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US Appeals to Extradite "Merchant of Death"
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 11:46 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Newly obtained documents, prepared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), portray an elaborate sting operation to capture alleged weapons trafficker Viktor Bout in Bangkok, and America's current appeal to extradite him ... More >>
Foreign Weapons Kill the Blockade on Burma
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 9:27 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Demands for an international blockade against weapons sales to Burma, in response to the military regime's detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, will face difficult challenges from defiant Chinese, Russian, East European and North ... More >>
Suu Kyi on Trial Because American Had "A Vision"
Friday, 22 May 2009, 1:49 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma's military regime wants the world's most famous political prisoner, Aung San Suu Kyi, to confess why she allegedly broke the law to shelter an American Mormon who "had a vision," sneaked into her mildewing villa, and made ... More >>
The Hague's ICC Will Not Put Bush On Trial
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 12:09 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, expects U.S. President Barack Obama to allow it to put Americans on trial, but not prosecute former President George W. Bush or his officials for alleged torture or ... More >>
Assassins Haunt Thai Govt Insurrection is Crushed
Friday, 24 April 2009, 9:27 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, and three of his top ministers, are being protected against an "assassination attempt," after crushing an insurrection in Bangkok. More >>
Thailand's Military Shoots to End Insurrection
Thursday, 16 April 2009, 3:28 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The army opened fire with M-16 assault rifles on Monday (April 13) against thousands of protesters who burnt buses, hijacked a natural gas tanker truck, blocked streets, and surrounded government buildings during worsening political ... More >>
On Sale in Burma: Fake Viagra & Endangered Animals
Monday, 13 April 2009, 12:59 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
TACHILEK, Burma -- Fake Viagra, America's anti-Saddam Hussein playing cards, Marlboros stuffed with Burmese tobacco, and the skulls and skins of endangered animals are just some of the hustles in this squalid, corrupt, suspicious border town. More >>
Bangkok: "State of Emergency" Declared
Monday, 13 April 2009, 11:22 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The government declared a "state of emergency" on Sunday (April 12) after failing to stop protesters who attacked the prime minister's car and seized armored personnel carriers, one day after forcing foreign leaders to evacuate by ... More >>
Bangkok: "State of Emergency" Declared
Monday, 13 April 2009, 11:21 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The government declared a "state of emergency" on Sunday (April 12) after failing to stop protesters who attacked the prime minister's car and seized armored personnel carriers, one day after forcing foreign leaders to evacuate by ... More >>
Thailand's Red Shirts Will Not Cause a "Bloodbath"
Friday, 10 April 2009, 2:23 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Threatened by tens of thousands of "red shirts," who are crippling Bangkok's streets while demanding elections, the government promised to prevent a "bloodbath" or any repeat of the November blockade of Bangkok's airports which stranded ... More >>
Pol Pot's Khmer R: "Not a Clear-Cut Murder Case"
Friday, 13 February 2009, 9:01 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- An international trial starts next week in Cambodia, against five of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, but the British head of the Defense Support Section warns "it is not a clear-cut murder case" despite skeletons in mass graves ... More >>
Shinawatra on a Do-Or-Die Flight Plan to Thailand
Sunday, 8 February 2009, 3:47 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The international airport is open after a political blockade stranded 350,000 passengers, but Thailand is now grappling with a powerful fugitive who wants to fly his jet on a do- or-die arrival, to topple the government. More >>
Rohingyas, Malays and Hmong Allege Torture
Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 2:16 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai security forces allegedly burned, buried, sodomized and stuck needles into victims, and abandoned people in the sea to die, according to survivors and human rights groups, but the prime minister and military denied systematic ... More >>
Ehrlich: San Francisco's Revolutionary Graffiti
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 4:22 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sleek limousines and ambitious "dot commies" have buffed this city with a glossy, corporate sheen, but revolutionary graffiti, gang killings, and financial havoc reveal that San Francisco's steep hills have turned into slippery politicized ... More >>
New Year Fireworks Inside Nightclub Kills 60
Friday, 2 January 2009, 4:19 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
People cheering "Happy New Year 2009" during a boozy Bad Boy Party, ignited fireworks inside an upscale nightclub, sparking an inferno which burnt to death 60 victims and injured 100 others who tried to escape. More >>
Counterfeit Money is a Genuine Worry for Thailand
Saturday, 27 December 2008, 12:52 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- In this mimic-happy land brimming with counterfeit designer goods, illegal software, duplicated movies, sham medicine, forged passports, and other professionally faked items, genuine fear has suddenly appeared. More >>
Canadian Man Accused of Sex Crimes in Thailand
Friday, 19 December 2008, 10:26 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- A Canadian who allegedly arranged for Americans to sexually abuse "prepubescent" boys in his home for payment, while he taught at a prestigious school in Bangkok, was arrested in London by the U.S. Justice Department ... More >>
Thailand: Bland, Squeaky Clean, Yuppie Becomes PM
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:51 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Abhisit Vejjajiva, a bland, squeaky clean, yuppie politician who failed to win a national election, was chosen as prime minister on Monday, boosted by the military and Bangkok's elite after his opposition party formed a shaky coalition ... More >>
Unstable Thailand Prepares For Fresh Confrontation
Friday, 5 December 2008, 9:43 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's crippled government is struggling to find a new prime minister and prevent a return of protesters who easily sabotaged Bangkok's airports, stranding more than 300,000 travelers. More >>
Darwinian Struggle To Find Ticket Out Of Thailand
Monday, 1 December 2008, 8:40 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
Richard S. Ehrlich writes: In a Darwinian struggle, the rich buy tickets for expensive helicopters and chartered planes, flying from airstrips elsewhere in Thailand, while protesters blockade Bangkok's international and domestic airports. More >>
