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S. Korea's Park seeks to reboot unification drive
AFP, Published on 26/02/2014
» South Korean President Park Geun Hye vowed Tuesday to map out a fresh path to Korean reunification, building on a recent thaw in cross-border ties despite the North's anger over South-US military drills.
Deadly grenade 'fired from Pratunam intersection'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2014
» Police believe the grenade used in Sunday's bomb attack in Bangkok's Ratchaprasong area was fired from an M79 grenade launcher by someone at the Pratunam intersection.
Winter Olympics closing ceremony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/02/2014
» There wasn't a lot of interest here in Thailand in the sporting events at the Sochi Winter Olympics, but everyone likes a good show and the closing ceremony provided it. (Lots of AFP photos like this one)
Army readies troops over rally threats
Published on 03/04/2014
» The army is preparing to deploy 58 companies of troops if needed to counter protest threats in coming days.
Progress through evolution
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 04/04/2014
» Swiss luxury watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen unveiled its new Aquatimer 2014 collection for the first time in Asia at an exclusive event entitled “Inside The Wave”. The event took place recently at the beautiful 72:13 art space in Singapore, and saw IWC captivating guests and media representatives from the Southeast Asian region with an enchanting underwater world of the Galapagos Islands by bathing them in atmospheric light with swimming hammerhead sharks, turtles, jellyfish and shoals of fish projected onto the four walls.
Army readies troops over rally threats
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2014
» The army is preparing to deploy 58 companies of troops if needed to counter protest threats in coming days.
Military drills to test inter-Korean detente
AFP, Published on 24/02/2014
» South Korea kicked off its annual joint military exercises with the United States on Monday, despite vocal opposition from North Korea which will test a recent upswing in cross-border ties.
Buddha high on a mountain
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/03/2014
» Multi-tiered bamboo scaffolding rises up to the apex of a stupa that will enshrine the Lord Buddha’s relics in the heart of the country’s highest national park, Doi Inthanon, evoking a feeling of co-existence between man and nature.
Indonesian elephants found dead, poisoning suspected
AFP, Published on 24/02/2014
» Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said Monday, just the latest deaths of the critically-endangered animals.
K-Pop stars big in Japan bridge diplomatic divide
AFP, Published on 04/04/2014
» Thousands of K-Pop fans flocked to a major concert by top South Korean music stars in Japan this week, with organisers and fans alike calling it a "bridge" for two nations locked in a never-ending diplomatic squabble.