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  • Thai Buddhistmonks Nopparat BenjawatananunBuddha

    Thailand's national Buddhism body is keeping an eye on monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video emerged on YouTube showing Buddhist monks flying on a private jet. The video, attracted criticism from Buddhists nationwide, showed one of the monks wearing stylish aviator sunglasses, carrying a luxury brand travel bag, and a pair of modern wireless headphones, the New York Post ...

  • Cambodias lost city discovered near Angkor Wat

    Cambodia's lost city of Mahendraparvata lay hidden beneath a canopy of dense vegetation. Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of a vast cityscape, including highways and previously undiscovered temples near Cambodia's prized Angkor Wat ...

  • RP to export for first timehybrid corn seed to Vietnam in2...

    MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will be able to export for the first time its hybrid corn seed once nearby Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam opens up to biotechnology products within the next two ...

  • Government Initiative in Laos Encourages Pro-Choice Agenda

    Christian Communities in Laos Committed to Defend LifeLAOS, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A family planning campaign launched by the Department for Health Care in the province of Huaphan, located in eastern Laos, encourages women to undergo surgical sterilization (tubal ligation). According to Fides News Agency, the project, supported by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities ...

  • Tablet computers thrust Thailand classrooms into digital era

    In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill-tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens, practicing everything from English to mathematics and music. The disadvantaged students are part of an ambitious project by Thailand to distribute millions of the handheld devices in schools, in a move supporters hope will boost national education standards. For ...


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Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

The title of Kevin Smiths Zack and Miri Make a Porno neatly sums up not only what the movie is about (two characters named Zack and Miri, um, make a porn film), but also the tone of the movie. As a declarative statement, the title is aggressively in your face, to th ... ...

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  • Songa Mercur to Depart Cuba for Vietnam

    Songa Mercur (mid-water semisub) is departing Cuba for Vietnam after failing to find oil, AFP reported on Tuesday. Drilling work in Cuba was suspended because of a problem-plagued exploration well, and the start of the hurricane season, reported the state-run Agencia de Informacion National (AIN). Songa Mercur was drilling in shallow waters in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila about ...

  • New Vietnamese bishops appointed after Vatican-Vietnam negotiations

    Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ...

  • Thailand acknowledges $4.4B loss from rice scheme

    BANGKOK -; Thailand's government on Tuesday acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in one year in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its spot as the grain's top exporter. The program is likely to be amended to reduce the losses, the commerce minister ...

  • General Meeting and Strategy Conference - IFEX network calls for ASEAN action to protect free expression in Southeast Asia

    Brunei Darussalam: H.E. Pehin Dato Dr. Awang Hj. Ahmad bin Hj. Jumat, Cambodia: H.E. Srun Thirith, Indonesia: H.E. Rafendi Djamin, Lao PDR: H.E. Phoukhong Sisoulath, Malaysia: Dato' Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Myanmar: Amb. Kyaw Tint Swe, Philippines: Amb. Rosario Gonzales Manalo, Singapore: Amb. Chan Heng Chee, Thailand: H.E. Seree Nonthasoot, Vietnam: Amb.Le Thi Thu, ASEAN ...

  • Thailand admits losing $4.4bn from controversial rice scheme

    BANGKOK -- Thailand's government has acknowledged losing more than $4.46 billion in a much-criticized scheme to support rice prices that ended up dislodging the country from its top spot as the grain's exporter. Prime Minister's Office Minister Warathep Rattanakorn said Tuesday the government's sales of the rice failed to cover the sum it paid to farmers under the 2011-2012 ...

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