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If you save your competition for things like sports, you may wish to sleep elsewhere when in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Submit your unintentionally funny sign photos to www.signspotting.com. This article appeared on page H - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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WeDoRecover Expands Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre Network with a New Partner Rehab Centre in Durban, South Africa That Will Focus on Upmarket South African and UK, English Patients
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Having performed over 100 successful addiction interventions and working with the best rehab centres in the UK, South Africa and Thailand the next logical step seemed to be offering addiction advice to friends and family of addicted people, helping...
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Thailand's Minister of Commerce Boonsong Teriyapirom addresses business leaders during the Thai Select Awards in Sydney on May 27, 2012. Teriyapirom and Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra attended the 'Thai Kitchen' expo to promote Thai Food Week. View Photo »
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Thailand is still the world's fastest growing market for Au Bon Pain. The business of Au Bon Pain here is expected to grow by 20% this year
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Bout didn’t act alone. He had an accomplice named Andrew Smulian who was arrested alongside Bout in Thailand back in 2008 and has been sitting in a NY jail ever since. On Wednesday Smulian was sentenced to 5 years in prison by US Federal Judge in NY,...
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The fish wasn’t a walleye, but it was food. The men put it in a shallow creek nearby, which they had dammed with rocks to create a small live well. Many members of the Hmong community are avid anglers and hunters, accustomed to living close to the land...
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Ana Lidia Cleger Abel (L) of Cuba spikes the ball as Apinyapong Wilavan (R-#10) of Thailand defends during their women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament match in Tokyo on May 27, 2012. Thailand defeated Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21. View Photo »
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Thai businesses have started feeling the pinch, and the consequences will remain until Thailand shows progress in the enforcement of anti-money-laundering laws. We're hopeful that the laws will be promulgated by January, ahead of the annual review of the FATF's International Cooperation Review Group in ...
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European Union and the US easing many sanctions and curbs on investment in that country. The connectivity between India and Myanmar is expected to get a further boost as the two sides and exploring the possibility of extending the present road link...
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Hydrocarbon and mineral rich Myanmar shares 1,600 km land and maritime border with India and could serve as its bridge to the vibrant southeast Asian countries. Besides India, Myanmar also shares border with Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. ...
About Thailand
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The Kingdom of Thailand lies in Southeast Asia, with Laos and Cambodia to its east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to its south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to its west. The country's official name was Siam (Thai: สยาม; IPA: [saˈjaːm], RTGS: Sayam), until 24 June 1939. The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language and is also... Full Article
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Apinyapong Wilavan (top-facing) of Thailand spikes the ball over Leanny Castaeda Simon (bottom-#11) of Cuba during their women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament match in Tokyo on May 27, 2012. Thailand defeated Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
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Sittirak Onuma (C) of Thailand spikes the ball over Rosanna Giel Ramos (L-#13) and Yanelis Santos Allegne (R-#2) of Cuba during their women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament match in Tokyo on May 27, 2012. Thailand defeated Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
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Kanthong Malika (top L-facing) of Thailand spikes the ball over Rosanna Giel Ramos (bottom L-#13) and Ana Lidia Cleger Abel (R-#10) of Cuba during their women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament match in Tokyo on May 27, 2012. Thailand defeated Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
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Hundreds of visually impaired people and volunteers form a "blind smiley face" during the "happy smile blind event" outside the Wat Phra Kaew Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Si Ratana Satsadaram) in Bangkok, May 27, 2012. The event was organized by the Thailand Association of the...
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Prime Minister of Thailand, Ms Yingluck Shanawatra and Australian chef David Thompson cook traditional Thai food during a Thai food promotion and cooking demonstration at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Shinawatra is on a four day...
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Prime Minister of Thailand, Ms Yingluck Shanawatra attends a Thai food promotion and cooking demonstration at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Shinawatra is on a four day visit to Australia.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (centre L) presents certificates of authenticity to Thai restaurants owners during the "Thai Kitchen to the World" event in central Sydney May 27, 2012. Yingluck is in Australia on a four-day official visit.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra cooks a traditional Thai dish with David Thompson, an Australian chef, during the "Thai Kitchen to the World" event in central Sydney May 27, 2012. Yingluck is in Australia on a four-day official visit.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gives a speech during the "Thai Kitchen to the World" event in central Sydney May 27, 2012. Yingluck is in Australia on a four-day official visit.
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BENTON HARBOR, MI - MAY 26: Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand hits from the 18th fairway during the third round of the 2012 Senior PGA Championship at the Golf Club at Harbor Shores on May 26, 2012 in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
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Thailand's Sittirak Onuma (R) has her spike blocked by South Korea's Kim Sa-Nee (C, #4) during their women's volleyball qualifying tournament match for the London Olympics in Tokyo, on May 26, 2012. South Korea beat Thailand 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-20).
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Thailand's volleyball players react prior to the women's volleyball qualifying tournament match against South Korea for the London Olympics in Tokyo, on May 26, 2012.
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Thailand's Sittirak Onuma (top) spikes the ball over South Korea's Han Song-Yi (bottom) during their women's volleyball qualifying tournament match for the London Olympics, in Tokyo, on May 26, 2012.
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South Korea's Kim Yeon-Koung (R) spikes the ball over Thailand's Tomkom Nootsara (L) during their women's volleyball qualifying tournament match for the London Olympics in Tokyo, on May 26, 2012.
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South Korea's Jung Dae-Young (top) spikes the ball over Thailand's Sittirak Onuma (bottom, #6) during their women's volleyball qualifying tournament match for the London Olympics in Tokyo, on May 26, 2012.
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Thai police officers prepare to take away the body of a Muslim policeman who was shot dead by suspected separatist militants in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on May 25, 2012. More than 5,100 people have been killed -- both Muslims and Buddhists -- in attacks across Pattani,...
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Thai custom officials look at a pangolin they have rescued, during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 26, 2012. The Thai custom on Friday have rescued 138 endangered pangolins worth about $46,000 that they say were to be sold and eaten outside the country. The animals...
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A pangolin crawls atop bags wrapping other pangolins during a news conference on wildlife rescue in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, May 26, 2012. The Thai custom on Friday have rescued 138 endangered pangolins worth about $46,000 that they say were to be sold and eaten outside the country. ...
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Ana Lidia Cleger Abel (L) of Cuba spikes the ball as Apinyapong Wilavan (R-#10) of Thailand defends during their women's Olympic volleyball qualifying tournament match in Tokyo on May 27, 2012. Thailand defeated Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21.
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