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Ploughshare Tortoise Smugglers Caught With 10 Percent Of Entire Species At Thailand Airport

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Ryan Grenoble - Mar. 28 (News Report) - List Provided By Zoological Society Of London/ International Union For Conservation Of Nature Scientific Name: Poecilotheria metallica Common Name: Peacock Parachute Spider Category: Spider Population: Unknown Threats To Survival: Habitat loss and degrad

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Hot Money Blues

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Mar. 25 (Opinion) - It will mark the end of an era for Cyprus, which has in effect spent the past decade advertising itself as a place where wealthy individuals who want to avoid taxes and scrutiny can safely park their money, no questions asked. But it may also mark at least the beginning of the end for something much bigger: the era when unrestricted movement of capital was taken as a desirable norm around the world.

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'Extinction crisis' focus for CITES

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - By Matt McGrath - Mar. 03 (Special Report) - Delegates from 178 countries will review the convention on international trade in endangered species (CITES) amidst an unprecedented extinction crisis.

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China burns half of coal consumption worldwide, figures show

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Adam Vaughan - Jan. 30 - China overtook the US as the world's biggest carbon emitter in 2007 and became world's largest energy consumer in 2010 China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined. The country's appetite for the carbon-intensive fuel rose by 9% in 2011, to 3.8bn tonnes, meaning it now accounts for 47% of worldwide coal consumption. The growth, revealed by US government figures on Tuesday , was driven by China's booming economy, which has grown at an average rate of around 10% over the past decade. China overtook the US as the world's biggest carbon emitter in 2007 , and became the world's biggest consumer of energy in 2010 . Research out last November suggested that 1,000 new coal-fired power plants are planned worldwide, with 363 in China and 455 in India. If all the plants were built, it would put the world on "a really dangerous trajectory" for climate change, experts at the World Resources Institute said. China's air pollution problem, highlighted this month by ...

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Today's Seafood Special: Pig Manure, Antibiotics, and Diarrhea Bugs

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By Tom Philpott - Jan. 23 (Investigative Report) - Next time you tuck into a Red Lobster "Endless Shrimp" special or score some $7-per-pound salmon at a supermarket, consider this: You're very likely eating imported seafood raised on a factory-style farm in Asia—and it almost certainly was never inspected by the Food and Drug Administration on its way into the country and onto your plate. Is that...safe?

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China: Illegal Ivory Trade Ban Gains Online Support

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Ronald Yick - Aug. 04 (News) - Support for a ban on the global illegal ivory trade has recently gained support from Chinese netizens. From 2000 to 2011, whilst East Africa was the centre of illegal ivory trafficking, China and Thailand were the major destinations for ivory products.

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Clinton on historic visit to Laos

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 11 (News) - Hillary Clinton is set to be the first US secretary of state to visit Laos in 57 years, before heading to Cambodia for an Asean meeting.

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Did Malaysia blame Thailand for the Thai-Cambodia clashes?

Thu, 12 May 2011 12:04:00 -0700

Associated Press - May. 12 - “An agreement had been agreed upon, (Thailand) should adhere to it, I wouldn’t want to say lacking in faith… (but) they did not adhere to the agreement,” Malaysian deputy foreign minister Richard Riot Jaem told reporters. “Thailand refused and that’s why

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Who is the 'Merchant of Death?'

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By CNN Wire Staff - Nov. 17 (News Report) - He's known as the "Merchant of Death" and the "Lord of War," -- an alleged international arms dealer straight out of a cloak-and-dagger spy novel who eluded authorities for years and inspired Hollywood villains.

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What the Heck Is Going on in Thailand?

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Foreign Policy - By Joshua Kurlantzick - May. 20 (News Analysis) - the unrest that has consumed the popular vacation destination since the first spark of violence on April 10 is less surprising to the Thais themselves. Thailand's idyllic image has overshadowed serious tensions that have been building for nearly a decade and finally exploded this month. Thailand's rapid, globalization-driven economic growth in the 1980s and 1990s left out a large portion of the population, primarily those living in the rural north and northeast.

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Thai Civil War Cannot be Won by Bullets and Tear Gas - NAM

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

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How did Thailand come to this?

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Vaudine England - May. 19 (News Analysis) - Three months ago, Bangkok appeared to be a successful South East Asian capital city - now government troops and anti-government protesters are fighting in the streets. The BBC's Vaudine England considers how it came to this.

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Protest Leaders Surrender in Thailand

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Thomas Fuller, Seth Mydans, Kirk Semple - May. 19 (News Report) - A crackdown on antigovernment protesters launched by the Thai military on Wednesday degenerated into riots, firebombing attacks, looting and street battles after militants allied with the protest movement resisted the army’s onslaught with grenades and assault weapons.

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Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Denis D. Gray - May. 19 (News Report) - Downtown Bangkok became a flaming battleground Wednesday as an army assault forced anti-government protest leaders to surrender, enraging followers who shot grenades and set fire to landmark buildings, cloaking the skyline in black smoke.

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Thai soldiers advance on protesters' camp; 'red shirt' leaders flee

Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Andrew Higgins - May. 19 (News) - Thai soldiers launched an assault Wednesday against "red shirt" protesters in a military operation that forced anti-government protest leaders to surrender but left parts of Bangkok in the grip of near-anarchy.

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Debating the Crisis in Thailand: Is Red Shirt Movement a Genuine Grassroots Struggle, or Front for Ousted Ex-PM, Billionaire Tycoon?

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - May. 18 (News Analysis) - In Thailand, the government has rejected an offer by anti-government protesters to enter talks after a bloody week in Bangkok that has left at least thirty-eight protesters dead. Some fear the standoff could lead to an undeclared civil war. The protesters are mostly rural and urban poor who are part of a group called the UDD, the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, more commonly known as the Red Shirts. We host a debate between Giles Ji Ungpakorn, a Thai dissident living in exile in Britain who supports the Red Shirt movement; and Philip Cunningham, a freelance journalist who has covered Asia for over twenty years.

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Rights groups comment on Thailand protests

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

United Press International - May. 18 (News) - BANGKOK, May 18 (UPI) -- Amnesty International says Thai soldiers firing live ammunition during clashes with anti-government protesters in Bangkok are violating people's right to life.

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Thailand protests: army prepares to storm redshirts' camp

Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ben Doherty - May. 16 (News) - On the fourth day of bloodshed the Thai government orders all women and children to leave the protesters? camp before a final army offensive Thailand?s worsening political conflict faces a new deadline, with the government ordering all women and children to leave the redshirts? camp in central Bangkok by 3pm tomorrow before a final offensive to forcibly remove anybody remaining. Bloodshed continued for a fourth day, with 31 people killed since Thursday in battles between anti-government protesters and soldiers. As the army surrounded the redshirts? protest site, a second part of the city, Bon Kai, was declared a "live fire zone". Generals have warned that anybody walking into those areas will be shot on sight. In flashpoints across ...

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Deadly clashes erupt in Bangkok

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - May. 14 (News Report) - At least seven people have been killed and more than 100 injured after clashes erupted in the Thai capital as security forces attempted to seal off an anti-government protest camp. Explosions and gunfire were heard in Bangkok's business district on Friday as the so-called red shirts battled with troops using tear gas and rubber bullets.

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Thai Protesters Storm Hospital

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Thanyarat Doksone, Jocelyn Gecker, Grant Peck, Ravi Nessman, Stephen Wright - Apr. 30 (News) - A major Thai hospital evacuated patients and suspended all but emergency surgery Friday after anti-government protesters stormed in to hunt for security forces they suspected were taking positions there overlooking their barricaded enclave.

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No room for intimidation

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Bangkok Post - Apr. 20 (Editorial) - The leaders of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) are threatening to begin a dangerous and decidedly undemocratic plan today. The red shirt leadership was publicising and considering a plan to "expand" its intrusive and unwelcome base in the main Bangkok shopping area. Supposedly the red shirts now want to demonstrate on Silom Road. The plan being discussed throughout Sunday and Monday involved occupying yet another part of the city's business section. The UDD must refrain from any such plan to widen the protest, and in fact should talk on how to get its demonstrations out of the busiest parts of Bangkok, where they interfere with the rights of millions of fellow citizens and foreign visitors alike.

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Whiff of Rebellion Spreads in Thai Hinterland

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Thomas Fuller - Apr. 20 (News) - Hundreds of miles away from Bangkok, the region of Isaan is alive with passionate political activism, heavily directed against the Thai prime minister.

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Month of Unrest Hits Thailand's Economy

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Seth Mydans - Apr. 19 (News) - Troops patrolled Bangkok's financial district on Monday in a show of force as red-shirt protesters threatened a march Tuesday that could incite a new confrontation.

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Thai troops guard business zone

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Apr. 19 (News) - Thai soldiers armed with machine guns patrolled Bangkok's business district on Monday to keep thousands of anti-government protesters from marching there, raising fears of fresh violence in the polarised country.

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Thailand's Elites Resist Democracy

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - By Andrew Lam - Apr. 17 (Opinion) -

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