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DSI chief: No word yet from Dhammajayo
King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/05/2016
» The Department of Special Investigation had not yet heard from Phra Dhammajayo whether he will surrender today to acknowledge charges against him or not, DSI director-general Pol Col Paisit Wongmuang said on Thursday morning.
Royal Caribbean in $2.8 bln three-ship deal with STX
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» SAINT-NAZAIRE (FRANCE) - US cruise giant Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd signed a letter of intent with the French arm of South Korean shipbuilder STX to build three ships in a deal worth 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), the shipyard said.
Star Wars filming brings crowds to Irish beauty spot
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» BALLYFERRITER (IRELAND) - The plot for the next Star Wars film is guarded more closely than the Death Star but one thing is certain, it will feature plenty of Irish mist and rain.
Nagbe nets first US goal to defeat Ecuador
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - Liberian-born striker Darlington Nagbe scored in the 90th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a warm-up match for the Copa America Centenario.
Korea A-bomb victims angered by Obama's Hiroshima visit
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» SEOUL - A group representing Korean victims of the US atomic bombings of Japan protested Thursday that their suffering was being neglected ahead of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima.
Australia minister slammed over Indonesia asylum remarks
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia's deputy prime minister was slammed as "ignorant" Thursday after suggesting that Jakarta deliberately sent asylum-seeker boats as payback for Canberra halting live cattle exports to Indonesia.
Hope and relief as Everest season draws to a close
AFP, Published on 26/05/2016
» KATHMANDU - Hundreds of mountaineers have reached the summit of Everest in recent weeks, drawing a line under two years of tragedy on the world's highest peak.
Big job cuts coming at BMTA
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/05/2016
» Money-losing Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) plans to cut nearly a third of its workforce by 2018 as part of a rehabilitation plan focused on boosting revenue and improving profit margins.
Brothers slain, 4 wounded as gunmen storm restaurant
Sunthorn Pongpao, Published on 26/05/2016
» AYUTTHAYA - Two brothers were shot dead and four other people wounded when gunmen stormed a roadside restaurant and opened fire at one of the victims on Wednesday night in a feud believed sparked by jealousy.