Simon edges Troicki 7-5, 6-3 to win Thailand Open

Gilles Simon of France won the Thailand Open on Sunday, defeating Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 for his first ATP title of the year and sixth overall.

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100,000 stranded in Thailand after airports shut

The vacation is over for tens of thousands of tourists in Thailand. But they can't go home.

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Polls: Incumbent re-elected as Bangkok governor

Apirak Kosayodhin, the leader of Thailand's opposition Democrat Party, won re-election Sunday as governor of Bangkok, defeating the ruling party candidate as well as a one-time sex tycoon, exit polls showed.

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Tsonga wins Thailand Open

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 6-4 to win the Thailand Open on Sunday, clinching his first career title and avenging his loss to the top-seeded Serbian in the Australian Open final.

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Thai Troops Deploy Amid Rumors of a Coup

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared a state of emergency Tuesday night from New York as rumors of a military coup swept the capital. An army-owned television station suspended regular programming and played patriotic songs. Several hundred soldiers were deployed at keys points in the capital of Bangkok.

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BANGKOK - Asia's moves toward an EU-style community covering half the world's population have sparked a backroom power play led by the United States, China and Japan, diplomats and analysts said Monday.

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Rishi Baveja survived a fall after his bungee cord harness came loose from his feet during a bungee jump.

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Good review of day one in Bangkok, the final major meeting of Governments and organizing bodies before the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen scheduled in December. The article is found at Grist, written by Joshua Kahn Russell.

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It turns out the phony Ferrari, that tour de force of fakery whipped up recently in a Thai backstreet garage (with a Subaru engine, alas), isn't here. But there's a counterfeit Yamaha scooter in mint condition propped up on its stand.

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We have all heard of the Cap and Trade legislation that passed the US House of Representatives in June, Called the Waxman-Markey Bill or H.R. 2454. The Senate is due to take up this legislation when the healthcare debate is complete.

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"The misallocation of capital over the last 10 years by the private sector is greater than anything done by any government," the 66-year-old Stiglitz said.

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An international search is under way for a 29-year-old Auburn University veterinary student who vanished under what appears to be unusual circumstances in Thailand.

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The United States is concerned that military cooperation between North Korea and Myanmar could destabilize the region, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday at a meeting of southeast Asian nations in Bangkok, Thailand.

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BANGKOK - ELEPHANTS idling outside discos or lumbering through traffic have been part of Bangkok's colourful nightlife for nearly two decades. Now authorities want to send them back to the jungle.

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A CLOSE friend of David Carradine and and ex FBI agent has claimed he was drugged and murdered by a brutal, flirtatious pair of Thai Lady Boys.

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The number of swine flu cases in Thailand has almost quadrupled since Wednesday to 106. Schools have been ordered closed in Bangkok and entertainment venues have been asked to close in Pattaya and Phuket.

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If there are any friends or family of David Carradine who somehow make it to this blog, whatever you do, don't ever trust the Thai police or the Thai media to get to the bottom of the truth. I wouldn't trust the US embassy staff either.

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Star of "Kung Fu" and "Kill Bill" found dead in Bangkok hotel room.

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The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) yesterday announced its withdrawal from the Hmong camp in Huay Nam Khao, Phetchabun province, after operating there for nearly four years. The reason, they say, is the Thai military's restrictions and coercive tactics.

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A disturbing story now from Sattahip District involving the discovery of containers thought to contain dead bodies. The story first broke last week on Thai TV Channel 3 following the discovery of a container surrounded by reportedly hundreds of skeletons.

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Riwin Jirapolsek, a young Thai jewelry designer, has crafted a tiara worth $4.2 million for his pet dog, Kanune, using precious stones given to him by his mother. The dog's headpiece is made of titanium encrusted with emeralds and diamonds.

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Here's what you need to know about Bangkok's latest political upheaval. Since the end of absolute royal rule in 1932, Thailand has tottered between military rule and democracy, often landing at points in between.

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Two men have been killed in Bangkok as anti-government protesters and soldiers fought battles on the streets of the Thai capital.

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Armed soldiers and tanks have been deployed around Bangkok after the Government's declaration on state television this afternoon of a state of emergency in the Thai capital and surrounding areas.

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Bangkok has been paralysed by 100,000 red-shirted protesters demanding the resignation of Thailand's king's chief adviser.

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Thailand, sad to say, is in a terrible mess. With the very future of the monarchy at risk the stakes could not be higher. The country is deeply polarised with goodwill, moral authority and the truth itself in desperately short supply.

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More than 50 international scholars, including some from Harvard, Yale and Columbia universities, wrote to Abhisit this month saying "recent legal actions" under the lese-majeste law "led to the deterioration of basic civil liberties." They urged the dropping of all cases …

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Codex is global.... "Farmers and traditional medicine experts have reacted angrily to the listing of 13 widely used herbal plants as hazardous substances, suggesting there is a hidden agenda that favours chemical companies.

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A fresh investigation into the Bangkok nightclub fire that killed 66 people on New Years Eve has exposed serious flaws in the police inquiry, raising suspicions that officers framed an innocent man to protect guilty colleagues.

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War is hell. I can tell you that as an observing beer war correspondent sometimes it gets ugly. What started out as supermarket shelf space competition escalated to a unique set of circumstances that found me at the check out counter with 6 cans of Thai made beer.

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