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Malaysia upholds death sentences for 9 Filipinos
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Monday upheld death sentences handed down to nine men from the Philippines in connection with a 2013 incursion into the Malaysian part of Borneo island by Philippine fighters seeking to stake an ancient claim.
Malaysian sultan gets Flintstones car
Published on 17/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian sultan has been given a life-size replica of Fred Flintstone's car from the classic cartoon, although the modern update has an engine so he won't tire out his regal feet.
Indonesia investigates online insults of Brunei's sultan
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» JAKARTA: The Sultan of Brunei has made a complaint of defamation to the Indonesian police about an Instagram account that criticised the wealthy autocratic leader of Southeast Asia's smallest nation.
Guru's Weekly Pick: Jan 26 - Feb 1
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 26/01/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Scandal won’t go away
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha needs to understand that this luxury watch scandal is a serious issue. This so-called “private matter” of his deputy will weigh heavily on his credibility as long as he stays on as Thailand’s prime minister -- and will never stops unless and until this apparently inappropriate behavioural problem is corrected.
Guru's Weekly Pick: Feb 2-8
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 02/02/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Milestones
News, Published on 04/02/2018
» Ordered: By the Supreme Administrative Court, payment of millions of baht to 254 victims, families and survivors of the brutal 2008 clash at parliament between police and angry yellow shirts. Police killed one and wounded many with faulty anti-riot tactics that employed tear gas grenades purchased from a Chinese government remainders bin.
Pakistani to hang for blasphemy killing
AFP, Published on 08/02/2018
» HARIPUR, Pakistan: A Pakistani court sentenced one person to death and five others to life imprisonment on Wednesday for lynching a student accused of blasphemy, a crime which sent shockwaves through the conservative Muslim country.
Kingdom’s challenge fizzles out in quarter-finals
Sports, Published on 10/02/2018
» Thailand crashed out of the Asia Team Championships after a one-sided defeat in the quarter-finals in Malaysia yesterday. The women’s team were beaten 3-1 by China while the men’s team fell to South Korea by the same scoreline at Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim yesterday.
Stateless boy wins 'ticket to a new life'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/03/2018
» Keng, a stateless orphan in the care of Mahamek Home for Boys in Bangkok's Sathorn district, almost had to pinch himself when he found he had been granted Thai nationality as the ID card he was clutching will be a ticket to a better life.