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North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
California celebrates New Year with marijuana sales
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Californians may awaken on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales.
UNICEF aims to cut infant death rate
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2018
» About 1,886 babies are due to be born in Thailand today, accounting for 0.49% of the estimated 385,793 newborns globally on New Year's Day, Unicef said yesterday.
Premier League: Man United break losing streak
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2018
» Manchester United climbed back up to second in the table in Monday night's Premier League matches, after second-half goals by Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard earned a 2-0 victory at Everton -- their first win in five games in all competitions.
Patama confident of better show in 2018
Sports, Published on 02/01/2018
» Badminton boss Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul expects the Thai athletes to break into the world's top 10 in all categories and is also confident that the home stars will deliver the goods at the Thomas & Uber Cup this year.
A classical holiday feast for all
Life, Michael Proudfoot, Published on 02/01/2018
» Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler were two of the greatest conductors of classical music of the last century. Their approaches to performance were quite different. Toscanini believed in faithful adherence to the score, reproducing scrupulously the original tempi, the composer's written markings, the time signatures and so on. Furtwängler, on the other hand, was more spontaneous, responding to the particular circumstances of a concert: the concert hall's acoustics, the orchestra, the responses of the audience, while always, at the same time, keeping the overall architecture of the piece in mind. No two Furtwängler performances of the same work were alike.
Lessons from Thai votes on Jerusalem
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/01/2018
» Thailand made a historic decision on 21 Dec to join 127 other United Nations member states in rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In the past, when push came to shove in a major diplomatic decision, Bangkok would normally duck the issue by practising "fence-sitting" to protect its perceived national interests.
With higher prices, revenue at Angkor Wat skyrockets
Published on 02/01/2018
» Revenue from the sale of entrance tickets at the Unesco-listed Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province rose by 72.5% in 2017, reaching US$107.9 million.
Singapore stocks hit near 3-week high on growth data
Published on 02/01/2018
» Singapore shares climbed nearly 1% on Tuesday, buoyed by data showing the city-state's economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 2014, while Indonesia reversed course to end lower after touching a record high.
Tennis: Murray withdraws from Brisbane, considers surgery
Published on 02/01/2018
» BRISBANE, Australia: Andy Murray is considering surgery after having to withdraw from his only competitive tuneup for the Australian Open because of the hip complaint that has sidelined him since July.