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Isis foiled
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 15/02/2019
» Until a few years ago, no Western publisher dared say a word against Isis, the Muslim terrorist extremists infamous for taking umbridge and reacting violently. No longer. Isis is now targeted by the media and by novelists with impunity.
Amazon ditches New York as location for new headquarters
Published on 15/02/2019
» NEW YORK: Amazon abruptly dropped plans on Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to the nearly US$3 billion in incentives promised to what is already one of the world's richest, most powerful companies.
Highway wheelie biker reports to police, apologises
Chakrapan Nathanri, Published on 15/02/2019
» KHON KAEN: A biker who showed off by posting online a video and pictures of himself doing a wheelie along the main highway reported to police on Thursday night to account for his actions.
Motorcyclist on footpath deliberately knocks man down
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/02/2019
» A motorcyclist driving on a footpath has been criticised on social media after a video posted online showed him deliberately running down a man at a bus stop in Bangkok’s Nang Loeng area.
Hundreds more foreigners nabbed for visa offences
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2019
» A total of 435 foreigners, all but six from Asian countries, were arrested for immigration offences in coordinated raids targetting 220 locations across the country in the early hours of Friday.
Let's talk about sex
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/02/2019
» The controversy over Netflix's Sex Education continues
Gold prices up B50 to B19,500
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2019
» The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 19,056.12 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 19,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bars.
Border deal wins nod, Trump to declare emergency
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited _ this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to syphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary.
Suzuki Ertiga 1.5 GX (2019) review
Richard Leu, Published on 15/02/2019
» The second-generation Ertiga is a better car than ever, although it has hardly shifted any goalposts in the mini-MPV class.
Party fields transgender PM candidate
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2019
» As Pinit Ngarmpring, he was a CEO and sports promoter, well known in the world of Thai soccer. Now, under her preferred new name of Pauline Ngarmpring, she's pursuing a bid to become the country's first transgender prime minister.