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Deadly festival
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/11/2010
» Once again huge crowds moving in a narrow space lead to panic and a deadly stampede, this time at Cambodia's Water Festival.
An Asian champion
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/06/2011
» Yes, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer last night to win his sixth French Open crown, but here in Asia, people are talking about Li Na, the women's champion from China.
Slow motion storm watch (Arrival)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2012
» Gaemi has arrived in the Bangkok area, not as a tropical storm or a depression, but as big mass of ordinary rain. The rain, varying from light to heavy, is expected to last throughout the day.
Obama wins second term
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2012
» My goal today is to help you follow the election coverage in English as much as possible. I'll be updating this throughout election day, focusing mainly on the results of the election, but also on the language used to report the results.
(Updated) End of the world grammar
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/11/2012
» The world didn't end as predicted by Harold Camping and now news writers have started to use the past tense.
Mobile news on the rise, study finds
Business, Published on 30/04/2015
» For news publishers, it's a mobile world.
Big-screen shift
Asia focus, Published on 02/05/2016
» JAIPUR, INDIA - Indian cinema is witnessing a major sea change. While dubbed Hollywood movies in the multilingual Indian market are becoming bigger box-office successes, Hollywood producers are also finding that Indian themes appeal to a wide audience and they are shooting more films in the country.
Casualties rise in wake of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport attack
Published on 29/06/2016
» ISTANBUL - A triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's international airport left 41 people dead, 13 of them foreign nationals, and 239 wounded, the city governor said in a statement.
Street-food plan starves poor of choice
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/04/2017
» Soon after being hailed as the city with the world's best street food by CNN, and with the Michelin Guide announcing it will visit Thailand this year, City Hall which is known to have a love-hate relationship with street vendors, yesterday decided to keep street food in certain spots in the capital -- to serve tourists, not residents.
Open season on IS
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 27/04/2017
» Though the president of the United States is a character in more than a few novels, he is a product of the authors' imaginations and bears little if any resemblance to the actual incumbents. In some stories he's idealised, in others vilified.