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Suu Kyi's wavering political stance
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 04/11/2016
» There has been an online campaign calling for the confiscation of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to now Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in 1991. The petition demands the Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to "take back" the prize and argues that it should be awarded to "only those who are serious in keeping the world peace".
Seeing red as Sgt Nop takes over lights
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/09/2016
» Reports that Bangkok police have been ordered to abandon computerised traffic lights and return to manual handling have not exactly been greeted with dancing in the streets by the city's long-suffering motorists.
Hua Hin bombs kill one, injure many
Online Reporters, Published on 12/08/2016
» HUA HIN - "Double-tap" bomb explosions outside a neighbourhood bar Thursday night killed one woman and wounded at least 19 people in the Prachuap Khiri Khan province resort, reports from the scene said.
Scary diagnosis
News, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2016
» Three students sitting for medical entry exams at Rangsit University were caught cheating, using high-tech devices (BP, May 9).
Lady Plods in charge at the cop shop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/04/2016
» Good news for the Lady Plods. Last Sunday, the Post reported that for the first time in Thailand, a trio of policewomen could soon become police station chiefs. This is not before time. The three ladies in question are police colonels, academically qualified and have worked many years as inquiry officers. They can definitely look after themselves.
PM denies UK role in murder case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has denied media reports that he will allow British police to participate in the investigation into the murder of two UK tourists on Koh Tao last month.
Lesotho PM confirms 'coup'
Published on 30/08/2014
» Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane confirmed on Saturday that the military had seized power in a coup and that he had fled to neighbouring South Africa in fear of his life.
Meteorite fragments found in Russia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/02/2013
» The BBC is reporting this morning that fragments from a meteorite have been found around a frozen lake near Chebarkul, a town in the Chelyabinsk region.
Gary Glitter held again
Published on 28/10/2012
» LONDON : One-time British pop star and serial child-sex detainee Gary Glitter was arrested again on Sunday as part of an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
Slow motion storm watch (Arrival)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/10/2012
» Gaemi has arrived in the Bangkok area, not as a tropical storm or a depression, but as big mass of ordinary rain. The rain, varying from light to heavy, is expected to last throughout the day.