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Yingluck attends final hearing of her trial
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at court on Friday morning to attend the final hearing of defence witnesses in her trial for alleged malfeasance in administering her government's controversial rice-pledging scheme.
China's foreign minister to visit Manila on Tuesday
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Manila on Tuesday next week for talks with his Filipino counterpart ahead of regional meetings slated for early August, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday.
Trump's claim Abe's wife cannot speak English generates buzz
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» Whether or not Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife can speak English is making the rounds online after a New York Times report Wednesday quoted US President Donald Trump as claiming she cannot even say "hello”.
Toyota, Mazda upgrade Thai forecasts
Kyodo News, Published on 21/07/2017
» The Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp have revised upward their forecasts of overall new car sales in Thailand in 2017 after first-half sales showed double-digit growth.
Leading by creativity
Guru, Catherine Faulder, Published on 21/07/2017
» For many of us, creativity was stifled during childhood and at school. This is a tremendous shame, as the power of creativity and the benefits it can have on society are endless. But there’s good news. When you repress something, it can bloom back in full force. And we’ve noticed a bit of a “renaissance” in the creative fields happening in the city as of late. From designers to dancers, actors to architects, painters to poets and singers to start-up entrepreneurs, Bangkok’s bubbling away with an energy never before seen. Creativity is living everywhere, from the way people are wearing their clothes to the way the food is being arranged on our plates. People are even incorporating beer drinking into their yoga routine. If that’s not creative, then we don’t know what is! This week, we spoke to ten people in Bangkok and beyond living on their creativity. If you’re looking for inspiration to fuel whatever it is that you live for, read on.
Canadian's suicide shut 'world's biggest darknet' drug site
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» PARIS - Two of the world's most notorious darknet marketplaces have been knocked out in a one-two punch that officials say yielded a trove of new intelligence about the drug merchants that operate out of the hidden corners of the internet.
Violent crimes surge in England, Wales
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2017
» LONDON - Violent crimes such as murder and knife attacks surged by 18% in England and Wales in the past year, the sharpest rise for a decade, according to official figures released on Thursday.
Spieth, Koepka set the pace, Thais trail at British Open
Reuters, Published on 21/07/2017
» SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND - Americans Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka tamed a fiendish links course to fire impressive 65s and lead the field by two shots, midway through the British Open first round at Royal Birkdale on Thursday.
Hospitals deny swindling British actor
Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2017
» Hospitals in Koh Samui have denied charging a British actor "tens of thousands of pounds" for accident treatment as reported by the British media, saying the information "might have been mixed up".
Accused wife-killer, thief OJ Simpson paroled
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» LOVELOCK, NEVADA - OJ Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel heist, successfully making his case in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star and accused wife-killer.