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An honest lawyer
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 17/02/2014
» Truth be told — I’m a sucker for courtroom dramas. Inherit The Wind, Witness For The Prosecution and Judgement At Nuremberg are my all-time favourites. Some courtroom novels or plays are adapted to the screen, others made into movies or television shows. Many remain in book form.
Evacuation of Syria's Homs halts, governor blames 'armed groups'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» The evacuation of civilians from Syria's Homs city has halted, with no new efforts to extend a truce and the governor saying Sunday "armed groups" prevented operations a day earlier.
11 S.African miners rescued, none still trapped
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Eleven men who became trapped in an illegal gold mine in South Africa were rescued on Sunday, but an unknown number remained underground fearing arrest.
No regrets for new Russian, ex-Korean Victor Ahn
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» The short track speed skater once known as Ahn Hyun-Soo -- who won three golds for South Korea at the 2006 Games -- said Sunday he has no regrets about switching allegiance to Russia after a fourth Olympic triumph.
Halep confirms class with crushing win over Kerber
AFP, Published on 17/02/2014
» Simona Halep, the young Romanian whose dazzling form signalled her as the tour's rising star, confirmed that impression on Sunday as she collected the biggest prize of her career with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory over German Angelique Kerber in the Qatar Open.
Lord of the jungle
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/02/2014
» What kind of image do you have of forest park rangers? Rustic-looking men in camo outfits? Or should they display a combination of Indiana Jones’ photogenic scruffiness and the lofty, romantic eyes of late forestry official Sueb Nakhasathien? The image of Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, deputy director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment debunks all those stereotypes. Bespectacled, lanky, with rather pale skin and an overly polite demeanor, Theerapat can fool anyone into believing he is a doctor, engineer, state attorney, maybe even a university lecturer — anything but a forest ranger. Theerapat chatted with Life about his reading list.
City maintains its form
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 17/02/2014
» The Honda City was always a great all-round saloon in the Thai B-segment even if it wasn’t without flaws. Special thanks must also be given to Toyota which really didn’t put much effort in making its Vios arch-rival a class threat.
Citroen's Game-Changing car
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 17/02/2014
» C4 Cactus features surface-protecting material and a roof-mounted frontal airbag
Go-Faster A1 Revealed
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 17/02/2014
» Baby Audi gets pumped-up performance and four-wheel-drive
Ferrari returns with turbo
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 17/02/2014
» New California T gets smaller V8 albeit more power and efficiency