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  • 27-11-2011

    Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 100% ready; Bt300 mil expected in circulation[975 views]

    CHAING MAI, Nov 26 - The International Horticultural Exposition Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2011 is fully ready to open, expecting to attract over 2 million visitors and generating over Bt300 million.

  • 27-11-2011

    At least 3 dead and scores injured as Indonesia’s ‘Golden Gate Bridge’ collapses[1,560 views]

    JAKARTA, Indonesia — A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring many more as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river below, police and witnesses said.

  • 26-11-2011

    8 districts of Narathiwat, one in Pattani declared disaster zones[943 views]

    NARATHIWAT, Nov 25 -- The southern border province of Narathiwat on Friday declared eight districts as flood disaster zones, while its neighbouring province of Pattani declared its provincial seat as a flood disaster zone.

  • 26-11-2011

    Egypt protests: plea to keep women reporters out of Cairo withdrawn[682 views]

    Reporters Sans Frontieres had called on media not to send female journalists to cover crisis following two sexual assaults.

  • 26-11-2011

    Public content with military performance in helping flood victims[743 views]

    BANGKOK, Nov 25 – Thailand’s public is more satisfied with the military’s performance in assisting flood victims, and the least satisfaction was accorded local politicians, according to a new opinion poll released on Friday.

  • 25-11-2011

    China basketball legend to sell ‘Yao Ming’ wine[1,075 views]

    His NBA career may have come to an end, but Chinese basketball star Yao Ming isn't taking retirement lightly. Currently enrolled in classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University, the 31-year-old is venturing into business, setting up a wine company to meet a growing thirst for the tipple in his home country.

  • 25-11-2011

    Man Guilty of Visa Fraud in Thai Welders Case[1,531 views]

    A California man was convicted of seeking visa extensions for Thai welders purportedly hired for a construction job when in reality they were forced to work at restaurants and live in deplorable conditions, prosecutors said Wednesday.

  • 25-11-2011

    Pattaya Dec 1st Charity Concert For Flood Victims[1,426 views]

    Pattaya City in cooperation with several agencies will host a charity concert to assist the flood victims. The proceeds after deducting expenses will be donated to the Water Foundation under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King.

  • 25-11-2011

    British Hooligan Caught After Destroying Victims House In Pattaya[5,616 views]

    Pattaya police arrested a British national who, according to the arrest warrant, unlawfully entered and destroyed the victims property.

  • 24-11-2011

    Russian newsreader makes one-finger gesture as she mentions Obama[1,855 views]

    From Russia without love! Newsreader makes one-finger gesture to camera when she mentions Obama's name.

  • 24-11-2011

    Court sentences Thai man to 20 years jail for lese majeste[2,025 views]

    BANGKOK, Nov 23 - Thailand's Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a 61-year-old man to 20 years in jail for sending text messages deemed insulting the country's revered monarch to a private secretary of former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

  • 24-11-2011

    BMA on high alert after ‘Big Bag’ barrier dismantled on Phahonyothin Road[789 views]

    BANGKOK, Nov 24 -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is on high alert keeping watch on the flood status in inner Bangkok fearing that the dismantling of the giant sandbag 'big bag' barrier at Don Mueang's Directorate of Air Operations Control intersection on Phahonyothin Road could increase the water level at Kaset intersection and Lat Phrao, according to Deputy City Clerk Chumphol Sampaopol.

  • 23-11-2011

    South Korea ratifies long-delayed US trade deal[484 views]

    South Korea's parliament has ratified a free-trade deal with the US, after years of wrangling over the issue.

  • 23-11-2011

    Thai export growth in October hits two-year record low[774 views]

    BANGKOK, Nov 22 –Thai exports in October were valued at US$17.19 billion, only 0.3 per cent growth, the lowest reported in two years, said Deputy Commerce Minister Siriwat Kajornprasart, crediting the decline to the recent severe flood.

  • 23-11-2011

    50 endangered pangolins seized in southern Thailand[778 views]

    NARATHIWAT, Nov 22 - Fifty pangolins, also called ‘scaly anteaters’ and a protected wildlife species, bound for China were intercepted by the Thai authorities on Tuesday morning in this southern border province.

  • 23-11-2011

    PM: Thaksin not on royal pardon list[1,012 views]

    BANGKOK, Nov 22 - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday reaffirmed that, her brother, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, is not on the list of convicts applying for the proposed royal pardon to be submitted for royal endorsement.

  • 23-11-2011

    Road rage in Pattaya Locksmith Pulls Gun at Foreigner[2,837 views]

    “Aek” a known Pattaya locksmith got drunk. Drove his pickup and was allegedly "cut" by a foreigner on a motorbike. "Aek" pulled his BB gun and threatened the foreigner.

  • 23-11-2011

    Depressed 39-Year-Old Woman Drinks Poison[1,768 views]

    A middle aged Sattahip woman depressed for two years after her son had been arrested accused of trying to kill her and her husband had divorced her.

  • 22-11-2011

    Cambodia genocide: Khmer Rouge trio go on trial[841 views]

    The UN-backed trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, charged with crimes against humanity, has begun

  • 22-11-2011

    Ayutthaya drains flood; holds ‘Big Cleaning Day’ for Bang Pa-In Industrial Estate[1,060 views]

    AYUTTHAYA, Nov 21 – Thailand’s historic central province of Ayutthaya, heavily hit in the recent floods, is holding a 'Big Cleaning Day' for the Bang Pa-In Industrial Estate after floodwaters have drained, according to Ayutthaya governor Wittaya Phewpong.

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