Swedish company hires locals to translate product names, uncovering a few naughty ones
Toyota global sales forecast rises on green demand - AP
Even with the improved forecasts, Toyota is unlikely to be back as the world’s top automaker
Thai Twitter users could face jail time for tweeting during election - TheDC
Worried Thai government says users could face fines and up to six months in jail
Thailand's monarchy: WikiLeaks roils the royals - Economist
Thailand’s government has strict laws to prevent the public discussion of royal affairs
Why the US should heed calls for change in Burma
The US has an opportunity to prove that it really does support democracy.
Charlie Sheen dares to dream, wants to start 'porn family' [POLL] - TheDC
Before going to the hospital, Sheen purportedly let it slip that he’d like to start a ‘porn family’
Mel Gibson making a cameo comeback - NY Post
Mel Gibson is taking a stab at saving his movie career with a comedy role as a tattoo artist in ‘The Hangover 2′
Bangkok reels from bombing attacks - Washington Times
Spate of bombings leave Thais baffled, unnerved
Key omission in memo to destroy CIA terror tapes - AP
A 2005 CIA memo instructing a station chief to destroy videotapes of waterboarding is conspicuously missing the signature of CIA lawyers
Big, friendly deficit giant - Forbes
Economists argue that the U.S. trade deficit is a byproduct of an attractive investment climate and not something worth morbid fear
Thai government extends state of emergency in Bangkok - BBC
The Thai government has extended a state of emergency in 19 provinces, including the capital Bangkok, because of fears of renewed violence
U.S. passports printed in Thailand despite warnings - ABC NEWS
Foreign factories are producing new American ‘e-passports’ without ‘even the most basic security plan,’ according to the Government Printing Office’s inspector general
Bracketed by crimes: Van der Sloot's last 5 years - AP
Joran Van der Sloot: His last five years make up a tale of dissolution, deception and increasing desperation according to friends and people who have chronicled his life
Thai court issues arrest warrant for former prime minister - AP
Ousted prime minister is charged with terrorism and fomenting unrest in Bangkok
Thai protest leaders surrender as troops storm camp - BBC
Leaders of the anti-government protests that have paralysed the heart of Bangkok for weeks have surrendered, after troops stormed their barricades
Wounded rogue Thai general dies as chaos continues - AP
A rogue Thai general who helped anti-government protesters and was shot by an unidentified sniper died Monday from his wounds
Bangkok battle: Troops fire on rioting protesters - AP
Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies Friday
Rogue General Seh Daeng is shot during Thai protests - NYT
A renegade Thai general was shot in Bangkok on Thursday as the military prepared to encircle the barricaded encampment of anti-government protesters
Thai protesters storm hospital - AP
A major Thai hospital evacuated hundreds of patients and suspended all but emergency surgery Friday after anti-government protesters stormed in to hunt for security forces they suspected were taking positions there overlooking their barricaded enclave
