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US plans to cut troops, invest in future
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» The Pentagon on Thursday proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle East.
Submarine purchase plan to be refloated
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/01/2012
» Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat yesterday vowed to re-examine the navy's plan to buy submarines.
India sails new nuclear submarine home
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Indian navy personnel will take command of the country's first nuclear-powered submarine in two decades on Monday after collecting the vessel near the Russian port of Vladivostok, an official said.
Hide the government debt? (like Greece)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2012
» Heed central bank & international financial markets warns outgoing Finance Minister Thirachai (former central banker & securities regulator).
5,000 relics from Titanic to sell in New York
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Five thousand items recovered from the Atlantic grave of the Titanic, from a 17-ton piece of the hull to china used to serve first-class passengers, will go on auction in New York a century after the liner sank.
China opposes 'unilateral' US sanctions on Iran
AFP, Published on 04/01/2012
» China said Wednesday it opposed "unilateral" sanctions against Iran, after US President Barack Obama signed into law new measures targeting the Islamic republic's central bank.
Iran warning over US warship raises tensions, oil prices
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» A threat by Iran to unleash the "full force" of its navy if a US aircraft carrier is redeployed to the Gulf, and an immediate American dismissal of the warning, sent tensions and oil prices soaring on Tuesday.
Flood Prevention technology
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/11/2011
» Technologies to watch water levels (by satellite, laser, underwater) & to make flood forecasts by bringing info together in one place.
ACE Africa cable to go online late next year: France Telecom
AFP, Published on 10/11/2011
» A fibre-optic cable from France to South Africa will go online in the second half of 2012, bringing high-speed Internet links to a host of west African countries, France Telecom said Wednesday.
Lebanon tries to catch up on Internet
AFP, Published on 19/10/2011
» Boudy Nasrala runs a successful brand design company in Lebanon, but when it comes to communicating with clients around the globe using the Internet, he knows to arm himself with patience -- lots of it.