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Not a joking matter
The Bangkok Post: Although members of Rak Chiang Mai (Love Chiang Mai) 51 group do not welcome Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva who will visit the province on Nov 29, the red-shirts have no plan to assassinate him, the group’s leader Kan...
South Koreans to get Apple\'s iPhone this week
Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets. KT Corp. began accepting orders for the iPhone both o...
Where the road takes you
Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Once on the front lines of the international effort to rebuild Afghanistan, the black-bearded contractor now...
India Could Win Another Nobel Prize
The "Dirt and Filth" Nobel Prize Too bad that there isn’t a Nobel prize in “Dirt and Filth.” India would have added one more to its pitifully small collection of the Nobel prizes. Minister of the Gan...
Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228
Indonesian television said a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island. Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province, said the Dumai Express 10 left on an inter-island voyage Sunday morning and re...
NK Diplomats busted for cigarette smuggling in Sweden
You know times are hard when even diplomats have to turn to crime to get a few more dollars: Two North Korean diplomats were arrested in Sweden for smuggling 230,000 packs of Russian cigarettes, Newsis reported Saturday, citing British and Japanes...
