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Extra B4.5bn funding for new act
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/10/2015
» The Social Security Office (SSO) has announced an extra 4.5 billion baht of funding for the amended Social Security Act, which comes into effect next Tuesday.
Behind the makeup sparkle, mines manned by child labourers
News, Abhaya Srivastava, Published on 13/10/2015
» Her face caked in dirt and hair matted with sweat, eight-year-old Lalita Kumari hacks away at pieces of rock containing an elusive mineral that adds a dash of sparkle to lipstick and nail polish.
The doc will click you now
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 13/10/2015
» At day, Dr Adunchai Sangsert changes women's lives by giving them higher noses, larger eyes and bigger breasts. But at night, after getting home and tucking his sons into bed, he switches on his computer and begins to provide answers, for free, to online questions sent to him. Queries range from a distressed mother seeking the correct way to breastfeed her newborn, to a disoriented elder who has just found out he has cancer.
Femme festival
Life, Published on 13/10/2015
» At first glance, the Phuket Vegetarian Festival may appear like a scene from your most feverish of nightmares.
Facebook to test mobile app shopping tab
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Monday that it will begin testing a shopping tab for its mobile app as it works to ramp up advertising and online commerce offerings.
Hero in a half shell
Life, Published on 15/10/2015
» Graphic designer Wisaruth Wisidh is the man behind the creation of a defiant character, both childlike and colourful, that has become the symbol of Thai resistance. His drawing of a feisty-looking girl wearing a coconut shell, called "Nong Kala", has played its part in encouraging more than 150,000 people to sign a petition on change.org against the government's proposal of the controversial Single Gateway project, which many believe to be a plan to control the internet traffic of the citizens.
Baby dinosaur fossils found in 'Dragon's Tomb'
AFP, Published on 15/10/2015
» MIAMI - A handful of baby dinosaur fossils complete with fragments of eggshells have been uncovered in Mongolia, researchers said Wednesday.
Ebola may persist in semen for nine months
AFP, Published on 15/10/2015
» MIAMI - The Ebola virus may persist in some men's semen for nine months after they were initially infected, far longer than previously thought, according to preliminary research out Wednesday.
Australia's rugby star Foley driven on by dad's desire
AFP, Published on 15/10/2015
» TEDDINGTON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Bernard Foley's outstanding World Cup performances against England and Wales may have been fine-tuned by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika but the man who set him on the road to stardom was his devoted father.
S. Korea officials cross into North ahead of family reunion
AFP, Published on 15/10/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea sent advance teams into North Korea on Thursday ahead of next week's rare reunion for families separated by the Korean War -- a hugely emotional event that walks an unsteady diplomatic tightrope.