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'Siam Mafia' thug gets 14 months in jail The Nation September 11, 2015 1:00 am The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced 38-year-old Laos national Weerapan Inthawong - known in social media as the "Siam Mafia" thug - to one year, two months and 15 days in prison. The sentence was further...

Google Chrome is finally fixing the most annoying thing about browsing the web By Yoni Heisler on Aug 31, 2015 at 3:35 PM When Google Chrome finally added a speaker symbol to open tabs that were playing music or other types of audio, the Internet rejoiced. But as great as this feature was...

Thai PM says chooses new cabinet, sends to king for approval PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 19 August, 2015, 2:20am UPDATED : Wednesday, 19 August, 2015, 2:20am Agencies in Bangkok Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to reporters. Photo: AP Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said yesterday...

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak angers critics by calling for ‘accountability and transparency’ in political funding Najib Razak is being scrutinised for nearly US$700 million that was deposited into his personal accounts. PUBLISHED : Friday, 14 August, 2015, 11:26pm UPDATED : Friday, 14...

Gunmen kill drug boss, journalist at Mexico bar AFP August 14, 2015, 3:45 am Mexico City (AFP) - Gunmen opened fire on a bar in the Mexican state of Veracruz Thursday, killing six people including a local boss of the Zetas drug cartel and a journalist, officials said. Five men wielding...

Fukushima operator says 20 tons of rubble lifted from reactor AFP August 3, 2015, 6:24 pm Tokyo (AFP) - The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said it has removed a 20-ton piece of rubble from a destroyed reactor in what it called a "major step forward" in decommissioning...

Peru rescues 15 people, including children, held by rebels AFP August 2, 2015, 3:15 am Lima (AFP) - Peruvian troops rescued seven children and eight adults that were kidnapped by Shining Path rebels, an official said Saturday. The children, aged four to 13, were malnourished and had skin...

Extreme weather in Taiwan brings hail 2015/07/28 20:06:56 Taipei, July 28 (CNA) Hail pelted down on parts of northern and eastern Taiwan on Tuesday afternoon during a period of extreme weather islandwide, the Central Weather Bureau said. It said hailstones fell in Taipei, New Taipei...

Google's Street View enters Mongolia on horseback AFP July 23, 2015, 11:30 pm Ulan Bator (AFP) - After recording images of towns and cities across the world, Google's Street View service launched on Thursday in a less likely location -- the vast, sparsely-populated Asian country of Mongolia...

Indonesia extends airport closures due to erupting volcano AFP July 11, 2015, 6:34 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4bA8sYffdc Indonesia has extended the closure of three airports, including on the holiday hotspot of Bali, to Saturday due to drifting ash from a volcano, spelling more...

Smartphone porn use set to rise dramatically by 2020 New research estimates that 136 billion porn videos will be watched on smartphones this year, with the number rising by 55 per cent over the next five years Porn users will continue to turn to free streaming services Photo...

Abbott views Singapore anti-terror success By Gabrielle Dunlevy June 28, 2015, 6:22 pm Tony Abbott has looked to Singapore's experience in de-radicalisation as Australia monitors fresh terror attacks abroad and threats at home. The prime minister's visit to Khadijah Mosque's successful...

Frenchman faces execution for drug offences after Indonesian court rejects final appeal Serge Atlaoui had been granted a last-minute reprieve while legal avenues were exhausted and was left out of a group of seven foreign prisoners who were executed in May PUBLISHED : Monday, 22 June, 2015...

Area 51 and extra-terrestrial life both exist, says head of Nasa Nasa Administrator Major Charles Frank Bolden Jr said that alien life does exist, but it is not being kept secret in Area 51 Area 51 in the Nevada desert By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor 11:14AM BST 19 Jun 2015...

Boston bomber's friend jailed AP June 19, 2015, 8:30 am A friend (R) of one of the Boston Marathon bombers has been jailed for misleading investigators. A friend of one Boston Marathon bomber who had dinner with the brothers hours after the attack has been sentenced to two and a half years...

Google launches 16 camera GoPro virtual reality system PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 10:14am UPDATED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 10:18am Reuters in San Francisco Action camera maker GoPro and Google introduced a virtual reality system using 16 cameras and Google software, sending GoPro...

Convicted French sex offender who became school head teacher 'may have raped 55 pupils' Some 55 pupils of a primary school in south-eastern France, or their parents on their behalf, have accused the school's ex-head teacher of sexual abuse, prosecutor reveals French Justice...