Prayuth says force 'last resort'

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra chairs a meeting of military top brass and senior security officials at Government House Friday as Thailand prepares for oral hearings at the International Court of Justice over its territorial dispute with Cambodia. CHANAT KATANYUArmy chief vows talks regardless of ICJ ruling27 Jan 2013Bangkok PostNegotiations will be pursued no matter how the International...

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China to modernise before boosting global role: official

Senior Chinese planning official Zhang Xiaoqiang, at Davos, Swizerland on 25 January 2007. China's leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing's role in international affairs, the official told the Davos forumBy Danny Kemp | AFP News – 01/26/2013China's new leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing's role in international affairs,...

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Cambodia reports 3 new bird flu cases, 2 fatal

Fri, Jan 25, 2013PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Friday reported three new human cases of bird flu, two of them fatal, in the first three weeks of this year. That's as many cases as the Southeast Asian country reported in all of 2012.The cases are among the first reported in 2013 for the virulent H5N1 virus, which the World Health Organization says has killed 360 other people worldwide...

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Suu Kyi hopeful on ending Myanmar presidency ban

Myanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured on July 6, 2011, has voiced confidence that the country's powerful military will support changes to the constitution that would allow her to become president26 Jan 2013By Shaun Tandon | AFP NewsMyanmar opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi has voiced confidence that the country's powerful military will support changes to the constitution that would...

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