As reported by thephuketnews.com, “Santi Udomkiratak, Deputy Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation for the provinces of Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga, has spoken about yesterday’s “anti Russian business” protest in Bang Tao, saying Thai people cannot complain about Russian businesses that are operating legally.” Read Article
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As reported by dailymail.co.uk, “A British man has been arrested in France following the brutal murder of a mother-of-three who was out jogging. The 32-year-old man, named only as Robert, lives just a few hundred yards from the scene of last Thursday’s attack on the outskirt of Nimes. He is originally from Chatham in Kent. […]
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As reported by kclu.org/npr, “Like many of the estimated 350,000 undocumented migrants living in Greece, Mohammad Afzaal is trapped in a devastated economy. He slipped into Greece 11 years ago, when he was 24, and found good work in Athens as a house painter. He wired a chunk of his earnings to his family in […]
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As reported by scmp.com, “Many expatriates in Beijing used to find the capital a pleasant city to live in, especially right after the 2008 Olympics. But some are now considering relocating because of its chronic air pollution.” Read Article
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FT.com reported that the Cayman Islands are poised to break with decades of secrecy by opening thousands of companies and hedge funds domiciled on the offshore Caribbean territory to greater scrutiny. The British overseas territory, which wants to shed its reputation for clandestine financial activity, is introducing sweeping reforms that will make public the names […]
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Elpais.com reported that Carolina Bustamante Bustamante, 39, shows his card FM2, immigration document that allows a foreigner residing in Mexico for five years. “These papers do not give them to anyone. I have them because I am a worker, not a criminal. Many lies have been told, “he says. Since her husband and his brother, […]
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Thesun.co.uk reported that terrorists last night killed a Brit and took five hostage at a desert gas complex — which they threatened to blow up. Six hostages were also hurt as the al-Qaeda fanatics led by jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar warned troops who raced to the BP plant in Algeria of “disaster” if they storm it […]
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NHK is being sued by a French employee who claims the broadcaster unfairly dismissed her after she took a leave of absence from work following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. Emmanuelle Bodin, 55, who worked as a translator and did radio work for NHK for 20 years, says she confirmed with her employer […]
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According to pattayaone.net, “Just after 9am on Monday, a Danish man is reported to have fallen to his death from a 23rd floor balcony onto air-conditioning compressors located on the 5th floor.” Read Article
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The work of Sombath Somphone is well-known across southeast Asia, but his disappearance in Laos on December 15 is a mystery. It was Sombath’s development work and help to poor farmers that won him one of Asia’s most prestigious civil service awards. Laos authorities told Sombath’s wife that they don’t have him; they say he […]
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