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Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi's lakeside villa
AFP, Published on 01/02/2018
» YANGON: A man threw a petrol bomb at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, officials said, a rare attack on a national figurehead who enjoys strong domestic support but has drawn global outcry over her reticence to speak up for the Rohingya.
Five previously unreported Myanmar mass graves confirmed
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir could only recognise his friends by the colours of their shorts.
People power in the digital era
Business, Isada Hiranwiwatkul, Published on 01/02/2018
» In March last year, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced the Digital Government Plan (2017-21), with ambitious goals to create the digital hub of Southeast Asia in the next decade. One of the plan's most important targets is to achieve 100% digital literacy, enhancing the participation of citizens and consumers alike, in addition to improving the competitiveness of the industry.
Heavy rain, floods soak Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2018
» Several hours of heavy rain caused flooding and mass traffic congestion in eastern Bangkok and next-door Samut Prakan province Wednesday morning.
Insiders predict solid growth on positives
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/01/2018
» The property market is expected to grow by 5-10% this year, led by the condominium sector and driven by myriad positive factors, say experts.
JKN plots more Indian soaps
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 31/01/2018
» JKN Global Media Co, a content management and distribution company, wants to import more Indian series to tap growing demand among Thai audiences, saying it will overshadow Korean and Japanese content in the near future.
Fossil of titanic dinosaur dug up in Egyptian desert
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Scientists have unearthed in a Sahara Desert oasis in Egypt fossils of a long-necked, four-legged, school bus-sized dinosaur that lived roughly 80 million years ago, a discovery that sheds light on a mysterious time period in the history of dinosaurs in Africa.
State enterprises spend big
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/01/2018
» State enterprises drew down 18 billion baht or 4% of this year's investment expenditure target, during the three months to December.
Tremendous trombone
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 30/01/2018
» 'Never look directly at a trombone player," said the great composer Richard Strauss. "It only encourages them." Then again, the German composer was hardly being honest about an instrument which Felix Mendelssohn called "the most sacred and noble instrument in the orchestra".
Surakiart says Myanmar panel won’t help jailed reporters
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's panel of international advisers on Rohingya issues will not get involved in the case of two Reuters journalists charged with violating the Official Secrets Act, its chairman told a state newspaper in an interview published on Monday.