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Pattaya hotel theft suspect caught
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/09/2018
» CHON BURI: A man posing as a hotel guest has been arrested for stealing valuable items and cash worth almost 100,000 baht from a room of an Irish tourist in Pattaya.
Self-flying glider 'learns' to soar like a bird
AFP, Published on 20/09/2018
» PARIS: Scientists have created a self-flying glider that uses machine learning to navigate rising air currents, in an experiment that could help our understanding of how birds migrate.
Ending decades of doubt, 'biggest bird' dispute put to nest
AFP, Published on 26/09/2018
» PARIS: After more than a century of conflicting evidence, Anglo-French animosity and a H.G. Wells novella involving murder most fowl, scientists said Wednesday they have finally solved the riddle of the world's largest bird.
UN report spotlights government inaction on climate
AFP, Published on 01/10/2018
» PARIS - Diplomats gathering in South Korea Monday will find themselves in the awkward position of vetting and validating a major UN scientific report that underscores the failure of their governments to take stronger action on climate.
All eyes on Asia
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/10/2018
» Asia's premier cine-event took off last night. The 23rd Busan International Film Festival once again draws all attention to the South Korean port city as it hosts the annual showcase of films, especially Asian films. One part to promote the South Korean film industry -- a formidable machine of creativity and commerce -- and one part to reign as a centre of filmmaking activity in this part of the world, Busan has gone through some bumps, political and managerial, but remains steadfast in being in the biggest in Asia.
Second Skripal poisoning suspect named as 'Russian GRU doctor'
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» LONDON: Investigative group Bellingcat on Monday identified the second suspect in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal as a doctor employed by Moscow's GRU military intelligence service.
US stem cell researcher 'faked results'
AFP, Published on 19/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: A cardiovascular specialist known for his stem cell research has seen his once high-flying career falter as several top-flight US institutions have accused him of falsifying data in his studies.
Motorcycle repair shop owner shot dead by thief
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: The owner of a motorcycle repair shop in Muang district of this western border province was shot dead by one of two thieves who broke into the shop early Sunday to steal motorcycle parts.
Barbed humour
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 25/10/2018
» It was as a soldier boy in President Truman's "Police Action" that I first visited Asia -- South Korea and Japan.
Man charged in mail-bomb plot is Trump supporter
Associated Press, Published on 27/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: Federal authorities have captured a Florida man with a criminal history and a fervour for President Donald Trump and accused him of sending at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats, capping a nationwide search in a case that spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the US.