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Spreading Thainess
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/08/2017
» Many retire at the age of 60, but not Theeratep Promvongsanon, aged 62. After retiring as the consul-general of the Royal Thai Consulate in Sydney, Australia, he became director of the Thailand Foundation.
More than 80,000 hit Sydney streets for City2Surf fun run
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2017
» SYDNEY -- More than 80,000 runners took part in Sydney's annual City2Surf race on Sunday, with 2016 champion Harry Summers defending his title in 42 minutes and 16 seconds, media reported.
Security is paramount at airports
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/08/2017
» The past week has been an eventful one filled with so many issues one can pick to write about -- the one-month ban for red shirt-linked Peace TV, our highly effective Royal Thai Police finally managing to translate the charges against Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, and the long waits for tourists at both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
Who's really losing face here?
News, Postbag, Published on 13/08/2017
» In his Aug 12 letter, Michael Setter said: "If, in exercising this responsibility, it causes others to lose face, well, that's just too damn bad."
Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids
Reuters, Published on 08/08/2017
» SYDNEY -- Police in Australia, Dubai and the Netherlands have arrested 17 people and seized nearly two tonnes of narcotics in raids the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday had broken up two interlinked Middle Eastern crime syndicates.
Australia charges two in 'sophisticated' plot to bomb Etihad
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2017
» SYDNEY - Australian police said two men have been charged over terror-related offences involving plans to place an improvised explosive device on a passenger jet flight leaving Sydney, and, separately, to build a device to release poisonous gas.
Australian ties with region to 'grow ever stronger'
News, Published on 04/08/2017
» As we approach the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), it is instructive to consider its extraordinary achievements.
Tillerson, Bishop heading to Manila, Bangkok
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 03/08/2017
» Regional security, tensions on the Korean Peninsula and territorial disputes in the South China Sea will be discussed when US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop visit Thailand and the Philippines over the next week.
Australian police release suspect in airline plot raid
Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» CANBERRA, Australia -- A man arrested over the weekend in Sydney has been released without charge after being questioned about a plot to bring down an airliner.
Terror plot: Etihad Airways helping Australian police
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2017
» DUBAI -- Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Tuesday it was helping Australian Federal Police with an investigation that police began into an "Islamic-inspired" plot to bring down a plane and resulted in stricter security screening at Australian airports.