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Thai troops asked to mobilize to stop underground garlic

Bangkok - To halt the flow of illicit Chinese garlic over Thailand's northern border the Commerce Ministry has asked that border patrols be stepped up, said local news reports Wednesday.

Thailand replaces diplomat negotiating border dispute with Cambodia

Bangkok - The senior Thai official handling a border dispute with Cambodia over a prized Khmer Brahman temple has been replaced, news reports said Wednesday.

Disaster relief commences in Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy Delta

Bangkok/Yangon - United Nations emergency relief to the hundreds of thousands of people left homeless and destitute in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta by Cyclone Nargis started in earnest Wednesday as th

Cyclone blows cold on Myanmar's referendum plan

Bangkok/Yangon - Cyclone Nargis, which pounded central Myanmar over the weekend leaving at least 351 people dead and the country's largest city paralyzed, may force the ruling junta to rethink thei

Train accident in southern Thailand kills one, injures 13

ThailandBangkok  - A train derailment in the southern province of Songkhla killed one man, injured 13

Thai wet markets fight back against foreign mega-retailers

Thailand flagBangkok  - In an effort to fight back against the growing dominance of foreign mega-

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