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Abducted Australian woman set free in Afghanistan: Canberra
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» SYDNEY - An Australian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan four months ago has been freed and is "safe and well", Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday.
Fund sought for re-allocation of Sor Por Kor land
Online Reporters, Published on 29/08/2016
» The Agricultural Land Reform Office has requested a budget from the central fund for the re-allocation of about 3,000 rai seized from illegal occupants to landless farmers, Alro secretary-general Sansern Ajjutmanus said.
ANA finds damaged turbines in Dreamliners' engines
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2016
» TOKYO - All Nippon Airlines, which has canceled more than a dozen Dreamliner flights since last week, found broken turbines on three B787 planes with Rolls-Royce Holdings engines during its inspection of engines installed on the Boeing aircraft.
Beyonce's 'Formation' wins MTV Video of the Year
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Beyonce won MTV's Video of the Year for "Formation," her career's most politically charged work which showed solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Inside Nepal's forgotten medieval kingdom
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» LO MANTHANG (NEPAL) - In Nepal's isolated, high-altitude desert of Upper Mustang, a new road to China is bringing economic transformation to the former Buddhist kingdom, once a centre for trans-Himalayan commerce.
China oil giant Sinopec net profit dives over 20%
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» SHANGHAI - Chinese oil giant Sinopec, Asia's biggest refiner, saw its first half net profits drop 21.6 percent, it said, hit by low oil prices.
Djokovic, Nadal and Phil Collins kick-off US Open
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get their US Open campaigns under way Monday in the shadow of Arthur Ashe Stadium's spectacular $150 million retractable roof and alongside rock music legend Phil Collins.
SRT's brand new passenger cars make inaugural run
Online Reporters, Published on 29/08/2016
» A new standard of rail travel was launched on Monday morning with the inaugural trip of a train pulling the pride of the SRT - the first new passenger carriages in 20 years.
Secrets of successful selection
Christopher Bruton, Published on 29/08/2016
» There are now about 300 third-party recruiters in Thailand who are licenced to help recruit Thais for jobs in Thailand. Not many know this, but the recruitment industry in Thailand is extremely regulated and is governed by the Job Seekers Protection Act enacted in 1985 (31 years ago). Recruitment companies must submit a monthly report to the Ministry of Labour showing the names and details of the candidates they have helped place with their clients.
Free-flow gastro-bistro
Special Publications, Published on 29/08/2016
» If you crave upscale European cuisine but are put off by the prices, the solution to your dilemma could be The Reflexions' (3rd fl. Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien) Gastro Bistro special menu events every Saturday 12:00-14:30 and Sunday 18:00-22:30 hrs.