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UN Geneva staff plan work stoppage over pay cuts
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» GENEVA - Angered by "unfair" pay cuts, UN staff in Geneva are planning a half-day strike next week, as dozens of ministers and other dignitaries attend high-level events at the organisation's European headquarters.
Xi may extend power as China poised to lift term limits
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party's leadership has called for the removal of presidential term limits, opening the door for China's most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping, to remain in office beyond 2023.
Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor dies of heart attack
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» NEW DELHI - Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, considered by many to be one of the biggest names in Hindi cinema, has died after suffering a heart attack in Dubai, her family told PTI Sunday.
Srisaket retains super-flyweight boxing crown
Bangkok Post and AP, Published on 25/02/2018
» Thailand's Srisaket Sor Rungvisai successfully defended his World Boxing Council super-flyweight title against Mexico’s Juan Francisco Estrada by a majority decision on Sunday morning.
Motorcyclist killed in Korat accident
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 25/02/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man was killed after a motorcycle he was driving rammed into the rear of a 22-wheel articulated lorry on a road in Non Sung district late on Saturday night.
Border policeman arrested for attempted murder
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 25/02/2018
» TAK: A border patrol police officer has been arrested for shooting and seriously wounding his brother-in-law, a local policeman from Umphang district of this northern border province bordering Myanmar.
Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's eternal comeback king
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who dominated Italian politics for nearly two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.
A bad week
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/02/2018
» Bad week for the military regime. The antediluvians in green absorbed punishment from foreigners galore. Worse, at home, protesters judged to be disloyal Thais went on the streets. And after three years, eight months and some days, the courts put on their steel-toed boots and confronted the regime's rules.
Is everybody happy? You bet they are
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/02/2018
» It was nearly four years ago the powers that be announced the "Return Happiness to the Public" campaign and since then we have all been insanely happy, like it or not. So last week's news that Thailand has been named the "least miserable country in the world" for the fourth successive year by the Bloomberg Misery Index, hardly raised an eyebrow. However, there was some debate if there is any subtle difference between "most happy" and "least miserable".
Korda begins to dream after a steady 68
Sports, Published on 25/02/2018
» pattaya: Jessica Korda maintained a four-shot lead heading into today's final round of the Honda LPGA Thailand while Moriya Jutanugarn remained in contention to win her elusive first LPGA Tour title.