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Canadian arrested after 'trying to leave flight'
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 09/02/2024
» CHIANG MAI: A Canadian national has been arrested for opening an emergency door on a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight bound for Bangkok, triggering the deployment of an inflatable evacuation slide.
Alaska Airlines plane lands safely after blowout
Published on 06/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Friday in Portland, Oregon after a section of the fuselage blew out shortly after departure, according to US media reports.
200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid after three days of urban warfare.
A desperate escape from Russia
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 19/02/2023
» A series of knocks rattled his apartment door one day last autumn, and Maksim peered through the peephole to see two soldiers in uniform. They were military enlistment officers, he knew, expanding the vast conscription effort for the war in Ukraine to Russia's remote Far East.
Good chance of being caught on the hop
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/01/2023
» To mark this weekend's Chinese New Year celebrations for Year of the Rabbit it seems appropriate to dedicate today's column to our cuddly cottontail friends, otherwise known as bunnies. Let's hope not too many of them end up in a pie or stew. As a precaution, just be careful when you order "today's special".
The perfect weekend getaway
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 01/04/2021
» Just a one-hour drive from downtown Bangkok, the suburban areas in Nakhon Pathom have become a popular holiday getaway for cafe hoppers and families to enjoy a one-day trip with fun activities after disease control measures were eased.
Moving on from Penny
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/12/2020
» Kaley Cuoco has come a long way since her role as Penny, the hot girl next door in hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Spanning 12 seasons between 2007 and 2019, The Big Bang Theory was a successful comedy for a whole bunch of reasons. Besides its intellectually stimulating and subtle humour, fans can't deny the fact that Penny's character was one of the most important ingredients that kept the show rolling for over a decade. However, now that the show has ended, Cuoco did not miss a beat to drop a brand new show with a bang of her own.
With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand
AFP, Published on 13/09/2020
» With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, "plane cafes" in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are in the sky -- and the idea seems to have taken off.
Westwood 'not comfortable' travelling to America
AFP, Published on 26/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES - The United States has scrapped its 14-day quarantine for overseas PGA Tour golfers, but that's not enough to convince former world No. 1 Lee Westwood to get on an airplane and fly to America.