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Thongbai Thongpao

Posted on January 24, 2011

In this undated photo, Thongbai Thongpao, a pioneering Thai human rights lawyer who was a political prisoner under a military dictatorship, talks during an activity in Bangkok, Thailand. His wife said Thongbai died on Monday of an apparent heart attack in Bangkok. He…

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Kim Clijsters in Thailand

Posted on December 30, 2010

Tennis player Kim Clijsters of Belgium during a boat trip past the Grand Palace on Chao Phraya River in Bangkok December 30, 2010. Clijsters will play an exhibition tennis match against Caroline Wozniacki (below left) in Thailand’s beach resort city of Hua Hin on January 1, 2011. (Richard Barrow/ThaiPhotoBlogs.com) More Thailand pictures can

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Bill Clinton visits Bangkok

Posted on November 12, 2010

Thai spectators listen to former US President Bill Clinton speak at Government House in Bangkok on November 12, 2010. Clinton visited Thailand as a guest speaker, delivering a lecture titled ‘Embracing Our Common Humanity’. (Getty Images) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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Rafael Nadal arrives in Thailand

Posted on September 21, 2010

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, right, is welcomed by Thailand Tennis Association President Suwat Lipatapanlop as he arrives at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The world’s number one player, Nadal completes in the Thailand Open tennis tournament that kicks off Sept. 25. (AP) More

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General Prayut Chan-O-Cha

Posted on September 04, 2010

An undate picture obtained on September 3, 2010 shows the new Thai military chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha in Bangkok. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially endorsed on September 2 the appointment of General Prayut Chan-O-Cha as the powerful commander-in-chief, part of …

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Dhanin Chearavanont is Thailand’s Richest Man

Posted on September 01, 2010

Thailand’s new No. 1 heads agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), which father founded as small Bangkok seed importer. Over the past year stock more than doubled at 3 largest shareholdings: 7-Eleven store operator, CP ALL, on higher profits and successful expansion; as well as food producers Charoen Pokphand Foods and PT Charoen Pokphand on…

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Japanese man fakes his own death

Posted on August 06, 2010

Japanese national Ichiro Ogushi, 35, speaks to reporters at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok August 6, 2010. Ogushi was arrested in Thailand for violation of immigration laws after faking his own death to claim life insurance in Japan, and will be deported to his home country. (Reuters) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase

Posted on July 28, 2010

Bank of Thailand Governor Tarisa Watanagase gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok July 28, 2010. Thai interest rates are still low and a modest increase earlier this month is not impeding economic recovery, but it would be dangerous to keep rates low for too long…

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Kokaew Pikulthong

Posted on July 23, 2010

A Thai man works next to an election campaign poster of Red Shirt leader Kokaew Pikulthong (L) in Bangkok on July 21, 2010. His face is on the posters and his name on the ballot paper, but in Thailand’s first poll battle since the government crushed mass protests, the main opposition candidate is conspicuously absent. (Getty Images) More Thailand…

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Kittipong Wachiramanowong

Posted on July 11, 2010

Thailand’s Kittipong Wachiramanowong returns a shot to Indonesia’s Christopher Rungkat during their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group singles tennis match in Jakarta July 11, 2010. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA – Tags: SPORT TENNIS) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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Shell Eco-marathon fuel efficiency challenge

Posted on July 10, 2010

Team Panjavidhya 1 of Thailand’s Panjavidhya Technical Training School participates in the Shell Eco-marathon fuel efficiency challenge at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia, Saturday, July 10, 2010. The race is an educational project that challenges competing student teams to design, build…

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Prasarn Trairatvorakul

Posted on July 07, 2010

This undated photo shows Prasarn Trairatvorakul, president of Kasikornbank, who’s appointed by the Thai cabinet on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 as the governor of Bank of Thailand, succeeding Tarisa Watanagase who is retiring at the end of September 2010. (AP) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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Mikhail Pletnev

Posted on July 06, 2010

Photo taken on July 5, 2010 shows Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev (L) being arrested inside his house by Thai police officers in Pattaya. Famed Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev has been charged in Thailand with raping a boy aged under 15, a crime that carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, …

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Australian Karl Kraus

Posted on June 30, 2010

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Australian Karl Kraus, center, is escorted by Thai policemen after being arrested, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kraus was arrested Tuesday and charged with raping and sexually abusing four underaged sisters, when one of them was as young as 5. (AP) More Thailand pictures

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King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Paris

Posted on June 22, 2010

King Bhumibol Adulyadej (C) of Thailand stands with French President General de Gaulle (L) and General Demetz outside the Elysee Palace in Paris 14 October 1960 as the Thai royal couple is about to leave after an official visit to France. (Getty Images) King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand shakes hands with French President General de Gaulle outside…

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Joran van der Sloot

Posted on June 13, 2010

Thai university students walk past the “Sawadee Cup” restaurant Thursday, June 10, 2010, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. The coffee shop is alleged to have been owned recently by Joran van der Sloot. Van der Sloot remains the lone suspect in the 2005 disapperance of U….

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World Cup on Khao San Road

Posted on June 12, 2010

Thai mahouts guide their elephants during ceremonies in Bangkok, a day ahead of the opening of the World Cup football tournament in South Africa. Hundreds of tourist looked on Thursday as two elephants and others paraded down Khao San Road, a popular tourist area in Bangkok in celebration of the start of the…

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Tiger Woods meets Thongchai Jaidee

Posted on June 09, 2010

Tiger Woods, right, and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand sit on a bench in the 17h tee box in the fourth round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.

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Tiger Woods meets Thongchai Jaidee

Posted on June 09, 2010

Tiger Woods, right, and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand sit on a bench in the 17h tee box in the fourth round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Dublin, Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com .

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Jeff Savage & Conor David Purcell

Posted on June 04, 2010

British national Jeff Savage (front) and Australian national Conor David Purcell arrive at the Pathumwan Municipal court in Bangkok June 4, 2010. Savage and Purcell appeared on Friday at Thai court for breaking emergency decree as they are accused of joining the anti-government protesters. (Reuters) Australian national Conor David …

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