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10.03.10: Ärger über USA: Geplatzter Airbus-Deal vergrätzt Wirtschaftspolitiker
Deutsche Abgeordnete kritisieren die US-Regierung scharf. Die Niederlage von Airbus beim milliardenschweren Bieterstreit um Tankflugzeuge sei ein "skandalöser Vorgang". Der Vorwurf: Washington betreibe Protektionismus.
10.03.10: Koma im Mutterleib: Tot geglaubtes Elefantenkalb lebendig geboren
Die Trauer war groß, als Tierärzte bei einem ungeborenen Elefantenbaby im Zoo von Sydney keine Herztöne mehr feststellen konnten. Doch die befürchtete Totgeburt wurde zur normalen Entbindung eines lebendigen Kalbes - offenbar lag das Tier vorübergehend im Koma.
10.03.10: Islamkonferenz: Islamische Verbände drohen mit Boykott
Innenminister de Maizière hat die Teilnehmer der Islamkonferenz weitgehend ausgetauscht - die noch eingeladenen islamischen Verbände üben nun heftige Kritik an der neuen Zusammensetzung des Plenums sowie den Themen des Innenministers und erwägen den Boykott der Konferenz.
10.03.10: Missbrauch an Privatschulen: Im toten Winkel der Schulaufsicht
Schulleiter, Kirchenvertreter, Ministerien - alle reden von "Einzelfällen" des sexuellen Missbrauchs an Schulen. Inzwischen sind es ziemlich viele Einzelfälle. Die Schulen haben einen blinden Fleck, die Behörden offenbar einen toten Winkel: Wo ist die staatliche Schulaufsicht, wenn man sie braucht?
10.03.10: Luxusautos von Bufori: Neue Konkurrenz für Bentley, Rolls-Royce & Co.
Dagegen wirkt selbst ein Bentley wie biedere Massenware. Denn ein Bufori ist nicht nur prunkvoller, sondern vor allem seltener: Nur ein halbes Dutzend davon fahren durch Europa. Mit ihrem Auftritt in Genf wollen die Malaien das jetzt aber ändern.
10.03.10: EC-Karten-Skimming: Überfall im Geldautomaten
Und schon waren 3000 Euro weg: SPIEGEL-ONLINE-Autor Felix Knoke wurden seine EC-Kartendaten geklaut. Damit ist er nicht allein: "Skimming" ist ein Riesengeschäft. Hunderte Millionen Euro werden jährlich über präparierte Geldautomaten ergaunert. Wir zeigen, wie man sich schützen kann.
10.03.10: Schubert-Lieder: Franzls Fragmente
Mehr als 700 Lieder hat der Romantiker Franz Schubert vertont, in gerade einmal 31 Lebensjahren. Eine ehrgeizige Edition macht nun auch Seltenes und Unvollendetes zugänglich - und zeigt, dass weniger wirklich oft mehr ist.
10.03.10: Umfrage: Schwarz-Gelb stürzt auf Neunjahrestief
Der Dauerkrach in der Koalition geht immer mehr Wählern auf die Nerven: In einer neuen Forsa-Umfrage fällt Schwarz-Gelb in der Gunst der Bürger auf den niedrigsten Wert seit neun Jahren. Die Mehrheit der Befragten gab demnach der FDP die Schuld am ständigen Streit.
10.03.10: Großbritannien: Köter mit Chips
Englands Regierung will Hunden RFID-Chips einspritzen lassen. Was Datenschützern Sorgen macht, freut nicht nur Postboten: Damit bekommen beißwütige Tölen quasi einen Ausweis, über den sich Hund und Herrchen problemlos identifizieren ließen.
10.03.10: Milliardenfalle Gesundheit: Rösler droht Pharmakonzernen mit Preislimits
Der Gesundheitsminister macht vollmundige Ankündigungen: Philipp Rösler will das Preismonopol der mächtigen Arznei-Industrie brechen - mit Zwangsrabatten und Preisgrenzen. Die Pharmalobby wirft ihm Populismus vor.
10.03.10: U.S. condemns new Israel housing units
Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need right now."
10.03.10: Myanmar bars Suu Kyi's election participation
Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.
10.03.10: Child abuse claims hit German Catholic institutions
Norbert Denef says for years he couldn't speak about the crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany.
10.03.10: 5 killed in attack at charity in Pakistan
Militants attacked the office of a humanitarian organization in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing five people, police said.
10.03.10: Bali bombing mastermind 'killed' in shootout
A police raid on the outskirts of Jakarta Tuesday may have killed one of Indonesia's most-wanted terrorists, though officials said they would await tests to verify the man's identity.
09.03.10: China may ban eating dogs, cats
As part of a revamping of animal welfare laws, China is considering banning consumption of meat from cats and dogs. Such a ban would show "China has reached a new level of civilization," one proponent says.
09.03.10: Nigerian security chief replaced after massacre
Nigeria's acting president replaced his national security adviser Tuesday, two days after mobs massacred hundreds in villages in central Nigeria.
09.03.10: Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges
Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced.
10.03.10: Freed from Haiti, missionary returns 'with mixed emotions'
After more than a month in a Haitian jail, an American missionary was free Monday night, looking forward to a hot shower and a long night in bed on home soil.
09.03.10: Bahrain hot for racing
Champagne won't be sprayed this weekend in Bahrain at the country's Formula One Grand Prix, a hotly anticipated race that kicks off the season.
10.03.10: Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown is expected to say he has guided the economy through a "storm" and is best-placed to secure its recovery.
10.03.10: Inmate reoffending 'costs £10bn'
Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.
10.03.10: UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
10.03.10: Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
10.03.10: Social care deal 'dead in water'
Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.
09.03.10: PM hails 'historic' justice vote
The devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland marks the final end to decades of strife, says Gordon Brown.
10.03.10: MPs query coalfields revival plan
A £1bn government scheme to regenerate former coalmines has been poorly co-ordinated and lacks vision, MPs argue.
09.03.10: Crime row reopens amid Tory claim
The Tories say new figures back up its case that violent crime has risen under Labour, reopening a long-running political row.
09.03.10: BNP rules 'still discriminatory'
Planned new BNP constitution allowing non-white members may still be discriminatory, a court is told.
09.03.10: MP cut 'anti-democratic' - Straw
Tory plans to reduce the number of MPs are "dangerous, destructive and anti-democratic", Jack Straw says.
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06.06.07: Mango Sauce
Readers who've been admiring the Laotian rock rat for the past three weeks are probably wondering what's happened to me. Amongst other things, I've been pondering the future of this site.
Mango Sauce has welcomed literally millions of visitors over the years but, since Google AdSense pulled the plug, my once-healthy advertising income has dwindled to almost nothing. New advertisers have proved hard to find and, despite its enduring popularity, the site is commercially dead in the water.
Writing Mango Sauce has always been great fun but unless I pull my finger out and start earning some money, I'm going to end up sleeping in a dirt soi surrounded by scabby dogs and bottles of my own urine.
14.05.07: New species in Lao kebab inspires $1million prize
Identified for the very first time when served up to a hungry American naturalist on a skewer in 2005, a living specimen of the Laotian rock rat has now been photographed. Despite appearances, the creature - known locally as a kha-nyou - isn't a rat at all. Robert Timmins described his tasty new discovery as a "spineless porcupine."
At that stage, however, he'd never seen a live specimen so branding the enigmatic creature a coward might have been premature. For all we know, when ambushed by Laotian rice farmers brandishing sliced bell peppers and pineapple chunks, the bushy-tailed beast might have shown conspicuous bravery.
11.05.07: Jail for Thailand's YouTube fans
Fans of the banned YouTube video-sharing website will soon face "severe punishment" under a draconian new cyber-crime law. Anyone using a proxy server to visit a website censored by the Thai government could now end up in jail.
This criminalization of ordinary Internet users is just another symptom of Thailand's descent into authoritarianism.
02.05.07: Thaksin to buy Manchester City
Thailand's brief experiment with democracy seems to have ended badly but it remains to be seen which Premier League football club will be the ultimate beneficiaryStep forward Manchester City. Yesterday, former PM Thaksin announced the £130 million deal on his blog (www.hi-thaksin.net) alongside this "happy slapping" phonecam shot that appears to show him selecting a severed head for his lunchbox.
- Mango Sauce, 20 September 2006.
30.04.07: Mac attack: Westerner beaten in Bangkok Apple Store
When you order a MacBook Pro from an approved Thai dealer, you don't expect to be beaten-up and arrested in the store - but this is exactly what happened to an unfortunate Mango Sauce reader.
Last Friday, I placed an order for a MacBook Pro, a 30' display and accessories at The APPLE Store in Siam Discovery Center, Bangkok. The total came to 188,000bt. Paid with a VISA Card. The APPLE employee would deliver the setup later. While waiting for the delivery at my condo, the APPLE salesperson, phoned me and claimed to have made a mistake on the bill and wanted another 12,500 before delivery.
28.04.07: Pattaya porn baron's eye-popping attorneys
Currently out on bail while Thai prosecutors decide his fate, Pattaya porno director John T. Bone has engaged the services of this impressive pair of ... ahem ... attorneys to help salvage his reputation.
T. Bone's latest legal move comes after pornstar Mike South (AKA Michael Strother, 48 - a former NASA space shuttle engineer) accused him of filming underage performers in his Thai transvestite movies - allegations that the elderly pornographer strongly denies.
25.04.07: Sex-offenders register for Thai coyote dancers
The Thai government's "War on Pretties" entered a new phase yesterday as top cops were ordered to keep tabs on shapely coyote dancers by adding their names to a new sex-offenders register. Clad only in their trademark crop-tops and hot pants, the leggy lovelies might now be hunted down in fast-paced chases reminiscent of The Benny Hill Show.
24.04.07: Pattaya girl's disarmingly sexy arse
Thai chicks packin heat. My American, white bred, republican ass is sporting the largest erection I've had in my life just thinking about it. - Common SenseIf Khun G were to lower her Von Dutch hot pants, Common Sense might find somewhere fitting to put it.
23.04.07: Thai girls with guns
A Thai bargirl's handbag always contains surprises but you don't expect to find a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
The scene is a Patpong beer bar and, with the obligatory bargirl perched on my lap, I'm enjoying a quiet drink with a chum. When the conversation turned to Seung-Hui Cho and the Virginia Tech shootings, our bouncy new friend dropped the bombshell that she too was packing.
20.04.07: Miss Thailand Universe & my glass-top coffee table
Aimee Morakot walked away with the 2004 Miss Thailand Universe title but her huge floral underpants failed to impress judges at the international final.
Many commentators wrote her off as a pale-faced goody-goody but the resourceful Khun Aimee has confounded her critics with a sexy return to form. A sizzling photo-spread in FHM Magazine has now won her the coveted title of "29th sexiest woman in the world."
