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Shopping while farang
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/01/2019
» It is the New Year. In the spirit of the holiday season, I notice the man behind me is holding a single bag of mangoes, so I say: "You go first."
Portuguese trial highlights EU 'golden' visas
AFP, Published on 04/01/2019
» LISBON: A court in Portugal is to deliver verdicts Friday in a corruption trial linked to so-called "golden" visas granted to wealthy foreign investors, a scandal that has thrown a spotlight on a controversial but widespread practice in Europe.
Chiang Mai tops New Year traffic casualties
Online Reporters, Published on 31/12/2018
» The first four of this year's "seven dangerous days" of New Year travel has seen 2,194 road accidents, 236 deaths and 2,265 people injured -- with Chiang Mai posting the highest number of accidents, deaths and injuries midway through the week-long travel spree.
Cold forecast for upper Thailand until Jan 2
Online Reporters, Published on 30/12/2018
» Cool to cold spells will cover the North and Northeast regions of Thailand with temperatures dropping by 5-8 degrees Celcius from today until Jan 2, the Thai Meteorological Department said in its 11am announcement on Sunday.
The year of the woeful world leaders
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 28/12/2018
» The dictionaries have decided on their 2018 words of the year. Oxford picked "toxic". Merriam-Webster went for "justice". Collins chose "single-use". However, I'd zero in on "misgovernment". Surely, 2018 saw a number of countries misruled by the worst crop of world leaders in recent memory.
War set to be waged on plastic
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/12/2018
» Thailand is looking to ban the use of very thin single-use plastic bags in 2022, followed by single-use plastic glasses and straws three years later, according to plans drafted by the Pollution Control Department.
What we watched in 2018
Life, Published on 26/12/2018
» The great and the good from the silver screen, TV screen and phone screen.
Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280
AFP, Published on 24/12/2018
» CARITA (INDONESIA) - Indonesian rescuers battled heavy rains Monday in a desperate search for survivors after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning the devastated region could be slammed by more tidal waves.
Harrison tops Charlo in shocker for WBC super welterweight title
AFP, Published on 23/12/2018
» NEW YORK - Tony Harrison dethroned World Boxing Council super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo with a controversial unanimous decision Saturday that brought jeers from the Barclays Center crowd in Brooklyn.
George Lucas's tops Forbes list of richest US celebrities for Star Wars empire
Life, Published on 20/12/2018
» Filmmaker George Lucas's Star Wars empire -- the movie franchise, not Darth Vader's fictional galactic government -- planted him firmly atop Forbes magazine's third annual ranking of the wealthiest US celebrities, which was released this week.