News Topic - Thailand

Stranded in Thailand: 'Get us out of here'
An Air Force rescue mission or a chartered Air New Zealand jet could be used to get New Zealanders out of Bangkok if unrest there becomes worse.Prime Minister John Key yesterday said both ideas contingency plans to get the 200...
New Zealand Herald  –  Dec 1, 2008 4:00 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Thai political crisis heightens with new rallies
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Government supporters converged on the capital on Sunday in a counter to rival protesters who seized control of Bangkok's two airports and forced the prime minister to run the country from afar.
GoErie.com  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Political unrest has Twin Cities college group stranded in Thailand
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StarTribune.com  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:39 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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350,000 travellers unable to leave Thailand: tourism official
AFP - An estimated 350,000 passengers have been unable to fly out of Thailand since anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok's two airports last week, a senior tourism official said Monday.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:32 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Rugby league star's pregnant wife flees Thailand
AFP - England rugby league captain Jamie Peacock hugged his heavily pregnant wife as she landed back in Britain on Monday after finally escaping the protest chaos blocking Bangkok's airports.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:22 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Philip Bowring: The crowd and the crown
The demonstrators in Thailand have plenty of support from establishment interests.
International Herald Tribune  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:06 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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History repeats itself
Thailand is facing its most cruel and ironic internal crisis since a group of officers ended the absolute monarchy in 1932.
International Herald Tribune  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:06 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Thai flights resume but thousands still stranded
Some Britons were able to return home from strife-torn Thailand today but thousands of tourists remained stranded.
The Independent  –  Dec 1, 2008 3:04 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Thais Look to Courts, Royal Family
With Thailand's government stymied by the political crisis paralyzing the country, many Thais are hoping that two powerful institutions might be able to end the stalemate.
Wall Street Journal  –  Dec 1, 2008 2:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Group of stranded seniors want out of Thailand
A group of Canadian seniors stranded in Bangkok are growing more concerned about the growing unrest in Thailand and they want their government to step in and get them home.
CTV.ca  –  Dec 1, 2008 2:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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