We have to evacuate. That's 27 flights of stairs. F-ck.

This year’s Miss Universe finals, held in Mexico City, saw the 22 to 1 outsider Miss Japan take the title and earn the right to wear the $250,000 crown. Miss Japan, 20-year-old ballet dancer Riyo Mori, fought off stiff competition from Miss Brazil and Miss Venezuela in an event riddled with controversy. Before the pageant, a group of protesters had …

From today’s Nation: A 13,000-strong combined force of police and soldiers will be deployed to maintain order and prevent violence, Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said. He was speaking after a meeting of officials in preparation for judgement day. Looks like they really aren’t messing around with this one. 13,000 people? Tomorrow’s Judgment Day will be a …

You may have noticed that Korean pop sensation Rain is coming to Bangkok. The posters, videos and billboards are everywhere (concerts are scheduled for June 2 and 3). It’s like the coming of Christ, albeit in the form of a handsome 24-year-old. Rain is something of a phenomenon in Asia. Readers of Time Magazine voted him as the most influential …

Last week Google launched a cool little feature called “Hot Trends”, which is a component of Google Trends. Google Hot Trends provides a real time snapshop of what people are searching for on the internet. You can see the top 100 searches immediately as they are happening. It’s interesting to see how the range of topics changes based on what’s …

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