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Victim handcuffed before nasty attack
Published on 18/09/2013
» A Thai man screamed for assistance after he was handcuffed and muffled with a t-shirt over his head before being bundled into a car where he was robbed of jewelry worth 5,000 baht. Worapol Mayer, 32, said he was drinking with friends when several strangers approached and kidnapped him; his drinking companions had not lifted a finger to help him. The victim had to make his own way home after being dumped on Sukhumvit Road. He added that he had worked as a photographer for many years and had no enemies.
World Health Conference endorses cigarette package warnings
Published on 18/09/2013
» Meeting in Pattaya last week, more than 1,000 health officials from around the world endorsed Thailand’s stepped up efforts to discourage smoking—particularly among youth.
Venezuelan president Maduro to visit China
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday announced that he will visit China between September 21-24 to discuss bilateral business and to work on what he touted as "new geopolitics."
Not just for talking, smartphones are hubs: survey
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» For US smartphone users, talking is old hat.
Electronic Arts names insider as new CEO
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» Videogame giant Electronic Arts on Tuesday named company insider Andrew Wilson as its new chief executive.
Can you watch without tears?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/09/2013
» An uplifting three-minute commercial from True Move has had more than seven million views on YouTube. Unofficial estimates say more then five million viewers had tears in their eyes when it finished.
Gold prices down 350 baht
Online Reporters, Published on 18/09/2013
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 19,116.76 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Banharn not backing down on reform
Published on 18/09/2013
» Reform assembly coordinator Banharn Silpa-archa says he has still not given up on his effort to garner support for the government’s political reform proposals.
Moyes salutes 'world-class' Rooney
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» Manchester United manager David Moyes lavished praise on Wayne Rooney after the striker inspired his side to a 4-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their opening Champions League game.
Polanski sex assault victim tells her story in memoir
AFP, Published on 18/09/2013
» The woman sexually assaulted by filmmaker Roman Polanski 36 years ago, when she was a girl of 13, has published her memoir, saying it was time to "take back ownership of my own story."