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Jakarta court dismisses death row Australians' legal challenge
AFP, Published on 24/02/2015
» JAKARTA - An Indonesian court on Tuesday dismissed a bid by two Australian drug traffickers on death row to avoid execution by challenging the president's rejection of their pleas for clemency.
Poland unearths one of WWII's darkest secrets
AFP, Published on 06/12/2014
» PRZEMYSL (POLAND) - Anastasia carefully digs through the earth with her trowel. Bit by bit, a human skeleton emerges, piled on top of more bones.
Poland unearths one of WWII's darkest secrets
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» PRZEMYSL (POLAND) - Anastasia carefully digs through the earth with her trowel. Bit by bit, a human skeleton emerges, piled on top of more bones.
Inquiry into missing rare B10 coins
Online Reporters, Published on 09/10/2014
» The Treasury Department has set up an inquiry into the disappearance of 18 of the rare 10-baht coins issued in BE 2533 (1990) missing from its vault, according to Matichon Online.
Grazing to number one
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/09/2014
» If you want to make some money by selling your buffalo character to the Line Creators Market, it's already too late, so forget it. Chances are you'll probably have a hard time competing with the popularity of Sanya "Oh" Lertprasertpakorn's creation: Tidlom.
Sticking the world together
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 09/09/2014
» Eighteen billion stickers are sent through Line every day. The emotions they carry with them however, are boundlessly immeasurable. This green-iconed chatting application has changed the way we communicate, merely through its infectious selection of cheeky rabbits and poker-faced bears.
Preserving culture
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 04/09/2014
» Built with an effort to retain the cultural identity of the Southernmost provinces, a folk museum in Narathiwat features rare arts of the lost empire of Lanka Suka.
Rarity of 2533 10-baht coins confirmed
Online Reporters, Published on 11/08/2014
» The Finance Ministry issued only 100 10-baht coins in B.E. 2533 (1990) for distribution to delegates at a coin exhibition in England that year, to make them aware Thailand was about to mint 10-baht coins to replace 10-baht banknotes, Treasury Department chief Naris Chaisutr said.
Confessions of an ugly duckling
B Magazine, Published on 08/06/2014
» For seven years, Tukky Ching-roy has been generating smiles and laughter with her off-the-wall humour and down-to-earth looks across all media as the country’s best-known female comedian. For much of that time, she has also generated criticism for being “the snobby one”. “Tukky is so arrogant in real life.” “Tukky has forgotten where she came from.” “Tukky is not willing to take photos with fans.” These are some of the comments that have stung, and stuck with her over the years.