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Michelin star boosts chef at shophouse kitchen to stardom
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming shophouse kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.
North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
New Bitcoin-based security bounces in trading debut on CME
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2017
» NEW YORK: A new security based on the price of the digital currency bitcoin is trading lower after its debut on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a week after another such security launched on a rival exchange.
Justin Rose wins Indonesian Masters; Phachara 2nd
Associated Press, Published on 17/12/2017
» JAKARTA: Justin Rose played 30 holes on Sunday in the weather-delayed Indonesian Masters, closing for a final-round 10-under 62 and an eight-stroke victory at Royale Jakarta Golf Club.
Early praise for 'The Last Jedi', opening Thursday
Associated Press, Published on 11/12/2017
» LOS ANGELES: There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of <i>Star Wars: The Last Jedi</i> Saturday night in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.
Court postpones decision on Sulak’s lese majeste charges
Associated Press, Published on 07/12/2017
» A military court on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to prosecute a prominent historian and social critic who suggested that a famed duel on elephant-back won by a Thai king against a Burmese prince 500 years ago may not actually have happened.
Tens of thousands stranded as Bali volcano closes airport
Associated Press, Published on 27/11/2017
» KARANGASEM, Indonesia: Authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali that has forced the island's international airport to close, stranding tens of thousands of travellers.
Chinese President Xi makes state visit to Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2017
» HANOI: Vietnam gave Chinese President Xi Jinping the red carpet treatment Sunday at the start of a state visit, as the two communist neighbors try to broaden their economic ties and work on resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Kerr wins Malaysia LPGA, Thai sisters well back
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Cristie Kerr made her 20th career victory on the LPGA Tour one to remember.
Two Chinese men arrested with eight rhino horns
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2017
» Authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens suspected of smuggling rhinoceros horns worth about $300,000 through Suvarnabhumi airport.