News Topic - Thailand

US calls for peaceful resolution of Thai-Cambodia flare-up
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday called for a peaceful resolution to a dangerous border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia as Asia's main security talks were held here.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 24, 2008 07:39 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Cambodia, Thailand trade more barbs over temple
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia accused Thailand on Thursday of sending more troops to their joint border as a smoldering dispute over a 900-year-old temple showed no signs of easing.
Reuters  –  Jul 24, 2008 07:18 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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NKorea, Thai-Cambodia flare-up dominate Asian security talks
AFP - Foreign ministers from Asia and key world powers opened security talks here Thursday amid a simmering border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and progress on North Korean denuclearisation.
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World Briefing | Asia: U.N. Tries to Ease Border Dispute
The United Nations Security Council will convene a special session to try to prevent a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia from escalating into a military confrontation.
New York Times  –  Jul 24, 2008 04:50 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Thais ready for violence in dispute over temple
KHAO PRA VIHARN, Thailand -- Thais living along the borderwith Cambodia began evacuation and weapon drills on Wednesday,fearing a border dispute might escalate into violence after talksfailed this week. In villages near the disputed Preah Vihear temple,where hundreds of Thai and Cambodian troops faced off for a ninthday on Wednesday, workers dug holes for new bomb shelters. At theheart of the dispute is a 4.6 sq.-km area around the temple, whichsits on an escarpment that forms a natural boundary and is claimedby both nations. It was awarded to Cambodia by an internationalarbitrator decades ago, but the decision is not recognized by Thainationalists, some of whom sparked the crisis by entering the templelast week.
Canada.com  –  Jul 24, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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U.N. council to take up Cambodia-Thai dispute
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will hold a special meeting on a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand that has sparked fears of a military clash, France and Vietnam said on Wednesday.
Reuters  –  Jul 23, 2008 11:20 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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UN to take up Thai-Cambodian border dispute
AP - The United Nations Security Council will convene a special session to try to prevent a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia from escalating into a military confrontation.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 23, 2008 8:01 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Tim Tebow's Heisman Trophy is in the house - well, sort of
Before he began talking about this coming season, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow knew what was on the minds of 800-plus media members at the Wynfrey Hotel today.And it wasn't his Heisman Trophy, which he won last season and a replica of which was outside the big room where the print media meets.NEWS STAFF/HAL YEAGER Florida quarterback Tim Tebow met the media a short while ago. Not far away, outside the big room where all the print media congregates, was a replica of his 2007 Heisman Trophy."You guys are going to ask me about the circumcisions, right" said Tebow, standing on the dais at SEC Kickoff 2008. "I'm sure I'll be asked about helping perform surgeries."True. Tebow, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, had quite the offseason. Already a rock star in SEC country, Tebow took his star overseas, taking mission trips to the Philippines, Croatia, and Thailand. There, he did do some healing, he did perform some circumcisions, and he did spread his beliefs."It's more important than football," said Tebow, who was mobbed upon entering the hotel. "I was taking my platform as a football player and using it for good."Still, he did do some training to help for the 2008 football season.Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is talking to the media right now. And in case anyone has forgotten, he won the Heisman Trophy last year - and the Gators brought it to Birmingham today. It's located on the second floor, where all the media can see."Running up mountains, running up hills," he said. "Try to train on the rocky side, a little bit. It was pretty cool. I trained in like four countries, getting ready for this year."
al.com - Everything Alabama  –  Jul 23, 2008 7:42 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Tim Tebow is in the house - and so is his Heisman Trophy
Before he began talking about this coming season, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow knew what was on the minds of 800-plus media members at the Wynfrey Hotel today.NEWS STAFF/HAL YEAGER Florida quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow talks to the media today at the Wynfrey Hotel."You guys are going to ask me about the circumcisions, right" said Tebow, standing on the dais at SEC Kickoff 2008. "I'm sure I'll be asked about helping perform surgeries."True. Tebow, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, had quite the offseason. Already a rock star in SEC country, Tebow took his star overseas, taking mission trips to the Philippines, Croatia, and Thailand. There, he did do some healing, he did perform some circumcisions, and he did spread his beliefs."It's more important than football," said Tebow, who was mobbed upon entering the hotel. "I was taking my platform as a football player and using it for good."Still, he did do some training to help for the 2008 football season.Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is talking to the media right now. And in case anyone has forgotten, he won the Heisman Trophy last year - and the Gators brought it to Birmingham today. It's located on the second floor, where all the media can see."Running up mountains, running up hills," he said. "Try to train on the rocky side, a little bit. It was pretty cool. I trained in like four countries, getting ready for this year."
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A Thai-Cambodian Holy Dispute
A centuries-old temple has become the stage of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders
Time.com  –  Jul 23, 2008 3:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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