Thailand
Thai court sentences deranged student stabber to four years
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:42.Bangkok - A Thai court on Thursday sentenced a woman with a history of mental disorders to eight years in jail, commuted to four, for stabbing four schoolgirls at a prestigious Bangkok private schoo
General Motors to shut down Thailand plant for two months
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 04:09.Bangkok - In one of the first blows to be felt from the "Hamburger Crisis" in Thailand, General Motors Thursday announced plans to close its Thailand plant for two months, paying employees
Britain revokes visa for former Thai premier
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 07:16.
Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, media reports said Saturday.
Sources close to Thaksin in Bangkok could not confirm the development but said it might be linked to his recent decision not to seek political asylum in the United Kingdom.
Britain revokes visa for former Thai premier
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 06:20.Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, media reports said Saturday.
Passenger takes Thai buses to task for cockroach in ear
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 08:09.A 23-year-old Thai man who woke up with a cockroach in his ear on a public bus has sparked a public health drive to improve sanitation on the kingdom's provincial bus routes, media reports said Friday
Thailand issues box jellyfish warning
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 08:20.Thailand has issued box jellyfish warnings for tourists visiting beach resorts on its southern coastlines where the killer invertebrates have recently been spotted, media reports said Tuesday.
Americans in Thailand and Thai premier welcome new US president
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 07:41.The announcement that Barack Obama is the next US president was welcomed Wednesday by cheers and beers from a packed audience of Democrats Abroad gathered at a Bangkok restaurant to view the televised
German technology exhibition on in Bangkok despite global crisis
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 08:13.The ninth triennial German Technology Symposium & Exhibition will be held in Bangkok next week despite the gloom created by the US financial meltdown and signs of recession in the US and Europe, organizers said Tuesday.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
