Moscow's police chief apologised Wednesday after motorists were ordered to move their vehicles into the path of a high-speed car chase in a case that sparked a new outcry over police tactics.
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Thailand's main airport, which was besieged by protesters in 2008, said on Wednesday it had made contingency plans for protests this weekend, as ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied supporters by text message.
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Sunni Islam's top cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, a controversial figure in Egypt, died on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia of a heart attack suffered while boarding a plane, state media said.
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It sounds straight out of 1984, as The Nation reports: The authorities will set up the Peace-keeping Operations Command, also known as the government's war room, at the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkhen, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban said...
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Russia and India will sign defence and other deals worth more than 10 billion dollars during a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to New Delhi this week, a top official said Wednesday.
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BANGKOK - Thailand's main airport, which was besieged by protesters in 2008, said Wednesday it had made contingency plans for protests this weekend, as ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied supporters by text message.
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Britain’s soaring population  A STAGGERING nine in ten women are worried about Britain’s soaring population a recent poll has found. Eighty per cent want to cap immigration at 50,000 a year; ‘Townswoman’s Guild’ members polled said current levels...
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Britons change their names A RECORD number of Britons, 50,000, changed their names by deed poll last year. And some of their choices were bizarre, including, None of the Above, Funky, McFunkmaster and Lydia Mary Paper Scissor Stone....
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British industry is back in favour BRITISH companies are ditching foreign factories in favour of making goods in this country. One in seven firms reportedly moved operations back to Britain in the last two years after finding that...
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How expensive is London? LONDON has slipped to 20th most expensive city in the world, falling from 2ND spot in 2007. Prices on 26 goods including milk, mobiles and Big Macs were compared. Norway’s Oslo is the most...
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Students to guard stars at Olympics OLYMPIC security chief have ruled out using the Army to protect competitors and spectators at the 2012 Games, and instead they will rely on thousands of teenagers taking a 3 hour events...
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Can’t count the cancellations of events for this weekend anymore. Everyone’s postponing. Parties, receptions, trips, they have to wait. The Thai capital is in the grip of the red shirts without them yet being here. Parts of Bangkok...
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Britain to cut Global Warming BRITAIN won’t reach its targets for helping to cut global warming experts warned last month, we will not slash our carbon dioxide emissions by 34 per cent by 2020 as planned.    The...
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  Britain’s Ageing Population BRITAIN’S ageing population is a care system time bomb, admitted Health Secretary Andy Burnham last week. For the first time there are more people over 65 than under 18, say Department of Health figures....
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Exodus of Britons growing ALMOST 400,000 people quit Britain to find a better life abroad last year as the recession took hold.    A total of 395,000 people emigrated from the UK during 2008, a rise of 24...
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The everyday facts of life in Britain NEW MIGRANTS could get ‘welcome packs’ spelling out everyday facts of British life, a new report said. It could include the British love of queuing and the unacceptability of spitting in...
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Transparency and strict adherence to contract details will be paramount in the investigation into the satellite concession held by Thaicom Plc, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister said Wednesday.
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    It had been a while since Mick and I had dined at Mata Hari and quite honestly we’d forgotten how good it is.   We started ‘mmming’ at the  appetisers and didn’t stop till we were in...
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Rikker has the story and what happens when a bureaucrat brings her own chair to the office because she has back pain....
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As readers can imagine, there is lots of news to follow at present. Here we present some summaries of those that caught our eye. Readers might want to follow the links for more details. Abhisit meets the king...
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Pattaya, 10 March, 2010: a meeting was held at the Pattaya City Hall, attended by Mr. Weerawat Kharkhai (Pattaya Deputy Mayor), Police Colonel Nanthawut Suwanla-ong (Pattaya Police Superintendent), and Police Major Arun Phromphan (Tourist Police Inspector), as well...
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The United Arab Emirates has been asked not to allow former prime minister Thaksin Shinawtra to continue to stay in Dubai and make it his base for political activities against the Thai government, the foreign minister's secretary, Chavanont Intarakomalsut,...
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In past time, gout was considered a disease of the wealthy as only those who were well off could afford a diet rich in purine.  Purine rich foods can have a serious impact on those suffering with gout...
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The gold prices (buying and selling) have been announced for Wednesday – for some reason, this has now become a daily story, despite occupying only a few lines. Why is this happening? Is there something I am missing?...
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I couldn’t help but notice last night that some order has been brought to the Mo Chit BTS/subway station interchange: anyone who has come down from the Mo Chit exit towards the subway entrance will be familiar with...
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So, another unsourced claim with no evidence to support it that there may be 30-40 bombs in Bangkok and more in the north and north-east of Thailand (why? Who would do such a thing?) – if this is...
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The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) assured the general public that there will be no light out during the red shirts rally this weekend, Egat governor Suthas Pattamasiriwat said on Wednesday afternoon.
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The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) has opened a centre to monitor news released by both the government and the red shirts to detect fabrications, Somyos Prueksakasemsuk, editor of the "Voice of Taksin" magazine, announced on Wednesday.
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The Monetary Policy Committee has agreed to keep the repurchase rate (RP) unchanged at 1.25 per cent, assistant governor of the Bank of Thailand Paiboon Kittisrikangwan said.
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Pattaya, the 9 th of March 2010 : At approximately 11:30am on Tuesday, police Lieutenant Colonel Kamol Thaveesri (Banglamung Police Investigator) was notified of a gold snatching in Soi Prapanimitr, Banglamung. The offender had allegedly escaped into the...
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The Transport Ministry has taken steps to ensure that travellers can use bus terminals and airports across the country normally during the mass anti-government rally in Bangkok this weekend, transport permanent secretary Supoth Sublom said on Wednesday.
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There have been intelligence reports of possible acts of sabotage during the weekend rally by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), but people should not panic, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday. ( Bangkok Post...
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Supreme Commander Gen Songjitti Chakkabart said after the meeting of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) that he was not worried bout the red-shirt rally and did not believe there would be a bombing campaign in Bangkok, as reports...
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