Ugolini Group Co.,Ltd. http://www.wphuket.com/?module=news Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:42:10 +0700 RSSTHAI.COM Feed Builder RSSTHAI.COM http://www.wphuket.com/rss/logo-news.jpg http://www.wphuket.com/?module=news 100 278 PHUKET: Two weeks ago Live Wire covered the current state of the Internet in Phuket. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=104&news=Phuket Live Wire: More players in the island’s new internet game 2011-08-17 http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=103&news=CLUB NOVE CRISTALNIGHT 2011-05-13 ANALYSIS Revoking the bail of red shirt icon Jatuporn Prompan is a hard blow to the movement - and is a serious setback to the election plans and hopes of Pheu Thai Party. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=101&news=The jailing of Jatuporn 2011-05-13 The Samut Prakan politician shot in his car says he knows which "son of a politician" tried to kill him - and police say they now are working to try to prevent an outbreak of election ugliness. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=100&news=Fears of violence 2011-05-12 Toto’ is definitely among the better Italian restaurants in Phuket. Located just down the road from Little India and the entrance to Laguna Phuket, Toto’s was founded by Bepy Granziani di Ceneda, and is now managed by Thailand’s leading restaurateur Mr. Roberto Ugolini. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=99&news=PHUKET PIZZA PERFECTION, TOTO 2011-05-11 Two men on a motorcycle shot and wounded former Pheu Thai Party MP Pracha Prasopdee (inset) in his car, and police fear it is the just the first violence in the election campaign launched on Tuesday. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=98&news=Worse to come? 2011-05-11 ANALYSIS Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is already confident about the July 3 election, and rightly so, as it will take an unlikely landslide win by Pheu Thai to unseat his strong coalition. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=97&news=Ready, set... 2011-05-10 Calderazzo the renowned Italian restaurant and bistro on Langsuan Road Bangkok has attracted an investment from a private equity firm led by legendary restaurateur Dr Roberto Ugolini. The move further extends the Multi Million dollar Watermark Group’s operations in Thailand. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=96&news=Calderazzo Attracts Private Equity Investment 2011-05-09 No smiles and no meeting of minds - as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono strongarmed Prime Ministers Abhisit Vejjajiva (centre) and Hun Sen (right) into the same room, but at the end, they were still blaming each other. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=95&news=Widely separated 2011-05-09 Thailand has conditions on allowing foreign observers at the tense Cambodian border - and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says the first one is for all Cambodian troops (above) and villagers to leave the disputed areas around Preah Vihear temple. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=94&news=First condition... 2011-05-06 After parliament adjourned, while MPs enjoyed a banquet at taxpayers' expense, the last (and longest) cabinet meeting approved billions of baht worth of populist programmes, touching off severe criticism of what looks like a cynical election ploy. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=93&news=Abhisit 'buying votes' 2011-05-04 http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=92&news=Watermark Patisserrie Cake 2011-05-03 A supposed border ceasefire with Cambodian troops broke down, sending artillery into Thailand and killing another soldier, while Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya in Jakarta are "disappointed". http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=91&news=Trust in tatters 2011-04-30 The gunfire stopped but tension remains high at the Thai-Cambodian border, as officials counted the toll from more than five straight days of combat - 15 dead, 48,200 displaced villagers. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=90&news=Quiet at the border 2011-04-29 As villagers tally the damage from the border shelling, Prime Minister Abhisit demands that Cambodian troops stop shooting so that talks can start, while Cambodian Premier Hun Sen appealed to a "war-happy Thailand" for a ceasefire. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=89&news=Stop - then talk 2011-04-28 s the 2nd Cavalry Division showed it was ready if needed, Cambodian and Thai defence officials appeared ready to try to talk about how to end a border battle that has gone into a sixth day and left at least 13 soldiers dead. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=88&news=Ceasefire talks likely 2011-04-27 As explosives experts disarm unexploded Cambodian shells, Thailand is reviewing all ties with Cambodia because of the four days of "continuous and intentional" attacks that have killed at least 12 soldiers. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=87&news=Diplomatic ties at risk 2011-04-26 Thai and Cambodian forces are moving up reinforcements and deploying heavy artillery amidst fears of war, as evidence mounts of a Phnom Penh attempt to overrun the Ta Kwai and Ta Muen Thom temples in Surin. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=86&news=No peace in sight 2011-04-25 The fresh clashes in Surin province on Friday killed four Thai soldiers, and has put fresh pressure on the government to accept the presence of outsiders along the frontier. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=85&news=Would observers help? 2011-04-23 Vote for the Democrats - they say - and green trees will bloom as park facilities replace the Bangkok Port. Their Bhumjaithai allies think that's silly because they have a plan to make the port make more money http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=84&news=Beautiful Klong Toey 2011-04-22 A group of some 40 Puea Thai MPs from the Northeast have asked the fugitive ex-premier to stay out of the election, because his "selfish" ties to the red shirts are alienating voters. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=83&news=Thaksin at a crossroads 2011-04-21 To the incessant beat of the rain, more than 1,000 infantrymen staged a military exercise in Bangkok on Tuesday to show their support for their commander's call to protect the monarchy. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=82&news=Show of strength 2011-04-20 Southern gangs have again foiled security forces in Yala, exploding another car bomb made with gas cylinders which killed a military ranger and wounded at least 19 bystanders including two children. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=81&news=Improvised killer bomb 2011-04-19 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva waded deeply into the lese majeste issue, demanding a new regulation to ban all politicians from even mentioning the monarchy during the election campaign. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=80&news=Keep the King out of it 2011-04-18 Fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra has given a big thumbs-up for his youngest sister Yingluck to lead the Puea Thai Party challenge in the coming election - and perhaps become Thailand's first female prime minister. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=79&news=All in the family 2011-04-12 On the anniversary of the deadly Khok Wua clashes, 30,000 members rallied as a new UDD declaration demands answers to the 26 killings - and slammed the "outside forces" they say are interfering with elections. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=78&news=Red shirts revitalised 2011-04-11 It's the Cluster Munition Coalition against the Thai military in a battle of words over whether the army's Caesar self-propelled howitzers like this fired cluster shells in last February's fighting at the Cambodian border. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=77&news=Cluster headache 2011-04-09 The army has been brought in to help dig and sweep away mud and wreckage from streets in cities and towns hit hard by the unexpected rains and floods in the South last week. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=76&news=The cleanup begins 2011-04-07 Supreme Commander Songkitti Jaggabatara took the microphone and the three service chiefs took his back. There will "definitely not be a coup" and any troop movements to the contrary would be judged as an insurrection. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=75&news=Unified against a coup 2011-04-06 Cities and villages in the South are inundated, but aid is finally flowing and the cabinet has allocated more than six billion baht to help victims of last week's torrential rains. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=74&news=Recovery begins 2011-04-05 In Surat Thani (above) and across the South, the land is trying to absorb floodwater, and there is strong risk of mudslides. The North is bracing for heavy new storms starting Tuesday. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=73&news=North, South on high alert 2011-04-04 Cabinet will be asked to approve 1.5 billion baht for assistance payments to flood-hit families in the South, where 21 people are now confirmed killed by the floods and mudslides in the region. A bank reckons the southern floods will have a minimal effect on economic growth. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=72&news=B1.5bn for flood victims 2011-04-02 Rescue workers begin to repair a bridge in the South, part of damaged communications that have isolated about 1,000 villagers in a remote area without electricity or aid. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=71&news=Floods cut off entire village 2011-04-01 Ten people are dead, their Krabi village has disappeared and rescuers are looking for scores of missing after mudslides caused by days of rain and mountain run-off - with at least a dozen more deaths from the storms elsewhere in the battered South. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=70&news=DEVASTATED! 2011-03-31 Navy races South to aid victims. Storms, floods set a destructive path as stranded tourists, residents wait for help. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=69&news=Aid on the way 2011-03-30 Thai navy in line for first subs fleet. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=68&news=The U-boats are coming 2011-03-28 Summer thunderstorms and a cold front from China are going to dump more rain on a wide area through at least Friday - and will turn commuting into hours of traffic jams for Bangkok residents. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=67&news=There's more to come 2011-03-24 Japanese ambassador to Thailand Seiji Kojima has vowed that food products from his country are safe. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=66&news=Don't worry, eat up 2011-03-23 A top French official says Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya will last "a while yet", as India and Russia led opposition to what Prime Minister Putin called a mediaeval call to a crusade. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=65&news=Jets bomb Tripoli 2011-03-22 The Thai embassy in Tokyo is focusing on helping 832 Thais who are unaccounted for in the worst-affected parts of tsunami-hit Japan. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=64&news=Embassy hunts for 832 Thais 2011-03-19 The UN Security Council has backed a no-fly zone over Libya and "all necessary measures" short of an invasion "to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas". http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=63&news=UN backs action against Gaddaf 2011-03-18 Travellers get iodine pills Tablets distributed to prevent contamination http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=62&news=Proceeding with caution 2011-03-17 Thai civil groups have joined the global community in opposing the construction of nuclear power plants in the wake of a series of explosions at the quake-hit Fukushima power complex in Japan. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=61&news=Thai civil groups fight against nuclear plants 2011-03-16 Rescue workers scoured tangled and displaced piles of debris Tuesday, searching for survivors, as crews struggled to keep control at a damaged nuclear plant on the fifth day of the developing disaster in Japan. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=60&news=Anxiety in Japan grows as rescue workers find more bodies 2011-03-15 Storia di una mente brillante e della capacità di unire il gusto, la vita privata e gli affari. Non provate neanche a dirglielo a Roberto Ugolini, 53enne di origine italiana e proprietario del Gruppo Watermark, il primo marchio internazionale di cibo Thai che da settembre sbarcherà in occidente alla conquista dei palati nostrani. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=59&news=Il nuovo McDonald viene dall’Asia? 2011-03-14 http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=58&news=New Essence of Italian Cuisine at Watermark 2011-03-14 TOKYO : Japan is facing its worst crisis in the 65 years since the end of World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, calling on the nation to unite after it was devastated by a huge earthquake. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=57&news=Worst crisis since WW 2: PM Kan 2011-03-14 The Watermark Group is Thailand’s leading multi-ethnic cuisine group and now includes La Villa & Club Nove. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=56&news=La Villa grand opening 2010-11-19 At Cape Sienna Phuket, The Women's Will Power Charity Group (WWP) organized a Charity Party for fund raise for the Phuket Shelter House a group had help all victims in Phuket. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=55&news=Charity Party @Cape Sienna Phuket 2010-11-12 Protesters take to the streets in Hong Kong to show their anger and condolences after the Manila bus hostage crisis on August 29 http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=54&news=SHOW OF OUTRAGE 2010-08-30 BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Thursday said in the worst case scenario, http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=53&news=Bank of Thailand worst forecast 1.4 mln unemployed this year 2010-08-04 Twenty-one people are missing feared dead after heavy rain triggered a landslide which flattened part of a village in Sichuan, southern China. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=52&news=Deadly landslide as China rains continue 2010-07-28 Supporters make merit for former PM at events in North, Isaan, as others curse him http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=51&news=Thaksin tweets birthday note of non-violence 2010-07-27 The United Nations is set to formally condemn the action -- but not a particular nation -- for the March sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=50&news=U.N. Security Council to condemn sinking 2010-07-09 Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has rejected sceptics' theories that the explosion near the coalition http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=49&news=Fragile peace threatened 2010-06-23 Governing party candidate Juan Manuel Santos has won the final round of Colombia's presidential elections. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=48&news=Government candidate Santos wins Colombia election 2010-06-21 US President Barack Obama has called on his party and supporters to back a "new future" of clean energy. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=47&news=Barack Obama calls for clean-energy push 2010-06-15 http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=46&news=Japan PM Naoto Kan vows action on debt and US ties 2010-06-08 Turkish planes carrying hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces have arrived in Istanbul from Israel. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=45&news=Gaza activists welcomed in Turkey 2010-06-03 Residents of a center-city neighborhood in Guatemala City, Guatemala, are still in shock after a massive sinkhole opened last weekend, gobbling several buildings and nearly an entire intersection, according to local officials. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=44&news=Giant sinkhole shocks neighborhood in Guatemala City 2010-06-02 Premier Abhisit: Ristabilito I'ordine nel Paese Ma a Bangkok e calm a apparent http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=43&news=THAILANDIN LA TESTIMONIANZA 2010-06-02 The remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha were headed into the Caribbean Sea late Sunday http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=42&news=Agatha leaves 82 dead in Guatemala, El Salvador 2010-05-30 U.N. experts say North Korea is exporting nuclear and ballistic missile technology and using intermediaries, http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=41&news=UN experts say NKorea is exporting nuke technology 2010-05-27 South Korean conservative activists hold placards showing pictues of North Korean http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=40&news=SEETHING ANGER 2010-05-27 At least 29 people, most of them cilivians, have been killed in Jamaica's capital amid an all-out police assault on a suspected drug lord's stronghold, the island's government reported. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=39&news=Dozens killed in Jamaican violence 2010-05-25 Bryan Barnett isn't taking any chances on his World Cup trip. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=38&news=Ash cloud silver lining? Europe deals 2010-05-21 The big banks make money by taking the bailout money http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=37&news=Bank Hoarders 2010-05-20 Hedge fund industry titans are meeting in Las Vegas http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=36&news=Hedge Fund Titans Meet (My CNBC Appearance) 2010-05-20 Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok turned into a war zone Wednesday as Thai military forces cracked down on anti-government protesters, ending a tense standoff that has troubled the capital for weeks. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=35&news= Bangkok like war zone as military cracks down on protesters 2010-05-20 Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Bangkok, virtually unrecognizable after four days of clashes, braced itself for more unrest Monday after doctors announced the death of a key anti-government leader who was wounded by a sniper's bullet last week. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=34&news=Thai opposition leader dies 2010-05-17 London, England (CNN) -- Within hours of his appointment, Britain's new prime minister, David Cameron, immediately began forming his coalition government overnight, appointing several Liberal Democrat leaders to Cabinet posts along with members of his own Conservative Party. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=33&news=New British PM Cameron builds coalition 2010-05-12 KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Writer= PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=32&news=Passenger surrenders after NH bus bomb scare 2010-05-08 Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region, died Wednesday, the country's information minister said. He was 58. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=31&news=Nigerian President Yar'Adua has died 2010-05-06 Mesh Gelman's button-down khaki shirt has turned two shades darker with sweat. But he is more concerned about who will sew the perfect placket on the knit polos he hopes to deliver to Beverly Hills Polo Club. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=30&news=All-American approach to helping Haiti: shop 2010-05-04 NEW ORLEANS — As President Obama traveled to Louisiana on Sunday for a first-hand briefing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=29&news= Oil Options Weighed as Obama Travels to Gulf 2010-05-03 (CNN) -- The mood was somber in South Korea Thursday as the nation officially honored the sailors who were lost when their warship went down near disputed waters off North Korea last month. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=28&news=South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors 2010-04-30 Twenty-eight children and three adults have been injured by a man with a knife at a kindergarten in eastern China, the third such attack in a month. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=27&news=Man stabs 28 children in China kindergarten attack 2010-04-29 One of the many computer-generated images of what shape the Ao Phuket could take. This one was presented by the Norwegian marine engineering firm LMG Marin last year. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=26&news=Dasta holds public hearings in Phuket 2010-03-24 How do you show what has happened to everyday Iraqi life? This is how we did it today http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=25&news=How life in Iraq has changed 2010-03-13 WEATHER warnings for offshore sailing could soon be improved for Phuket and the Andaman coast with the installation of a new 200 million baht radar system, a seminar was told this week. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=24&news=Phuket to Get Weather, Tsunami Radar System 2010-03-11 RASSADA, PHUKET: Phuket firefighters have been battling wildfires along the bypass road in recent days. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=23&news=Wildfires flare in Phuket 2010-02-25 Qantas Airways Ltd.'s cut-price unit Jetstar and Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia Bhd. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=22&news=Jetstar and AirAsia Form Alliance 2010-02-23 ATONG, PHUKET: A heavily laden cement truck overturned along the Patong to Kamala road in Phuket around midday today. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=21&news=Cement truck overturns in Phuket 2010-02-17 LATEST figures for water quality at Phuket beaches show that Karon is the only six-star navy blue beach on the island. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=20&news=Phuket Beaches: Some Cleaner, All Unguarded 2010-02-16 A YOUNG GIRL was in a coma and fighting for her life tonight after a Valentine's Day drowning trauma came as a disturbing reminder that there are no lifeguards at any of Phuket's popular beaches. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=19&news=Phuket Beach Swim Trauma Strikes Four Sisters 2010-02-15 Patong's tuk-tuks undermine Thailand's marketing catchphrase: 'Amazing Thailand, Amazing Value'. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=18&news=OPINION: In defense of Phuket tourism 2010-02-15 The new-look FC Phuket have been training hard in the run-up to Sunday’s match against rivals Phattalung http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=17&news=FC Phuket start season on Sunday 2010-02-13 SIGNS placed on the holiday island of Koh Lanta warning visitors about jellyfish stings were blacked over by locals, a seminar on marine stingers was told on Phuket today. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=16&news=Phuket Jellyfish Warning Cover -Makes No Sense- 2010-02-11 ANKARA - A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeast Turkey in a gruesome honour killing just because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=15&news=Girl buried alive in honour killing in Turkey: Report by AFP 2010-02-09 RED-SHIRT protesters are planning to rally outside the Navy station at Cape Panwa at 1pm today. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=14&news=Phuket Red Shirts to Start Thai 'No Coup' Rally 2010-02-05 Phuket Governor, Wichai Praisa-Ngob, has approved plans to shut down the Phuket Port Control Centre (PPCC) in Chalong as it could “no longer accommodate the 1200 yachts arriving in Phuket each year.” http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=13&news=Port control centre closes 2010-01-29 Leatherback turtles, which return to shore only to nest, find moving their enormous bodies over beach sand extremely difficult. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=12&news=Leatherbacks return to Phuket 2010-01-29 RAWAI, PHUKET: A German expat was stabbed to death last night outside a 7-Eleven shop on a busy road in Rawai. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=11&news=German stabbed to death in Phuket 2010-01-29 Without a budget deal, New York will be left with just $36 million in the bank by the end of December, according to current projections http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=10&news=Stalemate in Legislature Has New York Near Its Last Dollar 2009-11-27 Phuket International Boat Show To Generate Over 7 Billion Baht For Marine Tourism http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=9&news=Phuket International Boat Show 2009-11-26 President Obama spoke to reporters on Monday after his telephone conversation with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=8&news=Obama Warns Karzai to Focus on Tackling Corruption 2009-11-04 Given the sheer exhilaration of the cheering, flag-waving, anthem-singing crowd packed into the soccer stadium in this otherwise drab West Bank town one afternoon this week, one could have been forgiven for thinking that an independent Palestinian state had just been born http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=7&news=On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood 2009-10-29 JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=6&news=Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia, causes panic 2009-10-26 The 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 Calendar Japan http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=5&news=The 41st Tokyo Motor Show 2009 2009-10-22 Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. used the debate to attack Mayor Bloomberg’s changing term limits. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=4&news=Bloomberg Defends His Record in First Mayoral Debate 2009-10-14 An Afghan boy washed among the ruins of a Kandahar building supplies store destroyed by a rocket attack in August. Recent reports assessing Afghanistan’s progress show government institutions are deteriorating as much as the country’s security. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=3&news=Civilian Goals Largely Unmet in Afghanistan 2009-10-12 WASHINGTON — President Obama is given to big events at big moments, replete with stirring speeches, lofty backdrops and stadium-size crowds. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=2&news=For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist 2009-10-10 PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo yesterday ordered the evacuation of coastal towns and other areas in the direct path of powerful typhoon Parma, as thousands of people in Manila fled their homes. http://www.wphuket.com/index.php?module=news&id=1&news=Filipinos evacuated as new typhoon looms 2009-10-09