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Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
Singapore's Changi again voted world's best airport
dpa, Published on 30/03/2015
» GENEVA — Changi Airport in Singapore is the best in the world, according to a survey by the management consultancy Skytrax.
China flight delays 'world's worst'
dpa, Published on 21/03/2015
» BEIJING - Chinese airlines and airports ranked worst in the world for punctuality last year, according to data compiled by a United States-based monitoring firm.
Japanese man planned to father 1,000 children
dpa, Published on 16/08/2014
» A Japanese man suspected of fathering at least 15 surrogate children in Thailand planned to sire as many as 1,000, <i>The Japan Times</i> reported Friday.
High grades for 7-Eleven stamps
dpa, Published on 15/07/2014
» A university lecturer in the Northeast allegedly exchanged grades for 7-Eleven discount stamps, a report said on Tuesday.
China pips Japan as top trade partner
dpa, Published on 07/03/2014
» China pipped Japan as Thailand's largest trade partner for the first time last year, a Thai bank research centre reported on Friday.
US ends Myanmar refugee programme
dpa, Published on 29/01/2014
» The United States has wound up a special resettlement programme for Myanmar refugees in camps on the Thai-Myanmar border, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Man steals 450 pairs of high heels
dpa, Published on 29/01/2014
» TOKYO - A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing high-heeled shoes from bar hostesses at an exclusive nightclub in the Japanese capital, local media reported Wednesday.
UK urges Thais to uphold democracy
dpa, Published on 29/01/2014
» JAKARTA - British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Wednesday urged Thailand to uphold democracy as political violence escalated ahead of an election.
Rally at Lao embassy for missing activist
dpa, Published on 15/12/2013
» Human rights groups on Sunday gathered outside the Lao embassy in Bangkok to mark the disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone in Vientiane a year ago.