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Nissan develops bioethanol-powered electric vehicles
Published on 14/06/2016
» YOKOHAMA - Nissan Motor said Tuesday it is developing a fuel cell system to enable cars to run on electricity generated by bioethanol, saying it will be the first time the fuel has been used in automobiles.
Looktal’s flick picks
Published on 14/06/2016
» Looktal Thipparat Amattayakul’s star is definitely on the rise. The 2008 Miss Teen Thailand second runner-up was a model before acting in a number of recent TV dramas, such as Buntuek Krum (The Karma Journal), Fah Mee Ta (An Eye of the Sky) and Gentlemen of Juthathep, to name just a few. Looktal’s real breakthrough, however, came this year with her starring role in the hit lakorn Phi Leang (Brother), where she plays the role of Venica. Although Looktal is now mainly acting in TV dramas, her real passion is watching movies.
ภาษาอังกฤษที่คนไทยมักใช้ผิดกันจนชิน (9): มี is not always "have"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/06/2016
» One of the most common and useful words in Thai is มี. In English, you probably first used the verb "have" to convey this idea, but, hopefully, you soon learned that มี is not always translated as "have".
Collapsed hotel 'encroaches on forest land'
Published on 14/06/2016
» TRAT - The Siam Beach Resort on Koh Chang, where a Thai tourist died when one of its buildings collapsed early this month, has been encroaching on 30 rai of land belonging to Mu Ko Chang National Park, the head of a taskforce on forest and wildlife protection said on Tuesday.
Spain court reverses decision to destroy blood bags in doping case
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» MADRID - A Spanish court ruled Tuesday that authorities be given access to blood bags seized as part of a major doping probe, which may allow them to identify sportspeople implicated in the so-called Operation Puerto scandal.
China rights lawyer 'ready for consequences over new book'
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» HONG KONG - A leading dissident lawyer in China is prepared to face the consequences over his new book predicting the possible collapse of the ruling Communist Party, his tearful daughter said Tuesday.
World stocks unravel on Brexit fears
Published on 14/06/2016
» Stock markets extended a global sell-off Tuesday on rising prospects of Britain next week voting to leave the European Union.
Unaccompanied child migrant numbers double in Europe: UN
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» GENEVA - The number of unaccompanied children making the notoriously dangerous Mediterranean crossing aboard unseaworthy boats has more than doubled this year, the UN's children's agency said in a new report Tuesday.
England Euro 2016 expulsion would be 'devastating', says Lallana
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» CHANTILLY, FRANCE - England's players will find it "devastating" if they are thrown out of Euro 2016 due to fan violence, midfielder Adam Lallana said on Tuesday.
Asean rebukes Beijing in South China Sea dispute
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» BEIJING - Countries in Southeast Asia have "serious concerns" over recent events in the disputed South China Sea, an unusually strongly worded communique issued by their foreign ministers in China said Tuesday.