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US willing to take some boat people
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/05/2015
» The United States is willing to take in Rohingya refugees as part of international efforts to cope with Southeast Asia's stranded boat people, the State Department said Wednesday.
Antarctic icepack down 20 percent; rising sea levels may result
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/03/2015
» News of thinning ice in Antarctica is not pleasant reading for Bangkokians, since a major ice melt means rising sea levels and greater chance of flooding.
Lee Kuan Yew: 1923 - 2015
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/03/2015
» Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, one of the towering figures of post-colonial Asian politics, died Monday after a long illness, plunging the city-state he steered to prosperity into mourning.
'Jihadi John' identified
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/02/2015
» "Jihadi John", the masked Islamic State group militant apparently responsible for beheading a series of Western hostages, was named on Thursday as Kuwaiti-born London computer programmer Mohammed Emwazi.
Paris attack: Police kill gunmen, freeing hostages
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/01/2015
» Heavily-armed elite French forces killed two brothers and an ally in a dramatic end to the country's worst terrorist crisis in decades. Three blood-soaked days left 17 people dead, including four hostages killed yesterday as one gunmen stormed a Jewish grocery store. (Videos included)
North Korea's web crash explored as Sony prepares to screen 'The Interview'
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/12/2014
» It is still not clear whether North Korea's internet crash was in retaliation for the hacking of Sony Pictures, but the movie company has just announced it is releasing it's controversial 'The interview' for screening in the US tomorrow.
CIA torture report: nothing new on Thailand's role
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/12/2014
» The US Senate report released early Wednesday describes in damning detail the pain and suffering CIA interrogators inflicted on prisoners, but offers no new information on Thailand's role.
Oil price falls again. What's happening? (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2014
» Last June oil was over $100 in international markets. Today, it is closer to $70. What's going on?
Ebola vaccine tests called "promising"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/11/2014
» Volunteers testing an experimental Ebola vaccine all developed encouraging antibodies in an early trial, but researchers caution it is still months away from possible use.
Stolen body parts: Police seek international help
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/11/2014
» (Updated Wed.) Police have sought help from Interpol and the FBI to capture two Americans accused of stealing human organs from Siriraj Hospital's medical museums.