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Gunmen kidnap Red Cross workers in war-ravaged Syria
AFP, Published on 14/10/2013
» Gunman abducted seven International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent staff on Sunday in Idlib province, one of the main theatres of Syria's brutal war, the ICRC said.
IMF chief warns against drastic US spending cuts
AFP, Published on 14/10/2013
» As debate rages over the US budget and borrowing limit, International Monetary Fund Director Christine Lagarde Sunday warned US spending cuts must not be too drastic or they could threaten global economic recovery.
South Africa's Le Clos wins two more golds
AFP, Published on 14/10/2013
» South Africa's Olympic and world champion Chad Le Clos claimed two more wins at the Moscow World Cup meeting on Sunday with victories in the 100m butterfly and 200 medley.
China misses badminton clean-sweep
AFP, Published on 14/10/2013
» China missed out on a clean sweep of badminton golds at the East Asian Games but locked up the remaining table tennis titles to stretch their big lead in the medals table Sunday.
Find new allies, red shirts told
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/10/2013
» A former key leader of the Oct 14, 1973, student uprising called on the red-shirt movement Sunday to join hands with other democratic forces in working towards sustainable democracy.
Going with the grain
Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 14/10/2013
» Cheang Sen Kai, a Singaporean businessman who lost his steel business in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in 1997, ended up falling in love with the charm and taste of Thai hom mali (fragrant, or jasmine) brown rice after a visit to Chiang Mai a decade ago.
Li agrees to boost rice, rubber imports
Pradit Ruangdit, Published on 14/10/2013
» China has agreed to increase its annual purchase of Thai rice to 1 million tonnes and to also buy 200,000 tonnes of rubber a year from the country, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Sunday.
Police close roads to stem rally
Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2013
» The anti-government rally at the Uruphong intersection gathered strength Sunday, forcing the city police to close 14 routes in an apparent attempt to stop protesters from marching to Government House.
Public invited to watch autopsies
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/10/2013
» The Institute of Forensic Medicine opened its doors to the public last week to offer a glimpse into its work.
[EXCLUSIVE] New AG promises justice
News, Published on 14/10/2013
» Athapol Yaisawang hopes to start out on the right foot as attorney-general and has vowed to work righteously and not favour anyone.