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Pakistan PM says ready to go 'extra mile' with India
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed Tuesday to go the "extra mile" to make peace with India, saying the historic rivals can resolve all issues including Kashmir through dialogue.
Investment to limit climate change is lagging
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» Spending on measures to limit global warming declined last year, and was deeply inadequate to avoid its worst effects, said a climate finance analysis released in Copenhagen Tuesday.
CONCACAF chief rules out bid for FIFA job
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» CONCACAF supremo Jeffrey Webb on Tuesday ruled out any bid to replace world football chief Sepp Blatter in 2015 following reports suggesting he was being groomed as the FIFA president's anointed successor.
Suu Kyi finally gets Sakharov prize
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday finally received the EU's Sakharov rights prize she won in 1990 at the height of a brutal military crackdown, but said her work was not yet done.
Radioactive leaks top priority at Fukushima: nuclear watchdog
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» Contaminated water remains the greatest challenge at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant after the 2011 meltdown, the worst atomic disaster in a generation, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.
Pheu Thai presses amnesty bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2013
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party has vowed to push through the controversial version of the amnesty bill offering a blanket reprieve to all those involved in the 2010 political violence despite fierce resistance from several quarters, including some red-shirt leaders.
Tourist entry fee plan nears enforcement
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/10/2013
» The Public Health Ministry is considering enforcing a plan to collect a 500-baht entry fee from tourists to help cover foreigners' unpaid medical bills at hospitals.
NSC girds for Tak Bai anniversary
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2013
» Security is being ramped up in the far South ahead of the ninth anniversary on Friday of the Tak Bai massacre, the National Security Council (NSC) says.
Police offer B200,000 forJakkrit leads
News, Published on 23/10/2013
» Police are offering a reward of 200,000 baht for information leading to the arrest of suspects in the murder of former national sports shooter Jakkrit Panichpatikum on Saturday night.
Court clears Santika publican
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/10/2013
» The Appeal Court yesterday acquitted the owner of the Santika Pub of all charges relating to dozens of deaths and injuries in a New Year countdown fire at his premises on Ekamai Road in Bangkok five years ago.