21 - 30 of 32 results for "birthday"

  1. 21. learning | 07 Aug 2012

    Queen's Birthday: Helping people to walk again

    About health

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 24,000 people in Thailand have lost legs, mostly from auto accidents. New artificial leg reduces cost to 35,000 from 50,000.

  2. 22. news | 03 May 2013

    Bollywood marks India's century of cinema

    By AFP

    » India's movie industry toasted its 100th birthday on Friday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous modern-day Bollywood.

  3. 23. learning | 14 Mar 2012

    New stamp collection honours King

    Easy English news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » The government has launched a commemorative stamp collection to mark His Majesty the King’s 84th birthday, which fell on Dec 5 last year.

  4. 24. learning | 10 Nov 2012

    Royal barge procession

    General news

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Thousands lined the Chao Phraya River yesterday to watch the dazzling royal barge procession, part of celebrations marking the King’s 85th birthday on Dec 5.

  5. 25. news | 04 Apr 2013

    Myanmar expects prisoner amnesty

    » Myanmar’s ambassador expects some of the Myanmar prisoners in Thai jails will be granted amnesty or penalty reductions on His Majesty King Bhumibol’s 86th birthday this coming December.

  6. 26. news | 19 Apr 2013

    World's oldest ever man turns 116 in Japan

    By AFP

    » Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest man ever recorded, celebrated his 116th birthday Friday with a message from Japan's prime minister as health chiefs launched a study into why his home city boasts so many centenarians.

  7. 27. news | 19 Apr 2013

    Malala to make UN speech in July

    By AFP

    » Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, will make her first public speech on her 16th birthday in New York, the office of Britain's former prime minister Gordon Brow...

  8. 28. news | 14 Apr 2013

    Son defends Marcos over Philippine generals in drag

    By AFP

    » Deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' son has rejected a recently released US government account that his late father forced military chiefs to parade in drag at a birthday party.

  9. 29. news | 15 May 2013

    Murray pulls out of Rome Masters with back pain

    By AFP

    » Andy Murray pulled out of the Rome Masters on his 26th birthday on Wednesday as the Scot succumbed to back and hip pain during a second-round clash with Marcel Granollers.

  10. 30. news | 12 May 2013

    Cannes jurist Balan sees golden age for Indian cinema

    By AFP

    » As the Cannes film festival prepares to join in the celebrations for Indian cinema's 100th birthday, one of the biggest names in modern-day Bollywood says the industry is enjoying a new golden age.

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