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The new Siam
Guru, Published on 18/07/2014
» During the political drama and mayhem earlier this year, we noticed that packs of thigh-high-skirt-wearing college girls and guys with too-cool-for-school haircuts had somehow migrated from Siam to other areas of the city. Now that “peace” has been restored (along with the awfully catchy patriotic song), Siam Square is back in better shape than ever with a brand new shopping mall and new hangout spots that have opened within the last six months. Get your folding fans out and layer on your SPF 50+ creams as we show you how to spend a day on the air-con-less side of Siam.
How to tackle extremism across Asian communities
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 18/07/2014
» The tide of religious extremism in the Asian region invites immediate attention. While there has been much recent coverage of extremist groups in Syria and Iraq which aim for an Islamic caliphate in their arc of radicalisation, other forms of religious extremism, including Buddhist extremists, have also emerged in South and Southeast Asia. The latter have attacked, as their target, minorities in their midst, particularly Muslim populations, such as Rohingya and other ethnic or religious groups.
Will democracy survive presidential poll?
News, Published on 18/07/2014
» President Joko Widodo. Or is it President Prabowo Subianto?
Foxy Lady VI win two races
Sports, Published on 18/07/2014
» PHUKET: The 2014 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek began yesterday with 35 boats enjoying good sailing conditions.
Phachara produces more heroics to lead at Hua Hin
Sports, Published on 18/07/2014
» Hua Hin: Wonder boy Phachara Khongwatmai made child’s play of the pressure and expectation of his title defence at the Singha Panasonic Hua Hin Open to grab the first-round lead with a blistering seven-under-par 65 yesterday.
'Many dead' at airline crash site
AFP, Published on 18/07/2014
» Dozens of severely mutilated corpses could be seen strewn in the wreckage of a Malaysian airliner that crashed Thursday in rebel-held eastern Ukraine but there were no signs of survivors, an AFP reporter at the scene said.
Israel-Hamas fighting resumes after humanitarian lull
AFP, Published on 18/07/2014
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Fighting between Israel and Hamas resumed in deadly earnest Thursday, after a brief humanitarian ceasefire allowed Gaza residents to restock and hunker down, and as efforts towards a lasting truce intensified.
Arsenal seal swoop for Newcastle's Debuchy
AFP, Published on 18/07/2014
» LONDON - Arsenal completed their swoop for France defender Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle United on Thursday in a deal reported to be worth around 15 million euros.
China to join military exercise with US, Australia
AFP, Published on 18/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - China's military will take part in an infantry exercise for the first time with Australian and US forces in October, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Malaysian jet tragedy (updated Saturday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2014
» Why were commercial planes still flying over Ukraine? Who's to blame for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines yesterday is still an open question although US intelligence analysts believe it was likely a separatist group in Ukraine.