Bangkok, July 6 (Xinhua) Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Sunday the administrative court's order prohibiting his government from supporting the listing of ancient Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site had undermined his
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of Olympics in Beijing.
While there was no question the president would attend the Olympic Games in August, his plans for the opening ceremonies had not been confirmed until now.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who concluded his official visits to China and Brunei, returned to Bangkok Friday afternoon safely, despite an earlier claim that some group had plotted to seize ...
Bangkok - Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama defended on Friday the government's signing of an agreement for a joint bid, with Cambodia, to have the controversial Preah Vihear border temple listed...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) | High on a Cambodian cliff, the Preah Vihear temple has weathered war and territorial disputes. Now it's at the center of a political tug-of-war in neighboring Thailand.
As it has over the centuries, the ancient temple is
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The latest news coming out of Thailand says that tourism is down 20% in the last few months. Not surprising seeing as how prices in Thailand have increased by 20-40% on almost everything, Thailand has an unstable
Thailand's return to democracy has brought positive change in many quarters, but for Hmong refugees from Laos the new government is turning out to be just as bad as its predecessors. Bangkok is again sending these friends of the U.S. back to the
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games despite appeals from human rights activists that he boycott the gala, the White House said Thursday.
Bush, who had always said he
GUANGZHOU, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Wednesday signed contracts with China worth 400 million U.S. dollars in Guangzhou, capital of southern China's Guangdong province.
They included deals for two Chinese
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has suggested he will not be put under pressure by anybody, particularly the media, over the Cabinet reshuffle. He insists that Noppadon Pattama, the foreign minister, and Mingkwan Saengsuwan, the deputy prime minister