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Canada ranks as best place in the world for foreigners to live and work

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:02:59 GMT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Looking to work overseas? Head to Canada, Australia or Thailand, according to an annual global survey which found recession-hit Britain was one of the worst locations to live for expatriates.
Source: Vancouver Sun

RIGHTS: U.N. Recruits Men to Help End Violence Against Women

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:41:26 GMT

RIGHTS: UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) - Marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders to battle violence...
Source: Inter Press Service

State flags at half-staff this weekend to honor Fort Hood victim

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:27:53 GMT

Flags on state buildings across Minnesota will be at half-staff through Monday to honor U.S. Army Pfc. Kham Xiong, who was killed in the Nov. 5 Fort Hood shootings.
Source: MinnPost.com

Sports Bar

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:26:43 GMT

Clubbed with continental giants China and Singapore, Indian women will have a tough task when they vie for top honours in the Asia Under-16 Basketball Championship in Pune from November 30.
Source: Indian Express

Health Promotion and Publication Officer

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:23:47 GMT

CONTEXT For more than 30 years, ethnic groups of Burma have been fighting the military junta running the country.
Source: Relief Web

Samak Sundaravej obituary

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:54:31 GMT

Samak Sundaravej cooking for Thai troops on the Cambodian border in 2008.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Ankur, Kunaal lead after Rd1 of Albatross Intl Junior Golf!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:02 GMT

Gurgaon: Ankur Chadha and Kunaal Bhatia brought home a matching one-over par 73 to share the lead after the opening round of the Albatross International Junior Golf Championship here today.
Source: Zee News

Suzuki Announces Plan to Build Thai Small-Car Plant for 2012 Start

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:33 GMT

Jumping on the global bandwagon to produce small, fuel-efficient vehicles, Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp said Tuesday it would build a factory in Thailand with the capacity to manufacture 100,000 small cars a year after receiving government approval for...
Source: Edmunds

Quoted in 'What's Thai for Chicago-style politics?'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:13 GMT

said in Global Post:

In terms of big-ticket corruption there’s no way that someplace like Taiwan is that order of magnitude less corrupt than someplace like Thailand

Quoted in 'Golf in China is go'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:10:57 GMT

said in The Telegraph:

If I want to go golf in Thailand or Hong Kong I can, but this is more convenient ... I can just catch a flight without needing a visa. It's an advantage to not have to go abroad to play golf.

Photo from AP Photo

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Thai woman makes a wish and prays with her Krathong, or a small boat made from banana leaf and decorated with candles and incense sticks, before floating it in a pond at Dusit Zoo during the Loy Krathong festival celebration in Bangkok, Thailand, Mond...

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:26:00 GMT

Thai forensic policemen inspect at the site where a villager was shot dead by Muslim militants in Yala province on October 30, 2009.

Phuket Night Life. Patong, Phuket, Thailand.

Sat, 24 May 2008 03:49:17 GMT