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Thaksin sends photo book to Thailand foreign press corps
Kyodo News, Published on 14/01/2016
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sent a photo book to foreign media in the country on Wednesday, expressing his hope of ending his exile abroad and returning to Thailand.
HUGE lottery, jackpot $1.5 billion, 3 winners announced (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/01/2016
» 08 27 34 04 19, POWERBALL NUMBER 10: It looks like at least three winners have the lucky numbers, worth $1.6 billion in the US Powerball lottery.
Nuggets hand Warriors third defeat of NBA season
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Denver forward Danilo Gallinari scored 28 points and came up with a key late steal as the Nuggets handed the Golden State Warriors just their third defeat of the NBA season, 112-110 in Colorado.
Vietnam jails Canadian for molesting homeless boys
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam has jailed a Canadian teacher for four years for sexually abusing underage homeless boys he met on Hanoi's streets, a court official said on Thursday, in a rare prosecution for the offence.
Farmers must adapt: Rubber is a sunset industry
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/01/2016
» China, the largest rubber importer, has own rubber farms in Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam with production costs much cheaper than Thailand.
Yala school closed after threat to teachers
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2016
» YALA -- Ban Kuwa School in Krong Pinang district has been ordered closed for two days after an insurgent group threatened the take the lives of teachers in a campaign of violence planned from Jan 12-17, Daily News Online reported.
Indonesia cuts interest rate, prioritising growth over rupiah
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/01/2016
» JAKARTA -- Indonesia’s central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in 11 months, prioritising a boost to flagging economic growth over concerns looser policy could trigger further currency weakness.
Injury crisis hits Australian Open build-up
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - A catalogue of injuries threatens to play havoc with the Australian Open and put more pressure on women's tour organisers to reform the playing schedule.
Police boost security at Indonesian embassy
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2016
» Police from Phayathai station have been deployed in front of the Indonesian embassy on Phetchaburi Road in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district after a series of bombs and gunfire rocked Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, causing deaths and injuries.
Jakarta blasts: timeline of Islamist attacks in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» JAKARTA - The blasts and gunfire that rocked Jakarta on Thursday came after six years of relative calm, following a government crackdown that weakened the country's most dangerous homegrown Islamic networks.