. . UDON THANI – A young 23-year-old mother and her lover have been arrested in Udon Thani over the death of her 20-month-old daughter, who...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General has asked US officials to extradite fugitive jet-setting monk Wirapol Sukphol even though he claims to have...
. BEIJING – China has arrested two Japanese citizens over alleged espionage, adding an irritant to unsteady relations between the two countries ahead of plans for...
. . MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been granted permission from the upper house of Russia’s parliament to carry out air strikes in Syria...
. Interjections . An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses a sudden emotion. Interjections are used to exclaim, protest or react. They can stand...
. , BANGKOK – Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was pushed from office more than a year ago, impeached and faces criminal charges, hit back...
. . NEW YORK – The United States and Russia agree on “some fundamental principles” for Syria, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on...
. Mistakes with Prepositions . Incorrect: He is going to home. Correct: He is going home. The preposition ‘to’ is not normally used with ‘home’. Incorrect:...
. . CHIANG RAI – Amid the hilltops in northern Thailand, the steep green slopes of Doi Mae Salong are covered with tea, paddy and sprawling...
. . BANGKOK -Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s junta is facing growing opposition over plans to introduce a single Internet gateway for the country in a bid...
. , CHIANG MAI – Asapa Seewua, 22,a man with a history of mental illness hacked five young children to death and stabbed a pregnant woman...
. . FRANKFURT – Pressure mounted on Volkswagen Automotive Group on Monday as German prosecutors launched a criminal investigation of former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and...
. . DUESSELDORF – A German “murder” victim has been found alive and well in Dusseldorf more than 30 years after her disappearance. Petra Pazsitka’s 1984...
. LET’S . Mary: It’s going to be sunny and warm this weekend. Let’s do something outside on Saturday. Bob: Sure. Let’s play tennis! I bought...
. . Lawyers for UK drivers have urged Volkswagen to “come clean” over exactly which cars have been affected in Britain by the emissions-rigging scandal that...
. . LONDON – In a new case study in the British Medical Journal Case Reports, an unidentified patient came to her doctor with nausea, joint...
. . TOKYO – SoftBank the company behind a chatty Japanese humanoid robot named Pepper has felt the need to remind customers who purchase the robots...
. . LAMPANG – Natthanan Sukon says very little and stares blankly into the distance as she follows her therapist into the forest clearing. Then, the...
. . Ten water idioms for difficult situations ===================== In English there are a number of idioms using the word water. As I hope you know,...
. . CHIANG MAI – Immigration officers have arrested Israeli 36-year-old Alon Ben Dor who was on the run from embezzlement charges. City News in Chiang...