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Happy Thai team home from The Hague

Three members of the Thai delegation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on Preah Vihear returned to Thailand from The Hague on Sunday morning and thanked the Thai people for helping them to do their utmost in the case.

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Naples Family Fitness Center Introduces Thai Bodywork

Naples Family Fitness Center Introduces Thai Bodywork

Thai Bodywork is an ancient energy-based healing system, which, like yoga, helps to bring the mind, body, and spirit complex back into balance.

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Thai residents in shock after Boston blasts

A Thai former student residing in Boston, Poranee Saipinthong, said the Massachusetts state capital was normally a very peaceful place to live, and she could not recall any incident as catastrophic as the bombings during the Boston Marathon last Monday.

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Thai horror film-makers sink teeth into south-east Asian market

The flood of Chinese domestic blockbusters since the turn of the year is the strongest hint yet that the country is capable of being a Hollywood for Asia, and setting the cinema agenda for the region.

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A bright year for Thai cinema

NFTFA president Visoot Poolvaraluk said the local film industry will grow almost 100% this year to 2 billion baht, up from 1.1 billion baht last year. The two highlights of 2013 are King Naresuan 5 and Tom Yam Goong 2.

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Jet Tila Appointed Thai Cuisine Ambassador

Jet Tila has been appointed the first Culinary Ambassador of Thai Cuisine by the Royal Thai Consul-General in Los Angeles, tasked with spreading awareness nationwide and making official his unofficial — and longstanding — role as a guide to the cuisine.

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The rise and fall of Thai soccer

Our domestic league has never been more successful – so why is our national team doing so badly?

With the national football team still unable to make the top 100 in the world, there appears to be a big question mark hanging over the rapid growth that the Thai Premier League has enjoyed in recent years.

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Thai New Year Festival, LA Phil & More

Songkran Festival: The Thai New Year Festival Songkran is going on all day from 10 am until 6 pm on Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town. Take the Metro to the Hollywood and Western Metro stop, and the festival stretches all the way to Normandie. You can catch the parade, food, thai boxing and more.

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Chinese, Thai PMs pledge to advance ties, China-ASEAN relations

BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) — Premier Li Keqiang and his Thai counterpart, Yingluck Shinawatra, on Tuesday pledged to advance bilateral ties and promote relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).