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US defence chief Gates meets Karzai amid disagreement
Updated: 3 Sep 2010 0603 hrs
 
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday visited Afghanistan for military and government talks that highlighted tensions and disagreement between President Hamid Karzai and his top Western sponsor.
 
             
   
 
 
 
 
 
       
 

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A Thai court convicts media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul (C), one of two prominent members of the royalist 'Yellow Shirt' protest movement, of defaming fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra by accusing him of insulting the monarchy.
3 Sep 2010
 

         
 
 
 
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Guardian of
the Nation

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX has been hailed as Thailand’s Renaissance King. Trace the journey of a man with many talents and human qualities in this documentary. Wed, Sep 1 @ 2130hrs (Singapore time).
Hooked on
Huayu

Melissa Hyak travels to Shanghai to meet a fellow presenter. Together, they encounter various characters in their course of understanding the Chinese language. Thu, Sep 2 @ 2030hrs (Singapore time).
All Things
Paper

This week on All Things Paper, the sky’s the limit when world famous artists, Peter Callesen, Kako Ueda and Takaaki Kihara work their magic with a material as ubiquitous as paper. Fri, Sep 3 @ 2030hrs (Singapore time).
   
 
 
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