Bangkok death toll rises to 35, including soldier: official
May 16, 2010 by Trend PK
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BANGKOK: The number of dead from three days of street battles in Bangkok has risen to 35, including the first military death, emergency services said on Monday.
“There were two more deaths last night including a soldier and a protester,” said a member of the official emergency medical centre in Bangkok, where troops and anti-government “Red Shirt” protesters are locked in a tense confrontation.
The official said the number of wounded had risen to 244. Among the wounded were six foreigners, he said.
A 31-year-old air force member was shot while on patrol Sunday night in the flashpoint Silom district, on the edge of the Red Shirts” fortified encampment, the official said, adding that he died in hospital.
patriots day
April 19, 2010 by Trend PK
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The founder of a beer named after an American Revolutionary hero is pushing for Patriot’s Day to become a national holiday.
Jim Koch, founder and owner of the Boston Beer Co., the maker of Sam Adams, says he is launching a personal campaign and starting a petition to begin a movement for the national holiday.
Koch said if Patriot’s Day was a national holiday, more Americans would understand the nation’s “revolutionary spirit” and how much the Founder Fathers risked their lives.
He said Patriot’s Day would be a reminder about the creation of a modern democracy.
Patriots [team stats]’ Day is a Massachusetts holiday that honors the first military battles of the Revolutionary War in Lexington and Concord
Massive security ahead of ULFA’s protest day in Assam
November 27, 2009 by Trend PK
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TrendPK.com Massive security ahead of ULFA’s protest day in Assam:A massive security alert was sounded in Assam Friday, a day ahead of the ‘black day’ by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to protest the first military offensive launched against the outfit in 1990. We are taking no chances as the
TrendPK.com Massive security ahead of ULFA’s protest day in Assam:A massive security alert was sounded in Assam Friday, a day ahead of the ‘black day’ by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to protest the first military offensive launched against the outfit in 1990.
We are taking no chances as the [...]
