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Queen Elizabeth takes spin in motorhome
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Queen Elizabeth II may be more used to palaces and state carriages but the British monarch nonetheless enjoyed a spin in a motorhome on Thursday, calling it a "real home from home".
McIlroy feels Wozniacki's Christmas presence
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» World number one Rory McIlroy found himself discussing Christmas presents instead of his game at a news conference on Thursday when his tennis star girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki demanded a special gift.
EU leaders name Mersch to ECB after gender row
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» EU leaders named Luxembourg central bank chief Yves Mersch to a top European Central Bank post Friday after his nomination was held up for months by objections that there were no women candidates for the job.
Argentina to appeal US order to pay defaulted debt
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Argentina said it will appeal a US judge's ruling ordering it to pay $1.33 billion to investment funds holding bonds that the country defaulted on in 2001.
Cut costs to survive, Australian tycoon Rinehart says
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has warned Australia needs to rein in business costs to remain competitive and avoid heading for a European-style crisis.
Gold prices down 50 baht
Online Reporters, Published on 23/11/2012
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 24,680.48 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,050 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
S. Korea military drill marks shelling anniversary
AFP, Published on 23/11/2012
» South Korea marked Friday the anniversary of North Korea's 2010 shelling of a border island with a military drill and memorials, clouded by the threat of a fresh attack from Pyongyang.
Japanese tourist commits harakiri
Online Reporters, Published on 23/11/2012
» SURAT THANI - A Japanese tourist has committed suicide by disemboweling himself, according to police.
SET down 3.89 points at opening
Online Reporters, Published on 23/11/2012
» Thai stocks opened down 0.30% at the start of trade this morning.
Putting the "h" in "stupid"!
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 23/11/2012
» Just this week alone, President Barack Obama and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visited Thailand, presumably because it's high season for travel in the superpower calendar. And who doesn't love it when important people come here? It gives us the chance to adorn them with garlands, giggle when they attempt to speak Thai (not to mention swoon when they wai), and most notably offer them a free tourism pitch for our most amazing country!