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Well made in Thailand
Asia focus, Published on 21/04/2014
» For some middle-class Thais who are now getting back to work, the long Songkran break was an opportunity to travel and to shop, and many would have packed their suitcases to the brim with branded products from Europe, the United States, Japan or Australia.
Chinese giant gears up
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/04/2014
» SAIC Motor, one of China’s leading automakers, is preparing to make Thailand the hub for its Asean expansion as it looks to expand sales of the various brands under its banner into the region.
Thai Red Shirts mobilise to defend besieged PM
AFP, Published on 05/04/2014
» With a flurry of punches and kicks, hundreds of Thai "Red Shirts" undergo self-defence drills as they mobilise to protect the embattled government, stoking fears of a dangerous new phase of civil conflict.
Thai Red Shirts mobilise to defend besieged PM
AFP, Published on 04/04/2014
» With a flurry of punches and kicks, hundreds of Thai "Red Shirts" undergo self-defence drills as they mobilise to protect the embattled government, stoking fears of a dangerous new phase of civil conflict.
Grenade blasts rattle northern Thai city
AFP, Published on 22/03/2014
» A string of grenade blasts shook a northern Thai city popular with foreign tourists, leaving several people wounded in attacks that police said Saturday could be linked to the kingdom's deadly political crisis.
Napa brings Myeongdong style to Thais
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 17/03/2014
» Myeongdong is a popular fashion street with Thai tourists visiting Seoul. It was an observation that did not escape Korean businessman Lee Dong Sung.
'Raped' Pakistan teen dies after setting self on fire
AFP, Published on 14/03/2014
» A Pakistani teenager died Friday after setting herself on fire after a court dropped charges against four men accused of raping her, police said.
Up and running
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/03/2014
» Once, there were only three kinds of people in Thailand who ran.
Thirst for democracy catches world powers off guard
AFP, Published on 02/03/2014
» Time was, overturning a freely-elected government would have earned a sharp US rebuke. But as people power revolts sweep some countries, Washington is increasingly giving its blessing to ousting leaders accused of betraying democracy.
Japan public sceptical on death penalty: study
AFP, Published on 20/02/2014
» Japan's public is less enthusiastic about capital punishment than government research shows, a new study has claimed, amid an acceleration in the rate of executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.