Guest guest Posted April 18, 2003 Report Share Posted April 18, 2003 ***************************Advertisement*************************** TechCentral http://star-techcentral.com ***************************************************************** This message was forwarded to you by yitzeling. Comment from sender: On Thailand Strays This article is from thestar.com.my URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/4/18/asia/asodd & sec=asia ________________________ Friday, April 18, 2003 News in brief BANGKOK: Municipal authorities wielding large sacks captured 21 stray dogs yesterday from a neighbourhood here where a pack of canines had attacked and seriously injured an 11-year-old boy. Ton Attama was hospitalised in critical condition after being bitten about 50 times in a frenzied attack by about 20 dogs as he walked to his home on Wednesday near a technological institute, said Bangkok Metropolitan Authority permanent secretary Natanon Thaweesilp. About 30 dogs live on the campus of the institute, surviving on leftovers from its cafeteria, said Boonyong Sookot, a security guard who rescued the boy. He said the dogs had been starving since the school's summer break began three weeks ago, and even ate a dead dog last week, Boonyong said. & #8211; AP <li> Another perspective from <a href= " http://www.nationmultimedia.com/ " target= " ontop " >The Nation</a>, a partner of Asia News Network. BEIJING: A Chinese passenger was ejected from a plane here after he caused panic by joking that he was infected with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), local media said yesterday. A China Eastern Airlines plane was preparing to take off from Capital Airport for the eastern city of Hefei yesterday evening when the man called over a steward and said “I've got SARS,” Beijing Youth Daily said. The man, identified only by his surname, Zhu, caused immediate panic among passengers who overheard his remark, the newspaper said. The captain informed air traffic controllers, who sent a team of aviation officials and medical staff to the plane. After doctors examined Zhu and found he had no indication of SARS, he told them “I was joking!” the newspaper said. China Eastern refused to carry Zhu on the flight and he left the plane with two friends, it said. The plane took off for Hefei some 30 minutes late. & #8211; dpa <li> Another perspective from <a href= " http://www.chinadaily.net " target= " ontop " >The China Daily</a>, a partner of Asia News Network. BANGKOK: A Thai opposition leader has decried Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a Saddam Hussein in the making who is whittling away at cheques and balances and may soon build statues of himself, a report said yesterday. “As he (Thaksin) leads the country over a longer and longer period of time, his power will continue to rise, much like that of President Saddam in Iraq,” Chamni Sakdiset, deputy secretary-general of the Democrat Party, said in the Nation newspaper.” And it will not be long before he has his own statues built.” & #8211; AFP <li> Another perspective from <a href= " http://www.nationmultimedia.com/ " target= " ontop " >The Nation</a>, a partner of Asia News Network.<p> ________________________ Your one-stop information portal: The Star Online http://thestar.com.my http://biz.thestar.com.my http://classifieds.thestar.com.my http://cards.thestar.com.my http://search.thestar.com.my http://star-motoring.com http://star-space.com http://star-jobs.com http://star-ecentral.com http://star-techcentral.com 1995-2002 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Star Publications is prohibited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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