Posts Tagged ‘ world ’

1:.. Phuket King's Cup Regatta participants took part in 'Sail Past' to honor His Majesty the King's Birthday on December 5 ............. 2: Raelert triumphed in record time at rain-hit Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship in Phuket .......... 3: NBT TV Phuket handed over to Governor and Phuket Red Cross Chapter the proceeds from T...
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Video and photographs posted online on Wednesday appear to show unrest in northern Thailand after government forces ended a long protest in the Thai capital, Bangkok, by opposition supporters.
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There are certain quintessential accoutrements that appear in cars no matter where you are in the world. One classic collector’s item that’s been around since the 1950s is bobbleheads. Also known as nodders or wobblers, these tchotchkes with bouncing heads typically depict famous athletes, musicians, actors, or cartoon characters… Read full story >...
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China kept the world guessing Tuesday on whether it would back new sanctions on Iran over a disputed nuclear program as Western powers banked on Beijing to step up pressure on the Islamic republic.
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A 47-nation summit in Washington agreed Tuesday to lock up the world's most vulnerable nuclear materials within four years to prevent terrorists from setting off a global "catastrophe."
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This is a blog only From ANDREW DRUMMOND Link to News of the World Not many of you may have noticed if you are in Thailand, from where I base this blog, but a couple in Hua Hin became the source of a spate of… Read full story > > > Written by:...
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Feathers have been flying around the world as thousands of people took part in mass pillow fights. Feathers fly in cities around the world as thousands of people take part in mass pillow fights. Flash mobs of fighters gathered in around 150 cities including Brussels, Paris, Buenos Aires and Madrid to take out...
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Brussels athletics meet chiefs were celebrating Thursday organising the 'most expensive 100 metres ever' after securing the three fastest men in the world for their August 27 event.
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A Malaysian Muslim model who faced a caning for drinking beer in a case that grabbed headlines around the world has had her sentence reduced to community service, her father said on Thursday.
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World trade is expected to grow 9.5 percent in 2010, after suffering its biggest collapse since World War II in 2009, the head of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy said on Friday.
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Google stopped censoring search engine results in China in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.
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PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, in an interview with “Frost over the World” programme on Al Jazeera TV, says it’s “clearly not true” that the ongoing protest is, as billed by the red-shirted leaders, a “class war,” reflected by the recent election results and majorities of by-elections in the rural … Read full story >...
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Indonesia is out of the running to host football's World Cup finals in 2018 and 2022, world football's governing body FIFA said Friday.
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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has dethroned Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world wealthiest person and China is fast catching up with the number of US billionaires on the annual Forbes rich list.
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Oil prices climbed above 82 dollars on Monday, extending last week's rally on positive jobs data from the United States, the world's biggest energy consuming nation, analysts said.
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China's government Friday predicted another year of rapid expansion while vowing to tame inflation and curb runaway loan growth to forestall a risky bubble in the world's third-largest economy.
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SINGAPORE : An unidentified terrorist group is planning attacks against oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, a shipping association said Thursday.
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Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) poses with a boxing champion belt upon receiving it from World Boxing Council (WBC) President Jose Sulaiman during their meeting at Parliament House in Bangkok March 3, 2010. (Reuters) President of the World Boxing Council Jose Sulaiman, left, presents a champion belt… Written by: Suthee "Phong" Buayam...
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French energy giant EDF is building the world's biggest photovoltaic solar power plant at an abandoned NATO air base and plans to have it open by 2012, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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The Bangkok Post has an article with the headline "Thaksin looking to World Court": In a post on his Twitter page on Monday morning, the fugitive former prime minister said:? "I insist I am not in the wrong. If the Thai court does not give me justice, I will have to go to the...
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WASHINGTON: Toyota president Akio Toyoda admitted the world's number one automaker had expanded too quickly as senior executives came under fire Tuesday from US lawmakers for flaws which led to massive recalls.
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According to Suthep ‘Einstein’ Thaugsuban, as reported in the Bangkok Post : “The deputy prime minister said the Thai judicial process was the best in the world and the people should not believe the rumour.” I remember Tom Robinson singing ‘British police are the best in the world …’ but I imagine he...
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Monday he does not see any reason for former prime minister Thakshin Shinawatra to seek justice from the World Court if he loses the assets seizure case.
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Thaksin Shinawatra said on Monday he is preparing to seek justice from the World Court if the Supreme Court confiscates the 76 billion baht in frozen assets belonging to him and his family.
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Indie filmmakers Noth Thongsriphong and Wichanon Somumjarn are among the attendees of this year’s Berlinale Talent Campus at the Berlin Film Festival. Classes ran from February 13 until today. Noth debuted his highly polished short drama Lost and Found at the World Film Festival… Read full story > > > Written by: WiseKwai....
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The Nation in an editorial: Thailand is either very smart or the silliest country in the world for allowing the international community, especially human rights organisations, to scrutinise its human rights record. In past weeks, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Read full story > > > Written by: 128. Discovered by: ThaiBlogSearch.com
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Beyond The Mango Juice kicks off the year with a slimmed down monthly blog review format. Due to the increased content of my Thai blogroll I have been forced to omit entries from my world blog links as the ever increasing length of the review has forced me to compress future … Read...
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Foreign investors are still interested to put more investment in Thailand, especially in agriculture and tourism, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday after attending the 40th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, pauses before speaking during a session ‘Toward an East Asian Community’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) More Thailand pictures can be found at www.ThaiPhotoBlogs.com . Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Abhisit Vejjajiva at Davos 2010...
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BANGKOK, Jan 29 (TNA) - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva left Bangkok on Friday to attend the 40th World Economic Forum 2010 in Davos, Switzerland during January 29-31. ...
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