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'A crisis unprecedented in Thai history'
The battlements are set and the trenches laid. In a part of town now called the “green zone” Bangkok’s commercial district is still dry for the most part but today we saw shop owners physically blocking themselves in, writes Asia Correspondent John Sparks. Thailand’s prime minister has called it “a crisis unprecedented in Thai history”.…
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Thai PM defends floods response
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra defends her government’s response to the worst floods in 50 years as Bangkok braces itself for a deluge.
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The Thai flood situation is critical, so why not tell people?
I spoke to a senior government official. He told me that, “the situation is critical.” He had seen the data he said but said the government didn’t want release it for fear of “panicking people”. I think many here would rather be forewarned.
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Thailand's deadly monsoon season
With over 200 already dead, Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent John Sparks sees for himself the devastation caused by the worst monsoon season Thailand has ever recorded.
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200 dead in Thailand floods
At least 224 people are killed in flooding in Thailand caused by a tropical storm and monsoon rain.
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What happened to Thailand's 'Godfather of sex'?
Mr Chuvit was widely known as the “Godfather of the Thai sex industry”. He owned six “massage parlours” off a tatty stretch of motorway in northern Bangkok. But something changed, as John Sparks blogs.
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How to buy a fooball club
A year-long undercover investigation by Dispatches finds that some of the most cherished clubs in English football are being touted for sale like used cars, writes Alex Thomson for Channel 4 News.
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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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Thailand's future is a family affair
John Sparks blogs from Bangkok on a remarkable comeback for the Shinawatras – the Thai family who are turning into a political dynasty.
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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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Brits among mystery tourist deaths in Thailand
An elderly British couple are among eight tourists to have died from a mystery illness while staying in Chiang Mai, a northern province of Thailand.
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Royal Wedding: the view from around the world
With an estimated two billion tuning in to live coverage, and celebrations taking place everywhere from Nairobi to New York, and Torremolinos to Shanghai, Royal Wedding fever grips the globe.
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Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi reunited with son
Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi has been reunited with her son after 11 years apart. The pro-democracy leader was released from house arrest earlier in November.
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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.
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Aung San Suu Kyi still waits for release
The Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is set to be freed from her latest spell of house arrest. Our Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Jonathan Miller, reports.
