/tags/thailand Thailand en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-22/surrogacy-storm-in-thailand-a-rejected-baby-a-busy-babymaker Two controversial cases have put a spotlight on surrogacy in Thailand. Now the government is drafting new laws to stop abuse. Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-22/surrogacy-storm-in-thailand-a-rejected-baby-a-busy-babymaker Michael Sullivan /npr-news/2013-09-27/ex-u-s-army-sniper-instructor-nabbed-in-thai-hit-squad-sting The former sergeant allegedly helped recruit others from Europe and the U.S. to help carry out contract killings. Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-27/ex-u-s-army-sniper-instructor-nabbed-in-thai-hit-squad-sting Scott Neuman /npr-news/2013-08-03/the-biggest-thing-out-of-thailand-an-elephant-orchestra Based out of a conservation center for former work animals, the Thai Elephant Orchestra is just what it sounds like: a group of elephants trained to play enormous percussion instruments, holding mallets in their trunks and sometimes trumpeting along. Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-03/the-biggest-thing-out-of-thailand-an-elephant-orchestra NPR Staff /npr-news/2013-07-22/brawl-puts-bad-back-into-badminton A year after an embarrassing match-fixing scandal at the London Olympics, badminton is back in the news for an unexpected brawl. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-22/brawl-puts-bad-back-into-badminton Howard Berkes /npr-news/2013-05-10/celebrity-panda-to-return-to-thailand-for-1-million-a-year The citizens of Thailand are breathing a sigh of relief, after a breakthrough moment in panda relations was reached with China Friday. After much negotiation, Lin Ping, a female giant panda who became a reality TV star after being born in Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo, will be allowed to stay in Thailand for 15 years. Fri, 10 May 2013 20:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-10/celebrity-panda-to-return-to-thailand-for-1-million-a-year Bill Chappell /npr-news/2012-12-19/fake-malaria-drugs-fuel-rise-of-drug-resistant-disease Myanmar and other parts of Southeast Asia are awash with shoddy and phony malaria drugs. Some fakes are almost indistinguishable from authentic drugs. The counterfeits can be deadly for patients, but they also threaten to undermine major weapons against the disease. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-19/fake-malaria-drugs-fuel-rise-of-drug-resistant-disease Jason Beaubien /npr-news/2012-12-18/a-view-from-the-ground-thailand-confronts-drug-resistant-malaria Global deaths from malaria have dropped sharply in the past decade, thanks in part to powerful drugs called artemisinins. But on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, doctors are starting to see cracks in artemisinin's armor. The medicine is working more slowly, and sometimes not at all. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-12-18/a-view-from-the-ground-thailand-confronts-drug-resistant-malaria Jason Beaubien, Ben de la Cruz /2012-11-18/with-obamas-asia-trip-an-attempted-focus-shift President Obama is in Thailand as part of a trip to Asia that will include a regional summit and the first ever visit by a sitting U.S. president to Myanmar, also known as Burma. The president's visit is seen as a sign of his commitment to focus American foreign policy on the region, but fighting in Gaza is pulling away attention. Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMT /2012-11-18/with-obamas-asia-trip-an-attempted-focus-shift /npr-news/2012-11-14/signs-of-drug-resistant-malaria-emerge-in-vietnam-and-myanmar Southeast Asia is a hot spot for drug-resistant malaria. In the past few years, parasites in two regions have become less responsive to the last, best drug we have against malaria. Researchers report that this new type of drug resistance may be spreading to Vietnam and central Myanmar. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:27:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-14/signs-of-drug-resistant-malaria-emerge-in-vietnam-and-myanmar Michaeleen Doucleff /npr-news/2012-06-03/like-our-own-mother-aung-san-suu-kyi-in-thailand Myanmar's opposition leader dazzled in her first trip abroad in more than two decades, but her attention to Burmese refugees showed her political situation at home remains precarious. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:53:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-06-03/like-our-own-mother-aung-san-suu-kyi-in-thailand Anthony Kuhn