Over 40 Thai Youths Take Part in the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition
Dozens of Thai vocational-technical students will join the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) to be held from 18-23 November 2010 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center, Challenger Hall 1-2, Muang Thong Thani, in Nonthaburi. Forty-two Thai students will compete in 21 skill areas against their competitors from ASEAN member…
Participants in the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program Join Activities in Thailand
All members of the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program (SSEAYP) will join several interesting activities during their four-day stay in Thailand. The goodwill ship Fuji Maru, with 330 participating youths from 10 Asean countries, will arrive at the Bangkok port on 18 November 2010. While in Thailand, these…
Stellar Winter Fest 2010
The Ministry of Science and Technology is launching a star gazing festival in a bid to encourage the general public to learn more about the sky and astronomy. According to Santi Sathippong of the Science and Technology Ministry, the Ministry Office, in cooperation with the National Astronomical Research Institute of…
Was Nehru’s action 55 years ago an unpardonable ?
Since long India has been fighting for a place as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). However, this struggle for a permanent UNSC seat is turning out to be a losing battle and would seemingly continue to be so for a variety of reasons for possibly…
2010 Andaman & Phuket International Soccer 7s Tournaments
Title: 2010 Andaman & Phuket International Soccer 7s Tournaments Location: Phuket Link out: Click here Description: The popular Phuket Soccer 7s tournament will celebrate its 8th anniversary this year. This tournament has developed into one of the largest and most sought after Soccer 7s tournaments in Asia. This sport event…
Obama endorses India’s bid for permanent seat in UNSC
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama on Monday said that the US would support India’s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Barack Obama made this announcement during his address to the joint session of Parliament. Obama paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. “I would…
India is a world power, can work together for global peace: Obama
NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama on Monday said India was now a world power and the two countries can work together on issues like counter-terrorism to promote peace, stability and prosperity for the whole world. The US President said he has undertaken the trip to India to strengthen what…
Ploenchit Fair (books donation)
Donation opens from now till 24 November 2010. Watson, Farley & Williams (Thailand) Limited, with support from the British Council, will run a second-hand book stall at Ploenchit Fair on Saturday, 27 November 2010 at Shrewsbury International School. We need lots of books and magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs…
Michelle Obama dances to Bollywood beats
Rang De… When US President Barack Obama was talking serious business with industry honchos on Saturday evening, his wife Michelle interacted with differently-abled children at the library of Mumbai University and danced with them to the tunes of a hit number from Aaamir Khan-starrer Rang De Basanti. During her half-hour…
Obama gets 50,000 jobs; deals worth $10 billion signed
It will make headlines back home in the United States, and after his ‘shellacking’ in the mid-term polls, Barack Obama could certainly use some good press. And, India Inc seems to be buying into President Obama’s ‘win-win’ mantra. Obama today announced that “several landmark” deals worth $10 billion (nearly Rs….