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A Thai worker loads packs of clothes on a Thai Tuk-tuk at shopping mall in Bangkok on May 20, 2013. Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter -- the first contraction in more than a year -- as manufacturing output fell, official data showed.

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  • Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

    show that broadcast live from the pandas' zoo habitat for almost three years.China has not set a date for Lin Ping's return to Thailand but will try to ensure it is within a year, Surapong said. She will be allowed to remain in Thailand for up to 15 years,   Read more »

  • Bomb blasts rock city in Thailand's restive south

    exploded when they attempted to defuse it.The explosions shattered the buildings' windows but did not hurt or kill anyone.More than 5,000 people have been killed in Thailand's three southernmost provinces since an Islamist insurgency erupted in 2004.   Read more »

  • Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri

    searches you've made recently.For the past several months, I've had a chance to use Google Now on Android in 13 states and in Thailand . I've found it particularly useful while traveling. As soon as my plane landed in Orlando, Fla., on a trip this year, Google   Read more »

  • Thai censors overturn ban on film about border row

    -- Thailand 's film censors have overturned a ban on a documentary about the country's long-running border conflict with Cambodia after initially saying the content was a threat to national security."Boundary" tells the story of the Thai-Cambodia border dispute   Read more »

  • Thai retail giant in $6.6 billion takeover offer

    a general offer for the remaining shares in Makro.CP All is part of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group which is owned by Thailand's richest man Dhanin Chearavanont .The billionaire earlier this year bought a 15.6 percent stake in China 's Ping An Insurance   Read more »

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  • Purple Water Lillies Purple Water Lillies

    weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. These were growing near a temple in Mae Rim, Thailand. I love how suppleness of the water and how the flowers appear to extend out of the photo itself. Registration on or use of this site constitutes 5/20/13 from Syracuse.com Read more »

  • Baby Elephant Baby Elephant

    this setting at any time. I was able to meet this little lady when she was just 11 days old at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy (Revised November 5/20/13 from Syracuse.com Read more »

  • My Pantie Turn On

    experience before, but came to this site and liked the style, wanted to share how I feel about certain things. I am a young lady from Thailand, I am at university in Thailand too. Ive had boyfriends in the past and casual encounters. But recently one of my 5/20/13 from Experience Project  Read more »

  • Call For Cooperation To Tackle Water Woes

    Mai, Thailand – His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday called for greater cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries, especially Asean member states, to address the increasing demand and rising costs of water, food and energy 5/20/13 from The Borneo Post Read more »

  • Thai Q1 growth shrinks, adds pressure for rate cut

    a slowdown compared with 2012, especially the year's final months when the economy was powered by investment and consumer spending as Thailand picked itself up after the 2011 floods. Private consumption, for example, grew by 4.2% in January-March from a year 5/20/13 from The Star Malaysia Read more »

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About Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand lies in Southeast Asia, with Laos and Cambodia to its east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to its south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to its west. The country's official name was Siam (Thai: สยาม; IPA: [saˈjaːm], RTGS: Sayam), until 24 June 1939. The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language and is also the name of the majority ethnic group.

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