Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Thai university apologizes for Hitler superhero mural

  • Phuket Gazette - Monday 15th July, 2013

    PHUKET: A soybean milk vendor was given a fright today after a baby python pulled a Houdini and appeared in a her locked locker.Phuket Kusoldham Rescue Foundation workers, responding to the frightened ...

  • Phuket police net motorbike thieves

    Phuket Gazette - Monday 15th July, 2013

    PHUKET: Police arrested three Phuket teenagers yesterday for stealing multiple motorbikes and selling the parts for pocket money.The teenagers were caught in possession of nine stolen bikes in good condition and one that had been dismantled, said Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Prawit Engchuan.The ...

  • Thai university apologizes for Hitler superhero mural

    C News - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Germans fascinated by Nazi era eight decades later What do these figures have in common: Superman, Batman, the Incredible Hulk and Hitler? They were all featured as "superheros" on a mural at graduation celebrations at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. A photo posted on the website of the Simon Wiesenthal Center shows a student posing for a photo in front of the mural ...

  • Bullets but no guns Phuket man charged for illegal possession

    Phuket Gazette - Monday 15th July, 2013

    PHUKET: Police caught a Phuket man illegally in possession of over 50 rounds of ammunition for multiple types of handguns, but were unable to uncover any weapons during their raid yesterday morning.Phuket City Police secured a search warrant for the house of Suwat Saramas, 30, after receiving a tip-off that he was in illegal possession of ...

  • Greenpeace stages mass break-in at French nuclear plant

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Paris (dpa) - Nearly 30 activists from the environmental campaign group Greenpeace broke into a nuclear power plant in southern France on Monday to demand it be shut down on safety ...

  • Thailand university mural features image of Hitler with superheroes

    Middle East Times - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Adolf Hitler with superheroes was not intended maliciously. The mural appeared on a banner put up during the school's graduation ceremonies Thursday and Friday, the Bangkok Post reported. The painting -- which has been taken down -- featured German dictator and Nazi leader Hitler along the images of Batman and Superman. A statement from the University said the painting was "not ...

  • Sakai off limit to tourists now

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Two members of Satun's Sakai ethnic minority have died of typhoid and three others have been in a worrying condition, according to the southern province's deputy governor Utarn ...

  • Payment link between HK Thailand established

    Global Times - Monday 15th July, 2013

    The Bank of Thailand and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly announced Monday the establishment of a cross border payment-versus-payment (PvP) link between the two places.The link will be launched in the second half of 2014 between the Thai baht real time gross settlement system in Thailand and the US Dollar Real Time Gross Settlement system in Hong Kong.This will be the third ...

  • No sign of NPL spike BOT

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Bank of Thailand still insists that there is no sign of a spike in commercial banks' non-performing loans (NPLs), despite concerns over a sharp increase in household ...

  • UPDATE 1-Thai govt to sell rice to fund price programme

    Reuters - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:59am EDT * Thailand to offer 350,000 tonnes in sell tender on July 26 * Govt to issue first tender since Sept 2012 to clear storage * Stocks estimated at 17 million to 18 million tonnes (Adds detail, comment) BANGKOK, July 15 (Reuters) - The Thai government will open a tender to sell some of its rice stockpiles this month to get funding to continue its price intervention ...

  • Phuket man mutilates self in jealous rage

    Phuket Gazette - Monday 15th July, 2013

    ) was found bleeding heavily in his Phuket Town room early yesterday morning after he reportedly stabbed himself in the leg in a fit of jealous rage.Police arrived at the scene, an apartment off Phun Phol Road, at about 3:50am to find ...

  • VIDEO REPORT Go Eco Phuket scrambles to remove fishing net at top dive site

    Phuket Gazette - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Go Eco Phuket volunteers remove part of a new fishing net from delicate staghorn corals at popular Phuket dive site Shark Point. Photo: Isaac Stone ...

  • Chinas second-quarter growth slows to 7.5$

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Beijing (dpa) - China's economic growth slowed to 7.5 per cent inthe second quarter of this year, down from 7.7 per cent in the firstquarter, the government ...

  • Unemployment drops to 303000 in May

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    An interesting finding in the latest survey showed that as of May, 233,000 workers were under-employed or could accommodate more work hours while the number of jobs in the agricultural sector grew by nearly 500,000 from the same period last year. A total of 54.96 million Thais are aged 15 or higher. Thailand's workforce covers 39.49 million; of total, 38.85 million are employed and 345,000 ...

  • US envoy Burns to hold talks with Egyptian officials

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Cairo (dpa) - US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will hold talks with members of Egypt's military-backed government on Monday, as rival protesters vowed to stage mass ...

  • Bangladesh Islamist leader gets 90 years for war crimes

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Dhaka (dpa) - A former leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamistopposition party was sentenced to 90 years in jail Monday for warcrimes, as his party called for a nationwide strike in ...

  • Colliers opens office in Yangon

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Recognising Myanmar's enormous growth potential and to support businesses entering this emerging nation, Colliers International has opened a new office in Yangon. Tony Picon has been appointed as Managing Director, Myanmar, Colliers ...

  • Thailands top university apologises for mural depicting Hitler

    The Straits Times - Monday 15th July, 2013

    BANGKOK (AFP) - One of Thailand's most prestigious universities apologised on Monday after students created a large mural depicting Adolf Hitler among a host of comic book superheroes during graduation celebrations. Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University expressed its "deep regret" over the painting, which appeared last week and featured Superman, Batman and the Incredible Hulk ...

  • Attempt to revoke Viraphols passport

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Monday that his ministry is ready to proceed on the cancellation of the passport of Viraphol Sukphon, formerly Luang Pu Nenkham, as soon as receiving an official request from the monastic ...

  • Attempt to revoke Wirapols passport

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Monday that his ministry is ready to revoke the passport of Wirapol Sukphol, better known as Luang Pu Nenkham, as soon as receiving an official request from the monastic ...

  • Thai construction boom faces resistance

    Arabian Business - Monday 15th July, 2013

    Thailand's capital Bangkok is in the midst of a construction boom, with the largest green space in the city next in the developers' sights. But there is resistance from campaigners who wants the pace of change to slow down before the essence of the city is ...

  • PM blessed for 16 years in office

    The Nation - Monday 15th July, 2013

    While she and some ministers paid a respect to the abbot, he said she still has public supports and wished that all her wishes come true. He also wished that she remained the prime minister for as long as 16 years. Yingluck's brother, Thaksin, once visited the temple which features a standing Buddha image grown inside a Bodhi ...

  • Source: http://www.thailandnews.net/index.php/sid/215841053/scat/7eb51d3138244bed

    SAT Notre Dame Football Schedule detroit tigers Tsunami Lil Reese Hurricane Sandy Nyc Saanvi Venna

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.