Sony Ericsson hit by Thai floods
Mobile phone giant Sony Ericsson has slumped to a loss in the final quarter of 2011 after it suffered poor Christmas trading and floods in Thailand disrupted its supply chain.
Pattaya Mail
Saturday December 17th was a very special day for Rotary Clubs in Pattaya as the joint clubs held their traditional Christmas Party, organized by Assistant Governor Bob Denzel of RC Taksin - Pattaya.
Police ask for help in cases of 5 missing men
Vancouver police made a public appeal Friday for help solving the mysterious disappearances of five young men -- the only unsolved missing persons cases of 2011.
Thailand hunting Hezbollah operatives planning terror attacks against Jews, Israelis
Thailand's intelligence services launched a manhunt Friday for a Hezbollah operative who is part of a terror cell planning attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Bangkok.
Bangkok bounces back from the floods
As our Thai Airways airbus made its way into Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, I looked down and saw the worst-hit areas of Bangkok still submerged in floodwaters. I thought for a moment: Did we make the right decision to go ahead and pursue this long-planned post-Christmas family holiday trip, just after Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years?
Photojournalist shares stories of trip to Burma, Thailand
Photojournalist Rob Moody spent his Christmas vacation in a hut documenting the work of faith-based doctors.
An expensive Hong Kong Christmas
Spending Christmas in Hong Kong is an expensive option, if the Christmas just past is used as an indicator. Not only did room rates have soar to more than HK$16,000 a night (US$2,060), high occupancy rates meant even the wealthy couldn’t find Christmas accommodation. The law of supply and demand clearly was in play as
Questor share tip: After Tesco's plunging food prices come the shares...
Tesco's shares suffered a Big Price Drop yesterday, plunging 16pc. Does the company’s disastrous Christmas mean the wheels have finally come off the UK’s leading grocer?
