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Beirut buries more of its dead as world mobilises
AFP, Published on 12/08/2020
» BEIRUT - Lebanon buried more of its dead Wednesday from the huge explosion at Beirut port that disfigured the city, toppled the government and deepened a painful economic crisis.
Paper plane champ Mong a citizen at last
Online Reporters, Published on 06/10/2018
» Mong Thongdee’s dream of becoming a Thai citizen is finally coming true, nine years after the country learned of his stateless plight.
Remember Mong? He's still not Thai
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2017
» Despite national fame and big promises after becoming a paper airplane champion, Mong Thongdee, now 20, remains stateless.
Being Thai, on the fly
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/09/2017
» Once a stateless boy, today Mong Thongdee remains stateless as a man. Eight years ago when he was 12, Mong was in every newspaper's headlines when the Chiang Mai-born son of Myanmar migrant workers won a national contest for paper planes and was chosen to represent Thailand at a competition in Japan.
Sporting heroes and villains of 2016
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/12/2016
» It is that time of the year when Nobby hauls himself out of the armchair to honour the sportsmen and sportswomen who have acted above and beyond the call of duty over the past 12 months.
The prickly people who caused a stink
Spectrum, Published on 05/01/2014
» Chairs were thrown, pornography was examined in detail and screaming matches were held _ and that was just in parliament. Last year will go down in history for all sorts of obnoxious political behaviour, but not all the thorny figures who caused a stink came from politics.
Asiana crash dead from China were 'best friends'
AFP, Published on 08/07/2013
» The two teenage Chinese girls killed in a South Korean passenger jet crash in San Francisco were best friends and promising students, reports said Monday, citing grief-stricken classmates and teachers.