Seven accused Somali pirates, captured by Malaysian forces in a raid to free a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, arrived Monday in Malaysia for
possible prosecution.
The seven, dressed in orange detention suits and handcuffed behind their backs, arrived at Port Klang south of Kuala Lumpur and were taken under [...]
World oil prices rose to within a whisker of $100 a barrel Monday on fears
that violent unrest in Egypt could disrupt the flow of oil through the Suez Canal on its way to the West, analysts said.
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March struck $99.97 a barrel in Asian deals. Crude last [...]
Egyptian protesters on Monday called for an indefinite general strike and a
“million man march” on Tuesday in Cairo, upping the stakes in their bid to topple President Hosni Mubarak’s creaking regime.
“It was decided overnight that there will be a million man march on Tuesday,” Eid Mohammed, one of the protesters and organisers, [...]
Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno – 1913-2011
Revered abbot Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno has passed away at the Wat Pa Ban Tad forest temple in Udon Thani province. He was 98.
The director of Udon Thani Hospital, Pichart Dolchalermyuthana, said the abbot’s condition deteriorated at 2.49am yesterday and he passed away at 3.53am.
Her Royal Highness [...]
Lawyers acting for the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against
Dictatorship (UDD) on Monday filed a case against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, seeking an inquiry into an alleged crimes against humanity during the April-May crackdown last year.
An ICC representative earlier told the red-shirt movement [...]
ANALYSIS: Opponents to the ruling Democrat Party have resorted to wedge politics
Rumours over the past week that the country could be in for another coup were clearly an attempt to sow distrust and resentment between the government and the army.
It is widely believed that this government came to power with the strong support [...]
Mr Ronnakit Ekasingh, deputy mayor, hosted a meeting at City Hall attended by Mr Meechai Sriviboon, president of research and development at Compact International, to publicise a brake testing day on January 11 in the interests of road safety and vehicle maintenance.
Vehicles which pass the demanding test can be awarded the European certificate R90 which [...]
Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presented the championship cash award to the Regents School, Pattaya, following their winning the True Visions Arsenal Soccer School Knockout Competition in Bangkok. The players’ coach Philip Larkin (3rd from right) and members of the organizing committee thanked the prime minister and awarded him a memento T shirt.
The tournament, which is [...]
A revitalized President Barack Obama bluntly said America must reinvent itself and unite to survive in a fast-changing global economy powered by rising giants like India and China.
Obama belted out a confident State of the Union address mixing straight talk with a patriotic call to action, as he rode a tide of [...]
World number two Vera Zvonareva brushed off Czech Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semis Wednesday and stay on course for her third straight Grand Slam final.
Zvonareva recovered from the distractions of a medical drama in the stands and a thunderous 21-gun salute for Australia Day, a national [...]
