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Europe floods force tens of thousands from their homes
AFP, Published on 05/06/2013
» Central Europe's worst floods in over a decade claimed a 12th victim Wednesday as torrents of muddy water surged down swollen rivers through the Czech Republic and Germany, flooding villages, threatening cities and forcing mass evacuations.
CK Power eyes Myanmar plant
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/06/2013
» VIENTIANE - CK Power Plc (CKP), a unit of Ch. Karnchang Plc, plans to develop a hydropower plant on Myanmar's Thanlwin River after making rapid progress in Laos, says managing director Supamas Trivisvavet.
Fantastic Finns bring Boston back to Bangkok
Life, Published on 04/06/2013
» Next Friday will be a fun night for jazz lovers as Boston Promenade return with mellow jazz, pop and rock hits that will get everyone dancing.
China rebukes UN agency over North Korean refugees
AFP, Published on 03/06/2013
» China Monday angrily rebuked a UN agency which criticised it over the repatriation of nine young North Korean refugees who had fled to Laos.
S. Korean leader warns North over returned refugees
AFP, Published on 03/06/2013
» South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned North Korea on Monday that it would be held responsible for the safety of nine young asylum seekers forcibly repatriated after their capture in Laos.
Four dead in central Europe floods
AFP, Published on 03/06/2013
» Four people have died and at least eight more were missing as torrential rains lashed central Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes after floods and landslides.
Pork takeover in US shows China's business hunger
AFP, Published on 02/06/2013
» A Chinese firm's multi-billion-dollar takeover of the biggest name in US pork is the latest example of the country's global business ambitions, analysts say -- and the need to satisfy domestic demand for quality.
F1 race proposal riles Rattanakosin locals
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/06/2013
» Twenty communities in Rattanakosin Island will come out in force next week to protest against the planned Formula 1 night race in the historic area.
Nature nurtured at Bali's 'Green School'
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/06/2013
» Three years ago, Pim Pettibone was attending a private high school in Bangkok and living the typical life of a modern teenager in the big city _ equal parts malls, mobile phones and social media. These days she has traded in the concrete jungle for the real thing, living in Bali and studying at a school immersed in its wild surroundings, where the classrooms have no walls and even the blackboards are made of bamboo.
Laos bond debut seen as 'trail blazer'
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2013
» Thai regulators want this week's debut baht-bond sale by Laos, whose economic growth has averaged 7.5% in the past five years, to blaze a trail for issuance by larger Southeast Asian neighbours.