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Mexico Drug Lords Escape Tunnel an Engineering Feat
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo”(Shorty) Guzman, head of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, has escaped from a maximum security prison. ALMOLOYA – Mexico’s most prized prisoner paced his cell, first...
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Thailand’s Junta Approves $1.8 Billion in Loans for Farmers hit by Drought
Thai farmer showing the dried out soil from his field which usually yields a cropAFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI BANGKOK – Thailand Military Junta Government has approved loans of up to 60 billion baht...
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Students find Irish Couple Who Saved them from from Thai Jail
John O’Brien and Julianne Ni Laoire An Irish couple who saved a trio of University College Cork students from being jailed in Thailand for overstay have been found following an online appeal. Three...
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Greek Protesters Clash with Authorities after Baliout Yes Vote
Police clash with masked demonstrators in Athens ATHENS – Greece’s citizens awoke with a political hangover on Thursday after parliament approved a stringent bailout program, thanks to the votes of...
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China Raises Concern over Japans Legislation to Expand its Military Role
Japan hold its first naval exercises with the Philippines BEIJING – China’s Ministry of National Defense has released a statement saying, Japan’s approval of “unprecedented” legislation to expand its...
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Thailand Drought the Worst in Decades
The wet season is under way, but Thailand is contending with drought conditions in seven out of 67 provinces, according to the National Disaster Warning BANGKOK – Thailand’s Office of Agricultural...
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Thai Police Say Swiss National Xavier Justo has Admitted to Blackmailing his...
Fate of Swiss National Xavier Andre Justo Unclear BANGKOK – Thai national Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thawornsiri said Swiss National Xavier Justo, 49, has admitted to blackmailing his former...
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Time Magazine Reports, Koh Tao has the Worst Thais in Thailand
A villager laying flowers during a memorial service for two murdered British tourists KOH TAO – The murders of Witheridge and Miller sent shock waves through Thailand. “That the victims were tourists...
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China Say’s Thailand-China Submarine Deal Suspended Due to US Pressure
36 billion baht ($1.1 billion) plan to buy three submarines from China BANGKOK – The Royal Thai Navy announced Thursday that the government has suspended action on the high-profile one billion dollar...
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Thailand Getting National Emergency Number 911
The 911 national emergency call number will come into force after a draft legislation. BANGKOK – Government deputy spokesman Maj-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd told reporters, Thailand will soon have the...
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Jen’s English Tip Today – Usages of two words Act and Add
Today’s tip is on some different, but common, usages of two words ACT and ADD First we shall look at ACT ACT is a very versatile verb. It’s basic tenses are: act; 3rd person present: acts; past tense:...
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Foreign Tourists Held in China for Watching BBC’s Documentary on Genghis Khan
The nine travelers “watched a BBC documentary on Genghis Khan to further their understanding of the region AORDOS – A Spokesman for two of the nine foreign tourists being detained by Chinese...
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Prayut Tells Kingdom to Conserve Water, through Thailand’s Worst Ever Drought
Addressing the Nation on his weekly “Returning Happiness to the Thai People” BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has made a televised appealed for Thais throughout the Kingdom to conserve water...
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Bangkok Boiler Room Kingpin Sandy Winick Faces 20 Years in US Prison
Sandy Winick was arrested in 2011 in Bangkok for a call center scam but escaped bail NEW YORK – Canadian boiler-room operator Sandy Winick, 57, who was arrested in Bangkok in 2013 is facing up to 20...
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Polish Man Found Dead with Throat Slashed in Bangkok Hotel
Pol Sub Lt Thotsaphol said police initially believed the man might have killed himself but they need to investigate further BANGKOK – A Polish National has been found dead with a severe knife wound...
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Deputy PM Say’s Weaker Baht will help the Thailand’s Exports
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula BANGKOK – A weaker baht will help the country’s exports and provide more of a boost to the struggling economy than a rate cut, one of the...
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Russia’s Vladimir Putin Orders Creation of New Reserve Armed Force
Vladimir Putin has decreed that a new reserve armed force to be created MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve...
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Chinese Authorities Detain 5 People over Uniqlo Sex Video
The clip rapidly spread on China’s Twitter-like Weibo BEIJING – Chinese authorities have detained five people including a young couple over a sex tape shot in a Beijing clothing store which went...
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WikiLeaks Say’s Thai Army and Police Purchased Spyware to Monitor Peoples...
The military and police struck deals as recently as December to allow them to use hacking software to monitor mobile phones and computers, raising concerns of privacy violations. BANGKOK – The...
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Jen’s English Tip’s – Confusion when using Adjectives
Click to Enlarge For many new English learners there is often confusion when using adjectives. If you want to be understood it is important that all adjectives are used in the correct position and...
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