Bangkok Informer

Dhaka – Cyclone Mahasen made landfall on the Bangladeshi coast Thursday, officials at the country’s meteorological department said. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant sank to a disappointing opening round of 7-over 79 to lie tied 87th after struggling on the difficult greens of Augusta. The sole Thai player at the Masters now faces a battle to make the weekend cut. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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A YouTube video uploaded earlier this week shows two street sweepers resorting to violence in their attempts to chase away a homeless man from a parking lot in the Mo Chit area. The moment was captured in a YouTube video named, “Are you Thai? This happened at Mo Chit.” The video shows a homeless man [...]

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RS Plc, Thailand’s second-biggest entertainment group, has won a concession from the Royal Thai Army to run a radio station for international music in a bid to attract young listeners. Bangkok Post Komsan Chetchotisak, managing director of Coolism Co, a radio unit of RS, said COOL Celsius 91.5 will go live on March 1. The [...]

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Bogota – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in south-western Colombia near the Ecuadoran border, the US Geological Survey said. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Washington – The Dow Jones index of blue chip stocks went above 14,000 for the first time in five years as new employment figures buoyed the mood on Wall Street. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Tokyo – Japanese stocks closed at a 33-month high on Wednesday, driven up by this week’s approval of a draft budget. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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Mobile operators in Thailand will start selling iPhone 5 on Friday, November 2, with the price tag of Bt24,550 to Bt31,950. The Nation The long-awaited device is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology—all [...]

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    CHIANGRAI TIMES – A mild earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale struck Thailand’s northern Chiang Rai province early Wednesday morning, but there were no reports of any damage or casualties. The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that the quake took place at 5:23am (local time) with its epicentre located in ChiangRai’s Mae [...]

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Flooding raged into the heart of Sukhothai Sunday, just a few days after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra visited the province and announced that the situation there would soon return to normal. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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London’s West End comes to Bangkok with the Broadway Hits Concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre (14 Thiamruammitr Road, MRT Thailand Cultural Centre; 02-247-0028; www.culture.go.th ) on September 7. UK artists Hannah Waddington (recently the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium), Daniel Boys (Godspell) and Ben Goddard (Sweeney Todd) will [...]

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Google Street View launched in Thailand recently, the culmination of a six-month project that covers 95 per cent of Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket.{jcomments on} Read more… Full News here – rss

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JPMorgan loss hits .4 bn | Bangkok Post: news JPMorgan's losses from botched derivatives trades hit $ 4.4 billion in the second quarter, double the amount first thought, an earnings report revealed on Friday. Full News here – Read more on Bangkok Post

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