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Refugee fights way into Olympics and new life
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Ferocity may sound like a good thing in martial arts, but when Popole Misenga started training for his Olympic judo team he was, well, too ferocious -- "brutal," one coach says.
Deadly consequences of doing things the 'Thai way'
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 22/04/2016
» By now, we have all learned about the toll that road accidents exacted on Thai motorists during the "seven dangerous days" of Songkran.
Southern rail line reopens after crossing smash
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 19/04/2016
» SURAT THANI - A garbage truck crashed through a barrier into a train at a railway crossing in Phun Phin district on Tuesday morning, disrupting south-bound rail services until mid-afternoon as repair crews cleared and repaired the track.
'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
Using man to save nature
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/10/2015
» It is hard to imagine that Suan Pa Ket Nom Klao -- 75 rai of forest in Bang Krachao -- is so close and accessible from the centre of Bangkok. Just a few minutes ferry ride from the pier at Klong Toey, visitors find themselves in leafy orchards and among a web of small canals.
Trikes bring order to the old town
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/08/2015
» ‘I felt embarrassed at first to be riding in an officer’s uniform,” said Pol Sen Sgt Maj Pramote Paotapoo as he manoeuvred his new “official vehicle” into the small streets of the old town area while on patrol.
Bhichit, Prasert not guilty in BMA land scam case
Online Reporters, Published on 14/05/2015
» Former Bangkok governor Bhichit Rattakul and former city clerk Prasert Samalapa were on Thursday found not guilty by the Criminal Court on charges of abuse of authority and bribery in connection with the purchase of land by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Travel chaos in Argentina as transit unions strike
AFP, Published on 01/04/2015
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's largest cities ground to a halt Tuesday as transport unions went on strike, demanding tax cuts for low-income workers and putting the government on the defensive seven months out from general elections.
The spirits of vengeance
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/03/2015
» It’s Ghost Night here in Nakhon Nayok, a night where everybody breaks into groups and acts out, on stage, stories of popular Thai ghosts.
