Search results for ‘Thailand’
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Bangkok battles Thai floods
A third of the country is underwater, but officials in Thailand are confident that the capital Bangkok will be protected from the floods. From Bangkok our Asia Correspondent John Sparks reports.
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Bangkok to be spared from worst of Thai floods
The US sends 25 helicopters to help search for stranded flood victims as the Thai Prime Minister tries to reassure Bangkok residents that the capital will be spared the worst of the floods.
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Is Britain great or broken?
As the Prime Minister sells brand Britain at the launch of the “Great” campaign, Channel 4 News asks, in the wake of the riots, is Britain great or broken?
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Online punch-up over Thai child boxing
Asia Correspondent John Sparks blogs on the online punch-up over his story on children’s boxing in Thailand.
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Thai kid boxers square up to health risks
In Thailand, children as young as five earn cash by taking part in a version of boxing which uses elbows, knees and feet, as well as fists. But medical experts say it is dangerous and want it banned.
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How many baht is Robbie Fowler worth?
Just how much is one time darling of the Kop, Robbie Fowler, worth to Thai football? Asia Correspondent John Sparks blogs on meeting the newest signing to Muang Thong United.
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Abhisit admits defeat in Thai election
Thailand is set to get its first female Prime Minister as the sister of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra sweeps to victory in the country’s elections.
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The 3,000-mile exit route from North Korea
North Korean residents are increasingly seeking to flee the country – by making a perilous 3,000-mile journey to the Thai border. Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent, John Sparks reports.
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FIFA’s Jack Warner and bin Hammam charged with bribery
Allegations from a FIFA insider against FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam and Vice-President Jack Warner are the most serious yet, a former English FA director tells Channel 4 News.
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Triesman: Fifa members ‘demanded cash and honours’ for votes
Former Football Association Chairman Lord Triesman has told a committee of MPs that FIFA members asked for ‘bribes’ in return for World Cup bid votes
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Syrian Ambassador’s wedding invitation withdrawn
The Syrian Ambassador’s invite to the Royal Wedding is withdrawn as Channel 4 News learns envoys from countries with questionable human rights records, such as North Korea and Iran, are attending.
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121 Brits arrested in global paedophile sting
The biggest ever global operation against organised paedophilia has announced the results of a three year sting on child abuse.
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After the tsunami – what next for Japan?
As rescue workers search the debris for survivors after Japan’s devastating tsunami, Ed Fraser looks back at the lessons learned from the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004.
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My friend Richard Holbrooke: Mark Malloch-Brown
The former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mark Malloch Brown, remembers his friend – the veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke, who died yesterday.
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Viktor Bout extradited to face US arms charges
Notorious suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the Merchant of Death, is extradited to the US from Thailand.