South Koreans Cross Border into North for Final Round of Family Reunions
North Korean son Jong Kun Mok, left, wipes tears of his South Korean mother Lee Bok-soon during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at the Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea . . SEOUL– An...
View ArticleChinese Couple that Killed Diplomats in Philippines Extradited to China
Philippine police with a Chinese national, who is suspected of involvement in the killing of two Chinese diplomats in Cebu City . . CEBU – The Chinese consular officer and her husband, who allegedly...
View ArticleColumbia University Discovers Blocking Enzymes in Hair Follicles Promotes...
While cancer treatments are usually associated with hair loss, some specialized drugs called JAK inhibitors can actually help hair grow. NEW YORK – Drugs developed to fight cancer and rheumatoid...
View ArticleTougher New Visa Overstay Rules Considered by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
Most of those found to have overstayed their permitted period were from African countries, India and Bangladesh, Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn said. . . BANGKOK – Immigration chief Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn...
View Article73 Year Old German Plunges to his Death from Pattaya Condo
Police have not concluded the official cause of death and are examining his phone and questioning close friends. . . PATTAYA – Muang Pattaya police investigator Pol Capt Thitiwat Boon-oon reported to...
View ArticleDouble Decker Tourist Bus Crash Kills 8, Injures 28 in Kanchanaburi Province
Rescue workers try to retrieve the bodies of dead and injured passengers from a tour bus (Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen) . . KANCHANABURI – Eight people have been killed and 28 others injured,when a...
View ArticleCow Falls off Cattle Truck, Hitting Chinese Tourists on their Way to Chiang Rai
Toyota Yaris lies upside down after hitting a cow that fell from a cattle truck . . CHAI NAT – Chinese tourists on their way to Chiang Rai from Bangkok have crashed into a cow that fell from a truck in...
View ArticleWhale-watching Boat Sinks off Canada’s British Columbia Coast, 5 Dead, 1 Missing
Whale-watching boat carrying 27 sinks off Canada’s British Columbia, killing five people, one missing . . TOFINO – Five people have died after a whale watching vessel sank in the icy cold waters off...
View Article124 Injured in Hong Kong High Speed Ferry Crash
The Turbojet ferry, named Horta, was carrying 163 passengers and 11 crew on the way from Macau to Hong Kong. . . HONG KONG – Investigators still did not know what caused Sunday’s accident, when a...
View ArticleAustralian Fugitive Guido James Eglitis Arrested in Cambodia
Guido James Eglitis, was arrested in Cambodia on Friday. . . PHNOM PENH – Guido James Eglitis, a 68-year-old man from Australia, was arrested in Cambodia on Friday. The Cambodian police have released a...
View ArticleThousands of “Visa Overstay” Arrested in Thailand after Immigration Sweep
Wearing shirts that say ‘detainee,’ foreign nationals accused of being in the country illegally were displayed Sunday at the immigration police headquarters in Bangkok. Photo Khaosod . . BANGKOK – More...
View ArticleZaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun should be Acquitted Due to “Unreliable” Forensic...
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun in Koh Samui awaiting trial . . KOH SAMUI – The Two Myanmar migrant workers, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun, accused of murdering David Miller and Hannah Witheridge on southern Koh...
View ArticleJen’s English Tip’s – Using the word did
. Using the word did . Did is mainly used in questions and negatives in the simple past tense. ‘Did you meet Jane yesterday?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’ ‘Did she commit suicide?’ ‘Yes, she did.’ Note that in...
View ArticleChina Cries Foul as USS Lassen Sails 12 Nautical Miles for Disputed Chinese...
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) underway in the rough seas of the East China Sea. . . SOUTH CHINA SEA – The United States Navy has sent the guided-missile destroyer, USS Lassen, near...
View ArticleElderly Teacher Charged with Sedition in Chiang Rai for Giving Flowers and...
Ajarn Preecha Kaewbanpaew, 77, was arrested in the northern province of Chiang Rai . . CHIANG RAI – A 77-year-old former teacher Preecha Kaewbanpaew was arrested and faces up to seven years in jail...
View ArticleThai Authorities Re-Open 8 Year Old Murder Case of Tomoko Kawashita
Pol Gen Jaramporn Suramanee (right), a special cases adviser, discusses collection of new DNA samples at the joint investigation meeting on Tuesday. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha) . . PITSANULOK –...
View ArticleGen.Prayut Rejects Proposal for Anti-Mafia Committee
Photo from 1960’s Thai Gangster Film ANTAPAL . . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Monday rejected a proposal from the deputy prime minister to set up a special committee to crack down on...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Say’s Human Right have Deteriorated under Prime Minister...
Protestors demand Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 29, 2015 . . KUALA LUMPUR – Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that human rights in Malaysia have deteriorated under...
View ArticleFamous Vietnam War Photo “Napalm Girl” Get Free Treatment in South Florida
Dr. Jill Waibel examines Kim Phuc before the first of several laser treatments to reduce pain and the appearance of burn scars in her back and left arm. . . MIAMI – The photo of a naked young girl...
View ArticleThai Health Officials Report More than100 Dead from Dengue Fever
Hospitals have attributed the spike in infections to a rise in the number of adult cases . . BANGKOK – According to the Department of Disease Control almost 100,000 patients in Thailand have been...
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