Protesters at Bangkok International airport (AP) A People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protester holds a picture of the Thai King and Queen at the besieged Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Dec. 1, 2008. Thousands of travelers continued to be stranded in Thailand as its international terminals continued to be held by anti-government protesters.
Obama naming Clinton, Gates to his Cabinet
CHICAGO, Illinois, United States (Reuters) — US President-elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team Monday, with former rival Hillary Clinton picked as secretary of state and Robert Gates staying on as defense secretary.
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Government supporters converged on the capital on Sunday, in a counter-rally to rival protesters who seized control of Bangkok’s two airports and forced the prime minister to run the country from afar.
Neither the army nor Thailand’s revered king have stepped in to resolve the crisis or offered the firm backing that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat needs to resolve the leadership vacuum.
The problem runs deeper than the airport closures, which have stranded up to 100,000 travelers,...
IT SMEs from Japan mull expansion in the Philippines
Small and medium IT Japanese enterprises are keen on expanding their operations in the country particularly in the areas of animation, engineering designs, medical transmission, software development and other back office operations to save on cost as the world’s second largest economy plunges into recession.
Relax, don’t worry – Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES — One week before the big fight, Manny Pacquiao doesn’t seem to show any sign that what’s ahead could define his legacy as a boxer. Or that this could be his last fight if Oscar De La Hoya beats him so comprehensively and so devastatingly he will never have the courage to pick up his gloves again.
Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains becoming widespread rains over the eastern sections of central and southern Luzon which may trigger flasfloods and landslides. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms.
