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Former Cambodian ambassador imprisoned for embezzlement
Published on 01/12/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A former Cambodian ambassador to South Korea was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday and fined 10 million riel ($2,500) after being found guilty of embezzlement.
Chuvit gets 2-year jail term in bar demolition case
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2016
» The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced Rak Thailand Party leader Chuvit Kamolvisit and 65 others to two years in jail without suspension for the demolition of bars and shops on a Sukhumvit Square night strip in 2003.
Nil fish recipes in honour of His Majesty the Great King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Published on 01/12/2016
» In honour of the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol the Great - much loved Monarch of Thailand -- Chefs of Le Cordon Bleu Dusit Culinary School have prepared two dishes -- one Thai and one French -- in honour of His Majesty's extraordinary life.
Commuter vans: New station to ease discomfort at Morchit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/12/2016
» Commuters waiting outside in hot weather & long lines after Victory Monument van relocation, to get new station.
Haye throws punch at Bellew as press conference turns ugly
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» LONDON - There were ugly scenes at a press conference to promote their 2017 heavyweight showdown as David Haye threw a punch at Tony Bellew on Wednesday.
Trump claims mirror conspiracy-pushing website
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - Some of the most incendiary claims made by Donald Trump -- both before and after his election -- appear to be based on a US website denounced as a purveyor of hoaxes and conspiracy theories.
Gun that nearly killed poet Rimbaud sells for almost half million euros
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - The most famous gun in French literary history, the revolver with which Paul Verlaine tried to kill his lover and fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud, sold for 434,500 euros ($460,000) at an auction in Paris on Wednesday.
World Rugby reveals record pound sterling345m annual revenue
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» LONDON - World Rugby announced record annual financial results on Wednesday, with revenue of nearly pound sterling345 million ($430 million, 406 million euros) generated in 2015 mainly on the back of last year's World Cup in England.
Fed report: US economy growing, price gains slight
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - The US economy continues to expand nationwide with only slight upward price pressures despite reports of tightening labor markets and higher wages, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey said Wednesday.
'Matching' DNA could make for healthier 3-parent babies: study
AFP, Published on 01/12/2016
» PARIS - Better matching the DNA of egg donors and recipient mothers-to-be may limit the risk of transferring disease-causing mutations to so-called three-parent babies, a study suggested Wednesday.