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Hostage ordeal
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2011
» The doctor held hostage and wounded in Thursday's shooting rampage has spoken of her ordeal as police opened fire.
Software aids fight against exploitation
Life, Published on 18/04/2011
» The Child Exploitation Tracking System designed by Microsoft to assist law enforcement agents, civil servants and children themselves combat sexual exploitation over the internet was introduced to Thai police at a workshop conducted by Canadian law enforcement personnel recently in Bangkok. The software helps generate evidence that can be used in investigations and applied in court to help prosecute offenders.Suzanne Williams, deputy and legal director of the International Institute for Child Rights and Development and who was part of the Canadian entourage, noted with concern how the virtual world was currently impacting upon children around the globe, making it all the more necessary to build a network of partners to create protection for children and their rights.
Robots to gauge radiation in Japan's quake-hit plant
AFP, Published on 18/04/2011
» The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear plant said Sunday it will send two remote-controlled robots into a reactor building damaged by a hydrogen explosion to gauge radiation and temperature levels.
No love for the airport rail link
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2011
» It is hard to find a single positive comment about the rail link project between central Bangkok and Suvarnabhumi airport.
Showing off
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2011
» Three teenage girls added some excitement to the Songkran festivities on Silom road when they removed their tops as they were dancing very suggestively.
Japanese rice frontier of Chiang Rai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2011
» Chiang Rai's cool climate has long allowed it to produce the special rice that Japanese people love to eat. Rice cultivation follows a strict timetable.
Chinese tourism, the coming boom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/04/2011
» More and more Chinese will be making their way to Thailand in coming years. To capture a piece of this huge market, creative new businesses will be essential.
South Africa's Mandela is tweeting
AFP, Published on 18/04/2011
» South Africa's Nelson Mandela is now on Twitter, after his foundation convinced a British man to hand over the @NelsonMandela account, his office said Monday.
One in five European kids dodge Facebook age limit: survey
AFP, Published on 18/04/2011
» Three-quarters of Europe's children have a profile on a social networking website, while one in five under 13 manage to dodge Facebook's age restriction, a survey showed Monday.