Thailand

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TIME Asia September 4, 2008 Hannah Beech	The Battle for Thailand The current stalemate in Thailand is rapidly reaching that of political farce, with a distinct possibility of degenerating into tragedy.
TIME Asia May 15, 2008 Hannah Beech	Saving Burma Cyclone Nargis can't be blamed on Burma's leaders. But their inaction has indeed been murderous.
TIME Asia March 6, 2008 Hannah Beech	Postcard: Chiang Rai Even though he has vowed to stay away from politics, a local polling center found that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is still Thailand's most popular politician.
TIME Asia January 9, 2008 Thomas Laird	Tackling Tibet Since 2002, a little-known academic ritual has taken place each year at Harvard University. Academics of every stripe, from historians to constitutional lawyers, gather to discuss Tibet's past, present and future.
TIME Asia December 13, 2007 Andrew Marshall	Thailand Goes Back to the Future With campaigning underway for a Dec. 23 general election, Thailand gets ready to come out from under 15 months of military rule.
TIME Asia October 11, 2007 Simon Montlake	Will Thai Reforms Make Censorship Worse? The Ministry of Culture in Thailand is pushing a controversial new law that proponents say would move the country's censorship rules into the modern era. Many filmmakers, however, fear the proposed changes will only make censorship worse.
TIME Asia August 23, 2007 Hannah Beech	Is Abhisit Vejjajiva Thailand's Next Leader? Meet the idealist who may well become Thailand's next Prime Minister. As head of Thailand's oldest political party, the Democrats, Abhisit has emerged as an early front-runner in elections slated for December.
TIME Asia August 16, 2007 Hannah Beech	Why Thailand's Generals Will Root for Man U Thailand's deposed Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is the new owner of Manchester City's football team. While Thaksin works on improving his team's standings, he has also been quietly running his own subtle political war from abroad.
TIME Asia July 19, 2007 Andrew Marshall	Thailand's Endless Woe Eighty teachers have been murdered in Thailand's southern provinces in this year so far. The brutal campaign against teachers and schools is just the latest manifestation of the raging conflict there.
TIME Europe July 12, 2007 Stuart Wolfendale	The Damage Done Built by the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, an initiative by Thailand's late Princess Mother to take the gangster-ridden Golden Triangle by the scruff of the neck, the Hall of Opium is a museum dramatizing the history of opium.
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