November 22nd, 2008 by admin
8 injured in another bomb attack outside Government House
BANGKOK: — Eight protesters were injured, one severely, after two assailants launched a grenade at them at the Misakawan Intersection outside the Government House early Saturday.The attack was made at 2:10 am against a group of some 20 protesters who were standing and talking outside a gate [...]
November 21st, 2008 by admin
Phuket second highest HIV infection rate in Thailand
PHUKET CITY: — Phuket now ranks second among Thailand’s 76 provinces in terms of HIV infection, with the large number of nightlife entertainment venues and the sex industry seen as the cause.
Dr Wiwat Sitomnoch of the Phuket Public Health Office reported that the incidence of HIV infection among [...]
November 20th, 2008 by admin
Thailand’s fugitive former premier fights back
It’s been hard times for Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the man who dominated the country’s politics between 2001 to 2006 and continues to be the central character in the kingdom’s on-going political drama.
Even with his brother-in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, in place as prime minister and the current cabinet packed [...]
November 17th, 2008 by admin
Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Thailand
At 10.00 a.m. today, Tropical Storm “Noul” in the middle South China Sea was centered about 500 km east of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam or lat 11.5 °N, long 111.0 °E , with sustained winds of 75 km/hr. It is moving westwards with a speed of 18 [...]
November 17th, 2008 by admin
Brown clouds over Asia pose new threat to planet: UN
A brown haze of soot, particles and chemicals that hangs over parts of Asia is darkening cities, melting glaciers in the Himalayas and making weather systems more extreme, the United Nations said Thursday.
Scientists who have studied the thick brown clouds, which they estimate to be more [...]
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