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UN IIST shifts focus
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 05/01/2011
» MACAU : In 1991, with the the return of Macau to mainland China in 1997 looming, the Portuguese and Chinese governments agreed to set up an international project and hosted the United Nations University there. Over the years the International Institute for Software Technology has turned out many academics who have gone back and helped develop their home countries.
Nurses bring healthcare to homes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/09/2011
» Nurse visits to homes catch life-threatening diseases early (diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, kidney disease). Longer healthier lives, reduced cost for state healthcare, the result.
Post-flood hotel industry changes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/12/2011
» 50% of small hotels don't pay hotel tax. New rules to even playing field for tax-paying hotels plagued by price wars & price cutting.
One click away: Health self-education in Thai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/12/2011
» New website provides reliable information by top doctors in the Thai language for quick self-education about your medical problems.
Mahathir urges strong push for education
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/01/2012
» A culture of lifelong learning is truly needed if a nation wants to develop a knowledge-based society, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said after accepting an honorary degree from Phitsanulok's Naresuan University yesterday.
Festering wound
Life, Published on 27/02/2012
» Outspoken media expert Dr Seri Wongmontha has a few regrets in life.
Chinese architect wins top honour
Life, Published on 29/02/2012
» The Chinese architect Wang Shu, whose buildings in a rapidly developing China honour the past with salvaged materials even as they experiment with modern forms, has been awarded the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
US soldier charged over Afghan village massacre
AFP, Published on 24/03/2012
» The US soldier accused of an Afghan village massacre that further strained already-frayed Afghan-US ties was charged with 17 premeditated murders, although he may not be tried for two years.
Ginola loses defamation case against Houllier
AFP, Published on 04/04/2012
» A court in Toulon on Wednesday rejected David Ginola's claim for damages against former France coach Gerard Houllier over remarks concerning Ginola's role in France's failure to reach the 1994 World Cup.
US pastor burns Korans to urge Iran clergyman release
AFP, Published on 29/04/2012
» A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani.