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Thai baht reaches strongest level in 2 years

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,July18(APD)--Thaibahtclosesat33.59bahtagainsttheU.SdollaronTuesday,reachingtoapeakinthepasttwoyears.ThebahtskyrocketswithotherAsian

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Trial of Thailand's Yingluck fails to break Shinawatra machine

AsthetrialofformerThaiPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatraoveranextravagantricesubsidyprogramwindstoaclose,herruralsupportersareresistingattemptsbytherulingjuntatosi

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Thailand approves first phase of $5.5 bln railway project with China

Thailand on Tuesday approved construction of the first phase of a 5.5-billion US dollar railway project to link the industrial eastern seaboard with southern China through Laos. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha made use of an executive order last month to pave the way for the project, which has been beset by delays, including negotiations on loan terms.

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Thai prime minister refuses to answer whether to run next election

ByAPDWriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,July1(APD)--ThaiprimeministerPrayut-chan-o-chahasturnedadeafeartopolitician'squestiononwhetherhewillrunthenextelection,localmediare

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Hijacked Thai oil tanker returns safely from Malaysia

Thai navy on Monday confirmed that a Thai oil tanker which was hijacked by a pirate vessel in Malaysian waters had returned to Thailand.

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Thailand to use special power to hasten Sino-Thai railway project

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,June14(APD)--ThaigovernmentspokesmanhasdetailedlegalsnagsoftheSino-Thairailwayprojectwhichwillbeclearedafterthegovernmentusesitsspe

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Thai official detail how special power push Sino-Thai railway project

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,June14(APD)--ThaigovernmentspokesmanhasdetailedlegalsnagsoftheSino-Thairailwayprojectwhichwillbeclearedafterthegovernmentusesitsspe

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Thailand closes southern border crossings to shut IS out

The Thai government has closed down six border crossings in southern Thailand's Narathiwat, to prevent members of Islamic State (IS) from creeping into the country and illegal smuggling, Thai Public Broadcasting Service Thursday reported.

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Thailand closes southern border crossings to shut IS out

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,June8(APD)--TheThaigovernmenthascloseddownsixbordercrossingsinsouthernThailand'sNarathiwat,topreventmembersofIslamicState(IS)fromcr

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

Concerns have been raised in Thailand that elections first promised in 2015 could be delayed again, most recently because of the death of the Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej. The latest forecast is 2018.

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

ConcernshavebeenraisedinThailandthatelectionsfirstpromisedin2015couldbedelayedagain,mostrecentlybecauseofthedeathoftheThaiking,BhumipolAdulyadej.Thelatestforeca

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Thailand, China vow to push forward all-round development of military ties

BANGKOK, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and China pledged here Tuesday to joint hands to push forward the all-round development of the military relations between the two countries.

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Three years after coup, junta is deeply embedded in Thai life

OnFridayeveningsinThailand,sandwichedbetweentheeveningnewsandapopularsoapopera,isaprime-timeprogramthathasbeenrunningforthreeyears,oreversincethemilitarytookpow

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Construction of Thailand-China railway project to start in 2017

TheconstructionofThailand-ChinarailwayprojectfromBangkoktoNakhonRatchasima,whichwillbefurtherextendedtoNongKhaiontheThai-Laoborderinthefuture,willstartin2017for

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Thailand's TAT launch blogger contest to showcase travelers' experience

BANGKOK,May16(APD)--TheTourismAuthorityofThailand(TAT)Tuesdaylaunchedabloggercontesttoshowcasetravelers'uniqueThaiexperiencesonline,awaytobreathenewlifetoThaila

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Facebook accessible in Thailand though illicit pages remain

BANGKOK,May16(APD)--Facebook,thesocialmediagiantremainsaccessibleonTuesdaythoughitstillkeepsitemsdeemedillicitdespiteashutdownwarningbytheThaigovernment.Thegove

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APD Review | Sino-Thai arms deal: an offer Thai military can't refuse

BANGKOK, May 10 (APD) -- Since the Royal Thai Navy signed the contract for the purchase of the first of three submarines from China in Beijing on last Friday, Thailand's social media has been awash with doubts.