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Japan to hold general election on December 16
AFP, Published on 14/11/2012
» Japan will hold a general election on December 16, a senior governing party official confirmed Wednesday, putting an end to months of speculation over the date of polls.
Imam shot dead in Yala
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2012
» A Muslim religious leader was shot dead in Yaha district of Yala province on Wednesday.
Protestant church vandalised in Udon Thani
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2012
» UDON THANI - A group of men broke into a three-storey protestant Christian church in Nong Wua So district on Wednesday and vandalised it, in a dispute that apparently centres on local Buddhists’ resentment over the church’s growing influence in the area, the Daily News website reported.
Strikes and protests in Europe: Live Report
AFP, Published on 14/11/2012
» 1844 GMT: AFP is closing our live report here, after millions of workers furious with government austerity measures staged an unprecedented wave of strikes and demonstrations across Europe.
Man beating wife ‘accepted’ in Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2012
» A UN study has concluded that that it is acceptable in Thailand for a man to beat his wife, according to the Director of the Office of Women and Family, posttoday.com reported on Wednesday.
Laos to build railway to Vietnam
Published on 14/11/2012
» Construction work on a US$5 billion (195 billion baht) railway linking Laos to Vietnam is scheduled to begin in January, media reported on Wednesday.
600 cobras escape frying pan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/11/2012
» 600 live cobras sent illegally to restaurants in nearby countries as an "aphrodisiac delicacy" caught by police.
Orphan world spotted in deep space
AFP, Published on 14/11/2012
» Astronomers on Wednesday reported they had detected a planet that had strayed from its star system and was wandering alone in deep space.
China's Tencent profit leaps 32%
AFP, Published on 14/11/2012
» Chinese Internet giant Tencent on Wednesday posted a third quarter net profit increase of 32 percent, benefiting from the popularity of its instant messaging services and online games.
Ch. Karnchang wins Green Line bid
Online Reporters, Published on 14/11/2012
» Ch. Karnchang, the country's second-largest contractor, has won the right to build the Green Line extension of the BTS SkyTrain.