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China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank
AFP, Published on 15/01/2012
» Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.
PM assures security for tourists
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2012
» Thailand is confident it can provide security for public places as well as for tourists, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said today.
Police believe terror suspect roaming city
Published on 15/01/2012
» Police are hunting a terror suspect believed to be at large in Bangkok as the number of foreign embassies issuing travel warnings to Thailand increased to 11 Saturday.
Wake-up smack for a changing society
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/01/2012
» The slapping was a symptom of an outdated mentality that still permeates society.
All packed up and many places to go
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 15/01/2012
» Twenty or even 10 years ago, Western budget travellers would descend on the country, spending tens of thousands of baht on flights and then, to the bemusement of Thais, proceed to travel in third-class train carriages or buses to rudimentary guest houses on the beach or upcountry that cost 40 baht a night, where they showered out of buckets and shared dormitories with strangers.
Chinese pandas leave for France
AFP, Published on 14/01/2012
» Two Chinese pandas left their breeding centre in southwestern China Sunday destined for a 10-year stay in France, in a loan sealed after years of top-level negotiations.
FM displeased over terror alerts
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2012
» The Foreign Ministry will summon the American, Canadian and Australian ambassadors to clarify their issuance of travel alerts due to possible terror attacks in Bangkok after the arrest on Thursday of a member of the Hizbollah militant group.
Chinese Premier Wen pledges $140m for Nepal
AFP, Published on 14/01/2012
» Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged more than $140 million to impoverished Nepal Saturday during talks in Kathmandu marking the first visit in a decade by a leader of the world's second-largest economy.
Burma says 300 political prisoners freed
AFP, Published on 14/01/2012
» Burma said Saturday it freed more than 300 political prisoners in its most significant amnesty yet, a move which prompted the United States to pledge it would restore full diplomatic ties.
Tight security at risk areas in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2012
» Stringent security measures have been in place in risk areas of Bangkok, particularly at the embassy of Israel, Khao San road and Sukhumvit Soi 22 in Bangkok, police chief Priewpan Damapong said on Saturday.