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Japan abdication stirs female succession debate
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese Emperor Akihito's historic abdication later this month has reignited concerns over the future of what is believed to be one of the world's oldest royal families, given its hereditary, male-only succession rules.
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Scandal-hit Korean Air chairman dies at 70, shares soar
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» SEOUL: The head of South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air --- whose family have been embroiled in multiple scandals including an infamous "nut rage" tantrum -- has died, the airline said Monday, sending its shares soaring.
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'Floating temple' in Samut Prakan defies coastal erosion
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» SAMUT PRAKAN: As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbours fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.
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Khon Kaen airport to add flights during Songkran
Chakrapan Nathanri, Published on 08/04/2019
» KHON KAEN: Khon Kaen airport will raise its daily number of domestic flights from 21 to 26 during Songkran and expects to welcome 2,500 passenger arrivals per day.
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Activist Samlee Jaidee dies aged 77
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2019
» Samlee Jaidee, a pharmacist with a prominent role in several fights to change the country’s public health landscape, died on Sunday aged 77.
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Man arrested for rape, murder of German tourist on Sichang
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/04/2019
» CHON BURI: A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a German tourist, 27, whose body was found covered with dry leaves under rocks on Koh Sichang on Sunday night.
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Singapore sees solid Asean growth despite risks
Published on 08/04/2019
» CHIANG RAI: Singapore and other Southeast Asian economies are poised to remain resilient in the face of increasingly dour signs on the global economy, Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said.
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Thousands-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus opened on live TV
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery.
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Second group of Rohingya Muslims found on Malaysian beach
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thirty-seven people believed to be Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar were found on a beach in northern Malaysia on Monday, police said, the latest arrivals in what authorities fear could be a new wave of people smuggling by sea.
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Car orders accelerate at Bangkok motor show
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/04/2019
» The latest edition of the Bangkok International Motor Show has concluded with a rise in car orders, but a drop in deposits placed for motorcycles.
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