-government demonstrator walks in front of riot policemen's shields and protections in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, March 19, 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrator takes a rest in front of Thai soldier on guard in front of Government house in Bangkok on Friday March 19. 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) </p><p>A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra walks past soldiers on guard in Bangkok, Friday March 19. 2010. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government was ready to hold talks with protesters, who want him to call new elections, but only if they stop throwing blood, blocking government offices and remain peaceful. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) </p><p>Anti- government protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Anti-government protesters march, calling for fresh elections, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Anti-government protesters march, calling for fresh elections, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Anti-government protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)</p><p>Supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheer to passing motorcyclists during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, cheer to passing motorcyclists during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, touches hands with passing motorcyclists during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cheer to passing motorcyclists during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Protesters and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra take position with their motorcycles before roaming up the streets during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Supporters cheer anti-government demonstrators as they pass through an intersection in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. The procession was cheered from the sidewalks by large crowds as it passed with red flags and ribbons fluttering and car horns honking. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, left, touches hands with passing motorcyclists during an anti-government demonstration Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p><p>Antii-government demonstrators gather at an intersection in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a miles-long (kilometers-long) caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government. Metropolitan Police commander Vichai Sangparpai estimated the size of the demonstration at 100,000 people. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>Supporters cheer anti-government demonstrators as they pass through an intersection at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators gather at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, March 20, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>An anti-government demonstrator wearing a "People Power" headband looks on during a rally Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. On Sunday anti-government demonstrators were taking things easy following a massive caravan through Bangkok on Saturday that police are saying attracted more than 100,000 participants. The protesters consist of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators gather during a rally Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. On Sunday anti-government demonstrators were taking things easy following a massive caravan through Bangkok on Saturday that police are saying attracted more than 100,000 participants. The protesters consist of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators gather at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, March 20, 2010. Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators walk on portraits of Thai government officials during a rally Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. On Sunday anti-government demonstrators were taking things easy following a massive caravan through Bangkok on Saturday that police are saying attracted more than 100,000 participants. The protesters consist of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators camp out near a rally Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. On Sunday anti-government demonstrators were taking things easy following a massive caravan through Bangkok on Saturday that police are saying attracted more than 100,000 participants. The protesters consist of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>Anti-government demonstrators camp out near a rally Sunday, March 21, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. On Sunday anti-government demonstrators were taking things easy following a massive caravan through Bangkok on Saturday that police are saying attracted more than 100,000 participants. The protesters consist of supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a 2006 military coup for alleged corruption, and pro-democracy activists who opposed the army takeover. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3977211-thailand-denies-visa-to-dalai-lamas-sisterhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3977211-thailand-denies-visa-to-dalai-lamas-sisterthailandworld-newsasdalai-lamaThu, 4 Mar 2010 10:40:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3976340-thailand-offers-tourists-free-insurancehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3976340-thailand-offers-tourists-free-insurancebusinessthailandbenefitsastouristThu, 4 Mar 2010 04:58:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Buddhist faithful gather at Wat Muang in Angthong, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, for Macha Bucha Day ceremonies. On Macha Bucha Day, a national holiday in Thailand, Buddhists throughout the nation gather to make merit and listen to the teaching of the Buddhism. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)</p><p>An ethnic Thai-Chinese woman arranges newspapers at her stall Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Bangkok. Thailand's highest court ruled Friday that ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra abused his power to enrich himself and his family while in office and ordered that $1.4 billion of his telecommunications fortune be seized. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3903469-thailand-british-made-bomb-detectors-unreliablehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/16/3903469-thailand-british-made-bomb-detectors-unreliablethailandworld-newsasdetectorbomb-detectorTue, 16 Feb 2010 13:52:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post