UN urges respect for Syria truce as toll mounts | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/291013/general-flies-in-to-lead-syria-truce-efforts
UN observers said on Sunday that it was "extremely important" that all sides respect a promised ceasefire in Syria as a veteran peacekeeper flew in to take command after a new day of bloodshed. A picture from the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network ...
Economy tops agenda as French election hits home straight | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/290992/french-candidates-battle-scandal-as-poll-day-looms
France's presidential election headed into its final week Sunday with the spluttering economy topping the agenda and Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival battling to woo millions of far-right voters. French President and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) ...
Prachatai court verdict out today
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/291057/prachatai-court-verdict-out-today
The Bangkok Criminal Court is expected to deliver its verdict today on the lese majeste and computer crime charges against Prachatai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn. The decision is likely to have important implications for internet service providers, ...
Malaysian police free all 471 protesters | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/290997/malaysia-police-free-all-471-vote-reform-activists
Malaysian police said all 471 people arrested during a demonstration for free and fair elections, including a senior opposition lawmaker, have been freed. Protestors challenge police during an anti-government rally near Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, ...
Wiggins wins Tour of Romandie | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/291041/wiggins-underlines-tour-credentials-in-romandie
British cycling star Bradley Wiggins won the Tour of Romandie after the Team Sky rider took the fifth and final stage time trial here on Sunday. Britain's Bradley Wiggins waves to the public with his yellow jersey during the podium ceremony of the ...
Worse is yet to come
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/291055/worse-is-yet-to-come
Shoppers compare the price of rice at a hypermarket in Bangkok. PATIPATJANTHONG While inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, stood at a moderate 3.4% last month compared with the year before, the numbers belie a rising sense of discontent ...
Travel guides: 'Moon Bangkok'
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_20479419/travel-guides-moon-bangkok
By John Bordsen Suzanne Nam, 38, moved to Bangkok about six years ago to be a reporter for an English-language newspaper. The Cambridge, Mass., native still lives there, and is the author of "Moon Bangkok." Here's an edited chat with her about ...
West Brom's Hodgson approached over England job | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/291050/hodgson-gets-england-job-approach
West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson has been approached by the Football Association regarding the vacant England manager's job, the Premier League club said Sunday. West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson, pictured in February 2012, ...
