Section: Thailand
Graffiti artists turn abandoned building into work of art
More than 120 graffiti artists from Thailand, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Philippines, Australia, Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, the US, and UK showed off their craft legally during the “Meeting of Styles” competition at the abandoned Batman disco… …read more Source: Pattaya...
Dutch voters reject EU-Kiev deal, ballot valid: projection
THE HAGUE – Dutch voters largely rejected a cooperation accord between the EU and Ukraine Wednesday with some 61 percent against the deal, the Dutch news agency ANP projected, adding that enough people had taken part for the referendum to be valid. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact, but exit polls cast doubt on turnout
THE HAGUE – Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but low turnout cast doubts on whether the ballot was valid, exit polls showed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Yarmolenko sinks Wales in Ukraine
KIEV – Andriy Yarmolenko’s well-taken goal handed Ukraine a 1-0 win over Wales in Kiev on Monday in the final fixture before both sides name their 23-man squads for the European Championship. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nishikori rolls into fourth round at Miami Open
MIAMI – Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori cruised into the fourth round at the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Monday by routing Ukraine’s 27th-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-2. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Murray trades Twitter jabs with Stakhovsky over gender equity
MIAMI – World number two Andy Murray and Ukraine’s 115th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky had a heated Twitter exchange over gender equity in tennis prize money as the controversy took center stage at the Miami Open. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia court hands Ukraine pilot Savchenko 22-year sentence
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko to 22 years in prison over the killing of two journalists in a ruling set to exacerbate Moscow’s feud with Kiev and the West. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian court finds Ukraine pilot Savchenko guilty over journalist killings
DONETSK (RUSSIA) – A court in southern Russia on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of murder over the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn east Ukraine, at a trial condemned by Kiev and the West as a political sham. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Cats and dogs: fighters’ best friends in east Ukraine
SARTANA (UKRAINE) – They fight rats, depression and even serve in combat roles — dogs and yes, some cats, have turned into a prized companion for fighters on both sides of eastern Ukraine’s separatist war. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Pellegrini banks on Manchester City experience
MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) – Manuel Pellegrini backed his Manchester City team to make a mark on the Champions League’s latter stages after they overcame Dynamo Kiev to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. …read more Source: Bangkok...
