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ASEAN Leaders Expected To Discuss Rohingya Crisis, South China Sea
- Sunday June 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Southeast Asian leaders met on Sunday for a second day of a summit in Bangkok, where they were expected to discuss pressing regional issues including the plight of Myanmar's fleeing Rohingyas and the South China Sea dispute.
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Myanmar, Bangladesh to Address 'Root Causes' of Migrant Crisis
- Friday May 29, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed to address the "root causes" of a migrant exodus from their shores at talks in Bangkok today, but critics pilloried a deal that failed to mention the Rohingya minority at the heart of the crisis.
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Asia's Migrant Crisis Meeting Unlikely to Yield Solutions
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A meeting in Bangkok aimed at addressing Southeast Asia's migrant crisis is unlikely to produce a binding agreement or plan of action to save thousands of people believed stranded on boats in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, participants said.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Unlikely to Attend' Migrant Crisis Meeting: Myanmar
- Friday May 15, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Myanmar may snub a regional meeting hosted by Thailand later this month aimed at easing the current Bay of Bengal migrant crisis, the president's office said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cambodian Exodus From Thailand Jumps to Nearly 180,000
- Tuesday June 17, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The number of Cambodians fleeing Thailand over fears of a clampdown on illegal migrant workers rose to nearly 180,000 on Tuesday, as the two countries were expected to hold talks on the crisis in Bangkok.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Military Junta Lifts Curfew in 20 Provinces
- Wednesday June 11, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Thailand's military government lifted a late-night curfew in 20 more provinces on Tuesday, but it remained in place in more than 50 others and in the capital, Bangkok.
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Coup Crisis Could Cost Thailand its Medical Tourism Crown
- Friday May 23, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand is in danger of losing its crown as the world's top destination for medical tourism if foreigners looking for low-cost, quality healthcare are scared off by political unrest, especially at a time of growing competition from Asian rivals.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Open Golf Cancelled Over Political Crisis
- Tuesday May 20, 2014
- Written by Agence-France Presse
The OneAsia tournament was meant to have taken place at Bangkok's Thana City Golf & Sports Club in March but was postponed after a 60-day state of emergency was declared in the capital. It has now been shelved for the year completely.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
- Wednesday May 7, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
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Thai PM Forced to Resign Over Abuse of Power
- Wednesday May 7, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down after finding her guilty in an abuse of power case, pushing the country deeper into political turmoil.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai Opposition Urges PM to Resign, Refuses to Back Poll
- Saturday May 3, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thailand's opposition leader on Saturday refused to commit to elections mooted for July to end a deadly political crisis, instead calling for prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign before new polls later in the year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai opposition leader seeks compromise to avert bloodshed
- Thursday April 24, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Alarmed by the prospect of bloodshed in Thailand as a six-month political crisis nears a critical juncture, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for talks between the government and its foes, urging compromise to restore stability.
- www.ndtv.com
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After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts
- Monday March 3, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
- Friday February 7, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
- www.ndtv.com
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Military sticks to sidelines in Thai crisis, protests continue
- Sunday January 19, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand's military chief urged both sides in the country's prolonged political crisis to settle their differences, with signs that opposition protests against the government could be running out of steam.
- www.ndtv.com
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ASEAN Leaders Expected To Discuss Rohingya Crisis, South China Sea
- Sunday June 23, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Southeast Asian leaders met on Sunday for a second day of a summit in Bangkok, where they were expected to discuss pressing regional issues including the plight of Myanmar's fleeing Rohingyas and the South China Sea dispute.
- www.ndtv.com
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Myanmar, Bangladesh to Address 'Root Causes' of Migrant Crisis
- Friday May 29, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed to address the "root causes" of a migrant exodus from their shores at talks in Bangkok today, but critics pilloried a deal that failed to mention the Rohingya minority at the heart of the crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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Asia's Migrant Crisis Meeting Unlikely to Yield Solutions
- Thursday May 28, 2015
- World News | Reuters
A meeting in Bangkok aimed at addressing Southeast Asia's migrant crisis is unlikely to produce a binding agreement or plan of action to save thousands of people believed stranded on boats in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, participants said.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Unlikely to Attend' Migrant Crisis Meeting: Myanmar
- Friday May 15, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Myanmar may snub a regional meeting hosted by Thailand later this month aimed at easing the current Bay of Bengal migrant crisis, the president's office said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Cambodian Exodus From Thailand Jumps to Nearly 180,000
- Tuesday June 17, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The number of Cambodians fleeing Thailand over fears of a clampdown on illegal migrant workers rose to nearly 180,000 on Tuesday, as the two countries were expected to hold talks on the crisis in Bangkok.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Military Junta Lifts Curfew in 20 Provinces
- Wednesday June 11, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Thailand's military government lifted a late-night curfew in 20 more provinces on Tuesday, but it remained in place in more than 50 others and in the capital, Bangkok.
- www.ndtv.com
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Coup Crisis Could Cost Thailand its Medical Tourism Crown
- Friday May 23, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand is in danger of losing its crown as the world's top destination for medical tourism if foreigners looking for low-cost, quality healthcare are scared off by political unrest, especially at a time of growing competition from Asian rivals.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thailand Open Golf Cancelled Over Political Crisis
- Tuesday May 20, 2014
- Written by Agence-France Presse
The OneAsia tournament was meant to have taken place at Bangkok's Thana City Golf & Sports Club in March but was postponed after a 60-day state of emergency was declared in the capital. It has now been shelved for the year completely.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
- Wednesday May 7, 2014
- World News | Reuters
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai PM Forced to Resign Over Abuse of Power
- Wednesday May 7, 2014
- World News | Associated Press
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down after finding her guilty in an abuse of power case, pushing the country deeper into political turmoil.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai Opposition Urges PM to Resign, Refuses to Back Poll
- Saturday May 3, 2014
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thailand's opposition leader on Saturday refused to commit to elections mooted for July to end a deadly political crisis, instead calling for prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to resign before new polls later in the year.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai opposition leader seeks compromise to avert bloodshed
- Thursday April 24, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Alarmed by the prospect of bloodshed in Thailand as a six-month political crisis nears a critical juncture, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for talks between the government and its foes, urging compromise to restore stability.
- www.ndtv.com
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After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts
- Monday March 3, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.
- www.ndtv.com
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
- Friday February 7, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
- www.ndtv.com
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Military sticks to sidelines in Thai crisis, protests continue
- Sunday January 19, 2014
- World News | Reuters
Thailand's military chief urged both sides in the country's prolonged political crisis to settle their differences, with signs that opposition protests against the government could be running out of steam.
- www.ndtv.com