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Thai police seize 4.49 million meth pills

Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok.

Toddler left in Thai school bus dies

A 3-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.

Thai authorities probe wildlife sanctuary

A Thai and animal sanctuary owner accused of violations, says poachers pushed for charges to be laid against him.
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Thai 'Yellow Shirts' charged for rallies

A Thai court has postponed the trial of dozens of royalist activists facing charges relating to their roles in 2008 rallies that paralysed Bangkok's main airports.

Cambodia-Thai border dispute in UN court

Thailand and Cambodia are to face off at the UN's highest court in a dispute over land surrounding a flashpoint temple that has seen deadly clashes along their joint border.

Cambodian fishermen saved near Mauritius

Twenty-two Cambodians trafficked onto Thai fishing boats have been rescued near Mauritius, a Cambodian official says.

Thai tour bus plunges off cliff

Five people have died, including a 7-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 have been injured after a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in Thailand after its brakes failed, say police.
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Provincial officers killed in Thai blast

A bomb blast has killed two top provincial officials in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, authorities says, blaming the attack on rebel fighters seeking to derail peace talks.

Marine abducted, shot dead in Thailand

Police say a marine private has been abducted and shot dead in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south.
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Thai man gets 3 years for royal insult

A Thai man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to Thailand's royal family.

US challenges Laos over missing activist

The US is challenging Laos over the disappearance of a prominent social activist, which has put a rare spotlight on an authoritarian nation's murky governance and human rights record.
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Refugee fire death toll rises

The number of Myanmar refugees killed in a fire at a camp in northwestern Thailand has risen to 35.

Thai students set for tablet handout

Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year, officials say.

Sharks, elephants get official support

A major meeting on the plight of endangered species has wrapped up with a victory for shark conservationists and increased pressure on countries to curb rampant illegal trade in ivory.
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Trade of endangered sharks banned

An international conference has voted to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels due in part to demand from China.
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