Assessing the US-Asean Summit – The Irrawaddy News Magazine

BANGKOK — The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Asean counterparts has been mostly well-received, though some misgivings remain. Obama made a much-anticipated call for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s …
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Asean energy leaders attend ASCOPE in Bangkok

Energy leaders from the 10 ASEAN nations, experts and more than 200 global energy firms today gathered in Bangkok at the 9th ASCOPE Conference and
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Written on November 20, 2009 | Posted in Feature | No comment

A new courtship for Southeast Asia – Asia Times

BANGKOK – As United States President Barack Obama’s Asia tour wraps up this week, his takeaway message was clear: the US is back in the region. In Southeast Asia, that message is translating into renewed engagement which, while not aimed exclusively …
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One-Two-Go to launch new Phuket flight – Phuket Gazette

One-Two-Go announces the new high-season flights at their headquarters in Bangkok. PHUKET CITY: Low-cost carrier One-Two-Go will launch a second daily round-trip flight between Bangkok and Phuket starting on December 3. One-Two-Go Public Relations …
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EVA Air launches new service to Bangkok and Taipei

From January 25, 2010, EVA Air, Taiwan’s leading independent airline, will operate daily flights to Taipei via Bangkok with the introduction of a new Monday service.Source: AirportBusiness.com

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Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sentiment in Bangkok – Global Security

And Indonesia has offered to mediate … country’s main international airport for a week, stranding tens of thousands of travellers at the start of the peak tourism season.
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Thai-Cambodia Dispute Raises Nationalist Sentiment in Bangkok

And Indonesia has offered to mediate. … airport for a week, stranding tens of thousands of travellers at the start of the peak tourism season.
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Hợp tác ASEAN giúp tăng cường an ninh trên biển

Trả lời phóng viên Báo NLĐ khi vừa trở về từ Hội nghị Bộ trưởng Quốc phòng ASEAN tại Bangkok (Thái Lan), Đại
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Extradition move gathers pace – Nation – Thailand

Although Cambodia has vowed to throw out any extradition request, Bangkok seems determined to test that resolve. But Thailand’s first hurdle could be its own bureaucratic clumsiness. Sirisak Tiyaphan, chief prosecutor for foreign affairs at the …
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Written on November 14, 2009 | Posted in Laos | No comment

FM: Thai-Cambodian row no impact on ASEAN-US Summit

FM: Thai-Cambodian row no impact on ASEAN-US Summit BANGKOK, 14 November 2009 (NNT) – The Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs is confident the Thai-Cambodian.
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