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Yahoo to exit S. Korea by end of year
AFP, Published on 20/10/2012
» Yahoo Inc. said Friday it will close its South Korean operations by the end of this year, citing a challenging business environment as it struggles to compete in a market dominated by local web portals.
Facebook blocks Swiss newspaper for showing nude image
AFP, Published on 20/10/2012
» The Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve said Friday it had its Facebook account blocked by the social networking giant after publishing an explicit image of a woman's genitals.
Amazon withdraws Nazi death camp puzzle
AFP, Published on 20/10/2012
» Online retail giant Amazon has withdrawn from its website a controversial jigsaw puzzle that depicts ovens at the crematorium of the Nazi death camp of Dachau.
Thai finance ministry urges 3G auction probe
AFP, Published on 20/10/2012
» Thailand's finance ministry on Friday called for a corruption investigation into the country's auction of third-generation (3G) mobile telephone operating licences because of fears of collusion.
NBTC will set 3G pricing limits
News, Published on 20/10/2012
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is to draft a regulation governing the pricing of 3G services to make sure they are no higher than the existing 2G price benchmark.
PM pays respects to late king Sihanouk
News, Published on 20/10/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and other Asian leaders travelled to Cambodia yesterday to pay their respects to the country's late former monarch Norodom Sihanouk, who navigated the kingdom through six turbulent decades.
NSB busts net drugs worth B1bn
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2012
» Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) officers have confiscated 2.8 million speed pills and almost 60kg of crystal methamphetamine in five separate operations.
WFMC gets ready for drought
News, Published on 20/10/2012
» The Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) is preparing to cope with water shortages during the dry season as some dams already have unusually low water levels.
Pair dismiss cash siphon involvement
News, Published on 20/10/2012
» Former foreign minister Prasong Soonsiri and a man said to have close ties to Pheu Thai have both dismissed claims they were responsible for leaking information about the alleged siphoning of 16 billion baht from Thailand to Hong Kong.
Korkaew says he can prove CRES ordered sniper use
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/10/2012
» Pheu Thai list-MP and red-shirt co-leader Korkaew Pikulthong says he can prove the now-dissolved Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) ordered the use of snipers against protesters during the 2010 political unrest.