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Still the champ
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/02/2012
» With the recent massive flooding, many would assume that new and existing industries should move to the eastern and northeastern provinces to avoid inundation.
Assad sets Syria vote to end near 50-year Baath monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/02/2012
» Syria's president, who is fighting an Arab Spring-inspired revolt, on Wednesday called a constitutional referendum that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single-party rule, state media said.
Cabinet sets charter rewrite draft in motion
News, Pradit Ruangdit, Published on 14/02/2012
» The draft amendment of Section 291 of the 2007 constitution received the green light from the cabinet yesterday, marking the first step in the highly controversial rewriting of the charter.
Asean close to pact on N-arms ban
News, Published on 14/02/2012
» Following a decade-long impasse, the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) is finally on the path to being endorsed by the world's five recognised nuclear-weapon states _ China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Gay marriage push in Australia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2012
» Two bills calling for the legalisation of gay marriage were introduced to Australia's parliament on Monday in a move campaigners said would add momentum to the push for equality.
One small step for Yingluck
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/02/2012
» As far as the government is concerned, the 10-million baht cost of staging the "Love Thailand, Move Thailand Forward" gala dinner at Government House on Friday was worth the cost despite all the criticism of bad taste, waste of taxpayers' money, a PR stunt, etc from a host of critics.
Chinese village experiments with democracy
AFP, Published on 12/02/2012
» A Chinese village which staged an extraordinary rebellion against authorities last year has taken a key step in a process to freely elect its own governing committee, according to residents.
Commonwealth mission set for Maldives to probe crisis
AFP, Published on 12/02/2012
» The Commonwealth said Sunday it would send a ministerial mission to the Maldives to probe the ousting of president Mohamed Nasheed as fresh clashes broke out in the streets of the capital Male.
She shall not be moved
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 12/02/2012
» Five years ago, Boeung Kak Lake was Phnom Penh's largest. It served as home to some 20,000 Cambodians as well as the capital's backpacker ghetto, where foreign travellers would sit on guest house patios in a cannabis haze to watch the sun set over the waters and finish another Angkor Beer. And although the lake was full of sewage and debris and was hardly pristine, it served as an important catchment basin for the capital, providing equilibrium during the wet and dry seasons.
Funky feline pounces in for a party
B Magazine, Published on 12/02/2012
» Indie electro collective Kitsch Cat crank out a pop-centric collection with a healthy dose of nostalgia and synthesisers