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IKEA avoids raunchy sex labels for furniture - TheDC

| Nicole Choi
Ikea Bangkok

Swedish company hires locals to translate product names, uncovering a few naughty ones

Toyota global sales forecast rises on green demand - AP

| InternAdmin
Japan Toyota.JPEG

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

| Alec Jacobs
Thailand Politics

Worried Thai government says users could face fines and up to six months in jail

Thailand's monarchy: WikiLeaks roils the royals - Economist

| Steven Nelson (admin)
Thailand

Thailand’s government has strict laws to prevent the public discussion of royal affairs

Valentine kissing contest still going at 33 hours - AP

| admin

Boy, that kiss felt like it lasted forever

Why the US should heed calls for change in Burma

| Vishal Arora

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

| The Daily Caller

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

| Julia McClatchy (admin)

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

| interns

Spate of bombings leave Thais baffled, unnerved

Key omission in memo to destroy CIA terror tapes - AP

| admin

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

| interns

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

| interns

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

| interns

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

| admin

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

| interns

Ousted prime minister is charged with terrorism and fomenting unrest in Bangkok

Thai protest leaders surrender as troops storm camp - BBC

| interns

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

| admin

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

| admin

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

| interns

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

| admin

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