Monday, March 16, 2009

Bomb aimed at Thai DPM

1) What is the article about?
Anti goverment protester threw a home made bomb ar deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban 's motorcade injuring a television cameraman. 500 protesters burned effigies of Mr Suthep and the prime minister.

Beijing sends ship to sourth China sea

1) What is the article about?
China has send mordern patrol ship to the south China after an incident with United States naval. The Beijing news said that vessel would conduct patrols in the disputed waters surrounding the Paracel and Spratly Island.

Dust storm hit Beijing

1) What is the article about?
Beijing was hit by a dust stormearlier this week. It came from inner Mongolia, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Northerly wind is also kicking sand in from worksites in Beijing. Annual dust storm will be bad this year because north China and the desert of Mongolia suffered the worst drought in 50 years.

rise in lost dogs , despite laws

1)What is this article about?

This article is about the SPCA discouraging pet dumping. It took effect in September last year but SPCA is still receiving 1,162 dogs. The SPCA said that most of the lost dogs did not had microchip or identification. SPCA receives around 700 animals each month.