LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Pop icon Michael Jackson died Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest, the entertainment website TMZ.com reported.
The website reported that Jackson, 50, suffered a heart attack just after 12:00 pm (1900 GMT) local time and paramedics ... 
Hua Hin, Thailand, April 2009 … THE BARAI recently received another achievement at the Asia Spa & Wellness Festival 2009, winning two Gold Awards in the categories of “Best Resort Spa”, which emphasises guests’ experiences, and “Best Spa Ambience”, which ... 
YALA, Thailand (AFP) - - A Buddhist female teacher has been shot dead and two policemen have been killed by a bomb in Thailand's south as suspected Muslim separatists step up an anti-government insurgency, police have said.
Gunmen opened fire on ... 
BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged the country not to panic about swine flu, after the number of cases grew ninefold in four days and a cluster emerged in a key tourist hub.
Health authorities reported that confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus soared to 150 on Sunday, compared with [...]
NEW YORK - “My Name Is Earl” is not getting a second chance after all.
Cable network TBS had expressed interest in continuing the canceled NBC series with new episodes. But producing studio 20th Century Fox TV and creator/executive producer Greg Garcia have opted not to move forward after examining all the cuts they would have [...]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - A forensics expert hired by actor David Carradine’s family has said the “Kill Bill” star did not commit suicide, but stressed that a final cause of death was still to be determined.
Forensic pathologist Michael Baden said initial investigations into the death of the 72-year-old actor, found hanging in a Bangkok [...]
Thailand animal lovers celebrate birth of a panda at Chiang Mai Zoo.
This has to be the Southeast Asia’s most famous zoo after global TV networks turned their lens on a remarkable new born baby; a female panda born at Chiang Mai Zoo, late May.
Mum and Dad, Lin Hui and Xuang Xuang, have lived at the [...]
Hua Hin, Thailand, April 2009 … THE BARAI recently received another achievement at the Asia Spa & Wellness Festival 2009, winning two Gold Awards in the categories of “Best Resort Spa”, which emphasises guests’ experiences, and “Best Spa Ambience”, which recognises THE BARAI’s unique interior design, where the art of architecture affects guests’ feelings while [...]
LOS ANGELES - O.J. Simpson, the former football star acquitted of killing his ex-wife after a sensational trial, asked the Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out his armed robbery conviction for a bungled bid to recover his own memorabilia.
Simpson, who was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison in December, said in [...]
PARIS (AFP) - - Ministers from economies accounting for 80 percent of the globe’s greenhouse gases met Monday to warnings that “the world’s destiny” may lie in the outcome of a mooted pact on climate change.
The so-called Major Economies Forum (MEF) met in Paris ahead of a new round of UN talks aimed at culminating [...]
Tourist arrivals from the Middle East to Thailand are expected to dramatically increase following the launch of a daily A380 Emirates service to Suvarnabhumi Airport on June 1.
This launch reflects how much the airline expects visitors to increase to Thailand,กฑ said Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thailandกฏs Tourism and Sports Minister, during a meeting with the [...]
MONTE CARLO (AFP) - - World championship leader Jenson Button of the Brawn GP team won the Monaco Grand Prix here on Sunday, his fifth victory in six races.
The Englishman, who started from pole and led throughout the 78-lap race, finished ahead of Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello with Finn Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari third.
Footvolley comes to town
Here’s a chance to see first hand in Bangkok how footie skills can apply to volley ball.
While it doesn’t grab headlines in the sporting press, footvolley should stimulate our imagination as to its pedigree and origin. Now, courtesy of Pepsi Cola we can see for ourselves how this sporting spectacle compares with [...]
