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...world straw-weight title bout. Like Siriporn, Wannee was in prison for dealing methamphetamine, or "crazy drug" as it's known in Thai. Unlike Siriporn, Wannee suffered a technical knockout. But the beaten fighter still managed an early exit from prison the following year, when Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej pardoned her, along with three other female prison pugilists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Black Rose Punched Her Way Out of Jail | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...rare public statement last week, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej expressed concern over potential violence ensuing from the tribunal's verdict, counseling the country's judges "to make the right interpretation, otherwise the country will be doomed." The King added that no matter what decision the judges made, they would be criticized for their ruling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Political Party Banned in Thailand | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

...KING AND THAI Thailand recently cut off access to the site after someone posted a 44-sec. video depicting King Bhumibol Adulyadej with clown features and feet pasted over his head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viral Video | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...their duty to fix things before global economic trends negatively affect Thailand." In a country where the King is widely revered, the junta's Cabinet has shrewdly tied its closing-door strategy to an existing royal mandate. After the regional financial meltdown a decade ago, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej urged his subjects to forgo the turbo-charged drive of capitalism for a Buddhist-inspired "sufficiency economy" that embraced moderation. Sounds harmless enough. But free traders complain that the military junta is now using the fuzzy precepts of a sufficiency economy to undermine the legacy of former Prime Minister Thaksin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Land of Fading Smiles | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...Sondhi Boonyaratkalin, had taken over Bangkok and surrounding areas and was declaring martial law. The spokesman blamed the military's extreme measures on what he termed corrupt practices by Thaksin, alleging that the Prime Minister had hampered the workings of both parliament and the courts. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a constitutional monarch, was reaffirmed as head of state, while the spokesman promised that a new caretaker Prime Minister would be named. (Cavalry regiment soldiers stationed by Government House had yellow ribbons, a color associated with the monarchy, tied to their uniforms and rifles in an apparent signal that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Festive Coup in Thailand | 9/19/2006 | See Source »

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