Wanted Frenchman arrested in Bangkok

A Frenchman wanted on charges of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana in France was arrested by immigration police at a rented apartment on Lat Phrao 101 Road in Bangkok on Wednesday. Immigration bureau chief Pol Lt Gen Wibul Bangthamai, said David Sellem, 30, was arrested at the request of the French embassy in Bangkok. Read […]

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Thaksin had no role in Burma gas deal

Good relations and perceived mutual benefit – and not the involvement of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra – were the reasons for Burma’s rapidly agreeing to sign a petroleum concession contract with PTTEP in the New Year, Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said. Surapong and Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan discussed the matter with Burmese Energy Minister […]

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China debuts Beidou as GPS alternative, global coverage by 2020

For over a decade, China has been developing its own world-wide positioning system in hopes of simultaneously distancing itself from foreign dependence and providing an alternative to GPS. China announced that this month’s satellite launch marks the first time their positioning network has started offering navigational data. Beijing has named their GPS-alternative “Beidou”, a Chinese […]

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Met warns of more violent seas in Southern Thailand

The eastern coast of Thailand will likely face three to four more rounds of high and violent waves over the next few months, according to the Meteorological Department. Waves of up to five metres in height have been lashing many southern provinces since Sunday. “It’s the monsoon surge,” the department’s deputy director-general, Somchai Baimuang, said […]

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