Sixteen New York Police Department officers pleaded not guilty to charges of widespread fixing of traffic tickets as well as more serious crimes, in the second scandal to hit the force in a week.
Five civilians were also netted in the nearly three-year undercover probe that involved the wire tapping of more [...]
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday reminded G20 leaders they must do everything in their power to remove obstacles to world growth and avoid slipping back into protectionism.
G20 nations, which represent 85 percent of the global economy, meet in France on November 3 and 4 and have pledged to come up [...]
A suspected radical Islamist opened fire on the US embassy in Sarajevo, wounding a police guard in what a Bosnian leader condemned as a “senseless terrorist attack”.
Bosnia’s intelligence chief Almir Dzuvo said the suspect was Mevlid Jasarevic, 23, a Serbian national with ties to the local Wahhabi community, a radical branch [...]
Japanese experts fear impact of blackouts
Suvarnabhumi airport authorities are confident they can handle the flood crisis but a team of Japanese safety experts remains concerned about its power supply sustainability, which is key to flood drainage.
Wing Cdr Suk Puangthum, Suvarnabhumi airport’s deputy general manager for maintenance, was confident that its 23.5km-long [...]
Defence of west part of Chao Phraya in jeopardy
The entire Thon Buri area is expected to be submerged within three days due to signs that northern runoff could overwhelm attempts by City Hall and irrigation officials to defend the western part of the Chao Phraya River.
With floodwater levels rising by between 50cm [...]
Mass Bangkok exodus descends on Pattaya, Hua Hin
Thousands of people have fled Bangkok as floodwaters inch closer to the heart of the city.
Popular destinations within a few hours’ drive from the capital, including Pattaya, Bang Saen, Khao Yai, Amphawa, Cha-am and Hua Hin, have been receiving a massive exodus as many Bangkokians choose [...]
The government has decided not to dig channels into five roads in eastern Bangkok to release northeastern run-off into the sea, but it will cut off a minor road in Pathum Thani to help drain floodwater.
However, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration proposes the government bore through the foundations of the Bangkok-Chon Buri [...]
Suvarnabhumi Airport deputy general manager Suk Puangthum said on Friday he was confident the 23.5-kilometre-dyke could hold back the floodwater from the 32-square-kilometre airport area.
The dyke has been increased in height to 3.5 metres above mean sea level from the previous level of three metres, Wng Cdr Suk said.
The dyke was in sections each 40 [...]
Thousands of Thai workers employed by flood-hit Japanese firms will be allowed to enter Japan and work, a Japanese government spokesman said in Tokyo.
Dozens of Japanese companies in Thailand have halted production as rising flood waters have crippled factories or squeezed supply chains following months of heavy rain.
The effect [...]
Sonthaya kunplume, former minister of Tourism and Sport, was on hand for the opening of Cetus Beachfront Pattaya, a luxury condominium development consisting of 49-storey, 310 rooms with sea views.
Bellagio Development Co., Ltd. Managing director Vitchayaphol Srisuriyachai said 1.600 million baht had been invested with unit prices ranging from 2.7 million baht to 8 million.
Vitchayaphol [...]
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