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Richard Ehrlich: The Pimp Who Would Be Governor
Friday, 19 March 2004, 11:22 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
Thailand's biggest and most notorious massage parlor tycoon said he employed 20,000 women during the past decade and compiled a blacklist naming police who allegedly accepted his pay-offs. More >>
Tom Ridge Talks Homeland Security In Thailand
Monday, 15 March 2004, 2:35 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.S. Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge said Friday (March 12) he "would not" keep his job if John Kerry becomes president, but the Department of Homeland Security would be a permanent apparatus to crush terrorism no matter ... More >>
Thai Nightlife Granted Cinderella Decree Reprieve
Friday, 5 March 2004, 1:56 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's bars, nightclubs, massage parlors and other adult entertainment places are thanking their lucky neon stars for permission to remain open past midnight. More >>
Dame Anita Roddick – Bush Is A War Criminal
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 12:38 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- President George W. Bush is a war criminal, businesses are "more powerful than religion" and Wal-Mart is evil, according to The Body Shop's founder, Dame Anita Roddick. More >>
Ehrlich: Half Truths Led To Thai Bird Flu Deaths
Thursday, 5 February 2004, 12:41 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Bird flu killed people because Thais told "half-truths" similar to the way a black American con-artist deceived wealthy white society by pretending to be the son of Oscar-winning Sidney Poitier, according to the government's ... More >>
Nightmare Bird Flu Scenario Comes True In Vietnam
Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 10:39 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The first nightmare scenario cases of human-to-human infection of fatal bird flu may have killed two sisters in Vietnam, but the odds are still against an epidemic among people, according to the U.N.'s World Health Organization ... More >>
Humans Working On Chicken Cull At High Risk - FAO
Wednesday, 28 January 2004, 11:38 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Humans are in "extremely high" risk of additional deaths by bird flu in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia because many do not wear protective clothing while collecting and burying millions of diseased chickens, according to the U.N.'s ... More >>
Religious Conflict & Sensitivities In Thailand
Monday, 26 January 2004, 10:48 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
The government warned against a Muslim-Buddhist "religious conflict" after assassins killed two Buddhist monks and a novice in southern Thailand, while the army cancelled sending Israeli-trained Thai troops to Iraq because they might anger Iraqis. More >>
Richard Ehrlich: Thailand Denies Bird Flu Cover-up
Monday, 26 January 2004, 10:48 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
Wobbling after widespread condemnation of dangerously unethical behavior, the Thai government denied on Saturday (Jan. 24) it covered up the spread of bird flu, suspected of killing at least one person in Thailand and five others in Vietnam. More >>
Laos Rebels Draw Eye Of USA
Thursday, 8 January 2004, 10:34 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. State Department has warned of increased security concerns in tiny communist Laos because of deadly, politically motivated assaults against markets and buses and "more attacks could occur" endangering Americans. More >>
Thailand Rocked By Bombing Spree
Wednesday, 7 January 2004, 12:10 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Despite a massive security crackdown, explosions killed at least three police on Monday (Jan. 5), one day after attackers killed four soldiers, set fire to schools and police checkposts and stole weapons in the Muslim-majority ... More >>
Vietnam Buys Russian Warplanes For USD$100million
Monday, 29 December 2003, 11:45 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Vietnam reportedly signed a 100 million U.S. dollar deal to buy four sophisticated Sukhoi warplanes from Russia, its former Cold War ally, after Moscow sold similar Sukhoi fighter-bombers to Indonesia, Malaysia and China. More >>
Amnesty Barred From Seeing Aung San Suu Kyi
Wednesday, 24 December 2003, 11:04 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma's military regime blocked Amnesty International from meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, the world's most famous political prisoner, during an investigation into "the grave deterioration" of human rights throughout the country, the London-based ... More >>
Richard Ehrlich: Executing 'P' Dealers In Thailand
Monday, 15 December 2003, 10:43 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand used its new lethal injection system for the first time to enforce its controversial war on drugs by executing four people in a single day, including three convicted for possessing a massive amount of methamphetamines. More >>
After 2625 Deaths Thai's Declare Drug War Victory
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 10:23 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai government is declaring victory in its nationwide, U.S.-backed war on drugs, despite criticism over the killing of at least 2,625 people, most of whom perished in mysterious circumstances. More >>
Limp Bizkit Cancel SEA Tour On Terror Warnings
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 10:23 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Limp Bizkit, an American rap-metal band notorious for tough, defiant songs cancelled their upcoming performances in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia because they feared "warnings of increased security risks" issued by ... More >>
Richard S. Ehrlich: Aids & Sex In Thailand
Monday, 24 November 2003, 1:09 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- When a U.N.-sponsored tour about communities with AIDS led five doctors from Afghanistan into a risque Thai massage parlour, the men were thrilled to learn a few tricks of the trade. More >>
Condoleezza Being Used By White House - J. Jackson
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 7:29 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice does not represent the black community and is being used by a White House which "carefully manipulated images of race," Rev. Jesse L. Jackson said Tuesday (Nov. 4). More >>
US Selling High Tech Missiles To Thailand
Thursday, 6 November 2003, 7:16 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- The U.S. is supplying Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Thailand because of "an imminent threat" posed by Russian rockets offered to China and Malaysia, according to weapons monitors. More >>
Carlos Santana Calls On Bush To End His Evil Ways
Wednesday, 5 November 2003, 11:04 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- After denouncing the U.S.-led war in Iraq, rock legend Carlos Santana told more than 10,000 cheering fans at a sensational concert on Monday (Nov. 3) that President George W. Bush must change his "evil ways". More >>
