Thai hotel sets Guinness world record with largest Negroni cocktail, Asia News,BANGKOK – A hotel in the Thai capital set a Guinness World Record on Monday (Sept 12) by stirring up the world's largest Negroni cocktail, with more than 630 litres of the bitter Italian drink. Mixologists at the Kim
At least 12 Bangkok hospitals suspend Covid-19 testing amid shortages, Asia News,BANGKOK – At least 12 hospitals in Thailand's capital, Bangkok, said as at Friday (April 9), they were suspending testing for Covid-19 owing to high demand and shortage of supplies, amid a new spike in cases. The h
Beaches closed on Australia's tourist Gold Coast after surfer dies in shark attack, World News,SYDNEY – A 46-year-old Australian surfer died after being attacked by a shark on a popular Gold Coast beach, the first fatal shark attack on the beach in 62 years and despite protective \”shark nets\” a
Indonesia lists 180 missing on doomed ferry, launches underwater search, Asia News,TIGARAS, Indonesia – The death toll from an Indonesian ferry disaster could top 180, as authorities raised an estimate of the number of people missing two days after the wooden tourist boat sank in a lake formed in th
Knot a problem: Thai capital tackles street cables, Asia News,Bangkok's Wireless Road may soon live up to its name. Like many streets in the Thai capital, the thoroughfare is festooned with electrical and telecom cables, a black web that hangs menacingly overhead like dystopian Christmas decora
Russia's Putin says 'criminal negligence' behind shopping mall fire, World News,KEMEROVO – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited the scene of a fire in a shopping mall that killed at least 64 people, and hit out at \”criminal negligence\” which he said was to blame for the
10 die of MERS in Saudi Arabia among 32 cases in last three months: WHO, Health News,LONDON – Ten people have died among 32 infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia since June in a series of clusters of the viral disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wedne
Australia's Qantas finds cracks in three of its 737NG planes, World News,SYDNEY – Australian carrier Qantas found hairline cracks in three of its Boeing 737NG planes as airlines worldwide inspect their fleets of the troubled aircraft, the company said on Friday (Nov 1). \”Of the 33 of Qantas
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook and Instagram accounts to protest hate speech, Entertainment News,LOOS ANGELES – Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday (Sept 15) decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts, as she and other celebrities called on the social media platforms to stop the spread of h
Belgium-Morocco World Cup match triggers riots in Brussels, dozen people detained, World News,BRUSSELS – Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday after Morocco's victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels with a car and some elec
Young survivor of Texas school massacre tells US Congress of day's horror, World News,WASHINGTON — An 11-year-old survivor of last month's mass shooting at a Texas elementary school told US lawmakers on Wednesday (June 8) how she desperately acted to save her own life after the gunman shot
'We saw death in front of us': Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal, World News,CORFU, Greece – Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that caught fire off the island of Corfu said on Saturday (Feb 19) they felt relieved to be alive, though so
