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Fantastic news for Bangkok: tickets for Eric Clapton’s February 16, 2011, Bangkok concert just went on sale, with prices ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 baht per ticket. It’s the third …
Eric Clapton Live in Bangkok Read MoreWeeks after revelations of the King’s secret affair with a pop singer, the Sweden royal family has been thrown into fresh turmoil over the Nazi past of the queen’s father. …
Swedish Royals in Fresh Scandal Read MoreAfter having only heard about the popular museum, Bangkok residents can now able to enjoy the replicas of Thai and world famous celebrities at the Madame Tussaud wax museum. Madame …
Madame Tussaud Bangkok Opens Read MoreNorway says it is examining reports that Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus allegedly diverted millions of dollars of aid money from a bank. International Development Minister Erik Solheim said that …
Grameen Founder in Bangladesh Aid Probe Read MoreNaples’ eyesore may soon warm Oslo homes, if plans to ship the garbage that’s piled up on the Italian city’s streets to the Norwegian capital are carried out.Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) …
Oslo May Buy Naples’ Garbage Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union, or SLSY, Chairwoman Thelma Akers told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday that the strike negotiations with Finnair (FIA1S.HE) will take place after 1300 GMT Tuesday, at …
Finnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT Read MoreFinnair issued a profit warning Tuesday, saying it now expected an anticipated full-year operating profit to turn into a loss owing to a cabin crew strike, threatening it might move …
Finnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday Read MoreBurma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday called on Thais to be kind to migrants and refugees from her country.“We know it is not easy for Thailand to cope …
Suu Kyi Calls on Thailand Read MoreJudges at the Denpasar District Court in Bali sentenced a young American student to five months for marijuana use on Tuesday. Patrick Leland Berg, 19, was found guilty of consuming …
US Teen Gets Jail for Marijuana Use Read MoreMore than 2,000 bikers from around Thailand and Southeast Asia are set to come roaring into Phuket next month for Southern Big Bike Party and Charity 2010. Organizer Kittiwong Jansattham …
Big Bikes to Roar Into Phuket Read MoreA Los Angeles judge has ruled that food giant Dole Foods must pay $200,000 (1.4 million kronor) to cover the lawyers’ fees incurred by the Swedish filmmakers behind a controversial …
Swedish Filmmakers Wins Bananas Lawsuit Read MoreA female police officer in Yala province has been beaten up and raped by her colleagues. Three suspects have surrendered and further arrests are imminent pending forensic results. Commissioner-General Wichean …
Police Rape Police Read MoreA high-speed train project, a planned joint investment project between Thailand and China, which will link between the Thai capital and Nong Khai province bordering Laos is expected to be …
Thai High-speed Train Ready 2015 Read MoreAmerican Tony Poer the pornographer whose arrest reports were wiped clean from all the newspapers in Pattaya claimed yesterday that women flocked to be filmed and his arrest ‘never happened’. …
‘I Am helping Tourism’, Says US Porn Man Read MoreBombardier Inc.’s CSeries jetliner, which has won orders from only three customers, is a leading contender for a contract from SAS Group as the biggest Nordic airline prepares to add …
SAS Consider New 55-Plane Order Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) is threatening to begin a strike on Tuesday, 30 November 2010. Conciliation process continues during the weekend. If the strike takes place, it would …
Tuesday Strike Can Hit Finnair Hard Read MoreHealth Minister Khaw Boon Wan has backed the impending introduction of guidelines on junk food advertising – as latest statistics on Friday showed the rate of diabetes here has risen …
Junk Food in the Line of Fire Read MoreThe Volvo Group announced today that it would join WWF Climate Savers Programme, making it the world’s first vehicle manufacturer to take part in the initiative. As a WWF partner, …
Volvo Group Joins WWF Climate Savers Read MoreEx-member of Swedish pop group ABBA, Anni-Frid Reuss (Lyngstad), has been unsuccessful in reclaiming back 4.5 million pounds she claims to have lent to a Buddhist temple. Reuss, 65, was …
Ex-ABBA Loses Dispute with Buddhist Monk Read MoreA Swedish court has jailed the parents of three children who were regularly beaten since the age of three in what they claimed was a method of discipline prescribed in …
Swedish Parents Jailed for Spanking Kids Read MoreLow cost carrier AirAsia X has reported strong sales of its new Paris route with over 30,000 seats sold in less than 72 hours. The airline announced its Kuala Lumpur …
30,000 Seats Sold in 72 hours Read MoreAn Indonesian court sentenced a wealthy Muslim cleric to four years in prison on Wednesday for having sex with a 12-year-old girl he took as his unofficial wife. Pujiono Cahyo …
Cleric Gets Jail Over Sex With Child Bride Read MoreThe Supreme Court has rejected the Business Competition Supervisory Commission’s appeal of its ruling that voided sanctions against French-based retailer Carrefour for unfair market practices. The commission, also known as …
High Court Hands Victory to Carrefour Read MoreA.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s container-terminal arm may invest in rail, truck or barge operators in China and India as Asian trade growth outpaces demand in the U.S. and Europe. The company …
Maersk May Invest in Railways, Trucks Read MoreIt will open its first Bangkok store _ its largest store in Southeast Asia _ next November as part of the new Mega Bang Na shopping centre. Swedish build-it-yourself furniture …
Ikea Promises Low Prices in Thailand Read MoreThai and US narcotics suppression units have formed a joint network to hunt 11 major drug trafficking suspects believed to be in hiding in popular tourist provinces in Thailand. A …
Cash Reward of US$2 mio. Read MoreSwedish construction equipment provider Volvo Group is planning to invest more than $100 million in the expansion of products for emerging markets, most of it going to China, said the …
Volvo Construction Equipment Makes Huge Investments Read MoreA stampede in the Cambodian capital has left more than 340 people dead and hundreds injured after panic erupted at a water festival that had attracted millions of revellers. Dozens …
Cambodia Stampede Leaves More Than 340 Dead Read MoreHindus have applauded Danish supermodel-actress Helena Christensen for highlighting the sufferings of the villagers of southern Nepal due to climate change.She reportedly recently spent three days with the villagers to …
Helena Christensen Fights Against Climate Change Read MoreCommercial Aircraft Corp. of China announced its first 100 C919 passenger-plane orders, breaking Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.’s stranglehold on the world’s second- largest market for new aircraft. General Electric …
China Wins 100 C919 Passenger-plane Orders Read MoreCount rises steeply as police inspection uncovers another 1,654 from two morgues; Three celebrities face questioning; immunity likely for undertakers in exchange for more info.The number of dead foetuses yesterday …
Foetus Horror Widens Read MorePhuket City Municipality has designated four city temples as “pilot areas” in the battle to stop the spread of dengue fever. Phuket Town Mayor Somjai Suwansupapana told the state-run MCOT …
Dengue Fever on the Rise in Phuket Read MoreThe scientists were eating from at restaurant in Vietnam, when their curiosities were sparked as they wondered why all the lizards appeared to be female. The lizard species they found …
New Species of Lizard Being Served Read MoreA team organized to investigate the recent case of maid abuse has not yet been able to carry out its duties because visas have not been issued by the Saudi …
Maid Abuse Investigation Delayed Read MoreMalaysia’s High Court has sentenced a Thai woman to death by hanging after she was caught with 98 capsules of cocaine in her stomach, a news report said Friday. Phrueksa …
Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence in Malaysia Read MoreThai police say they have found the remains of more than 2,000 foetuses, thought to be from illegal abortions, hidden at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The remains were discovered …
Thailand Police Find 2,000 Foetuses in Temple Read MoreThe purchase of Carrefour’s local hypermarket operations by French retailer Casino Group will break the lengthy market dominance by UK retail giant Tesco Group. After the acquisition, Casino, whose Thai …
Big C Buys Carrefour Thailand Read MoreNext year, sex education will be taught in all primary schools in Malaysia from Year 1, The New Straits Times reported yesterday. The plan follows Thursday’s announcement that sex education …
Sex Education in Malaysian Primary Schools Read MoreWitnesses testifying in the blasphemy trial of an American national on Monday said he would never have insulted Islam, and that the case had been blown out of proportion by …
Witnesses Defend American Blasphemer Read MoreWhile welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest, families of Burma’s other political prisoners hold out little hope that their loved ones will soon also be free. Suu …
Families Have Little Hope of Amnesty Read MoreFormer Manchester United reserve manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær is now returning to old team Molde in a multi-million kroner deal. Some feel he has played an own goal, others are …
Solskjær: Expensive Manager or Money Magician? Read MoreSacked Cambodian unionist Mao Piseth was barred from returning to work yesterday following negotiations with representatives of the Sihanoukville garment factory that sacked him, an event that triggered strikes at …
Unionist Barred From Work Read MoreA Burmese senior police officer said on Saturday that Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released late this afternoon, Krungthep Thurakij Online website reported, citing DPA news …
Freedom for Suu Kyi This Afternoon Read MoreVestas has received an order for 34 units of the V82-1.65MW wind turbine for the Tuppadahalli Wind Farm project in the State of Karnataka, south India.The contract comprises supply and …
Vestas to Supply Wind Turbines in India Read MoreMyanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest Saturday, an official said, as crowds of excited supporters waited outside her home for a glimpse of their …
Myanmar Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Released Read MoreThe corpse of a cow that caused a crash in western Cambodia was confiscated and held at a police station for several hours in an unsuccessful bid to flush out …
Dead Cow Arrested Read MoreCarlsberg and Khetan Group have agreed for a restructuring of shareholding of Gorkha Brewery that will result in Carlsberg owning a majority stake in the company. Carlsberg Group has been …
Carlsberg Takes Majority Stake in Nepalese Brewery Read MoreAs anticipation mounts that National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi will soon be released, dozens of supporters wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “We Stand With …
Supporters Gather to Welcome Suu Kyi Read MoreA Japanese journalist arrested in Burma while trying to cover its elections says he was locked up in a room that looked like a pigpen, but shed tears of joy …
Japanese Reporter Recalls Arrest in Myawaddy Read MoreAs volcanologists warned on Wednesday that Mount Merapi remained a serious threat, international airlines once again cancelled flights to Jakarta. “The Mount Merapi play is far from finished. We’re still …
More Flights to Jakarta Canceled Read More