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Myanmar links US Suu Kyi swimmer to exile groups

Myanmar links US Suu Kyi swimmer to exile groups

AFP - Friday, June 26

YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's junta said Thursday that a US man on trial for swimming to the house of Aung San Suu Kyi had links with exile groups in Thailand, apparently toughening its stance ahead of a visit by a UN envoy. More »

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  • Thailand, Cambodia spar again over disputed border

    AP - Friday, June 26

    BANGKOK - The Thai army put its troops on alert at the disputed border with Cambodia and said Thursday it would deploy more soldiers there, the latest sign that tensions are rising over a 11th century Hindu temple. More »

  • Thai election body approves 'Yellow Shirt' party

    Thai election body approves 'Yellow Shirt' party

    AFP - Friday, June 26

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thailand's election commission has approved a new political party set up by the "Yellow Shirt" protest movement which blockaded Bangkok's airports last year, a spokesman for the body has said. More »

  • Thousands stranded in Thailand train strike

    Thousands stranded in Thailand train strike

    AFP - Tuesday, June 23

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Train worker strikes in Thailand halted services nationwide and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers for a second day, the state railway said. More »

  • Thailand attacks raise threat of sectarian war

    AP - Tuesday, June 23

    BANGKOK - Ten Muslim villagers killed by gunmen firing assault rifles into a mosque during evening prayers. More »

  • Thailand rebels recruiting from Islamic schools

    Thailand rebels recruiting from Islamic schools

    AFP - Monday, June 22

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Insurgents in Thailand's south are recruiting and radicalising young Muslim men from Islamic schools, but their struggle is independent of global jihadi movements, a think-tank has said. More »

  • Thai insurgents recruit from Islamic schools

    Reuters - Monday, June 22

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Militants in Thailand's deep south are using Islamic schools to recruit fighters for an armed ethno-nationalist struggle against the Thai state, according to a report released on Monday. More »

  • Missing Japanese yachtsman found safe: govt

    Missing Japanese yachtsman found safe: govt

    AFP - Friday, June 19

    TOKYO (AFP) - - A one-armed Japanese yachtsman feared to have been kidnapped by pirates in the Indian Ocean has been confirmed safe on the Thai resort island of Phuket, according to the foreign ministry here. More »

  • Thai PM: Arrested Rohingyas not likely terrorists

    AP - Thursday, June 18

    BANGKOK - Thailand's prime minister said Wednesday that three ethnic Rohingyas arrested on human trafficking charges may have been involved in illegal business but were unlikely to be linked to terrorism or Islamic insurgents in the country's south. More »