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US charges Singaporean laundered funds for N. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 26/10/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on the Singapore-based director of a commodities company accused of laundering money for North Korea through the US financial system.
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the country after a Thai jailbreak last year and sent them to Turkey, their lawyer said on Thursday, in disregard of China's request to hand them to Beijing.
Former Fifa official Worawi at court for ban appeal hearing
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» LAUSANNE: Former Fifa executive committee member Worawi Makudi is at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging his ban for forgery ahead of a Thailand soccer federation election.
Reports: Malaysia plans to end death penalty of all crimes
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's government reportedly plans to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that human rights groups hailed Thursday as a major advance.
Hurricane Michael slams into Florida
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2018
» PANAMA CITY, Florida: Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catastrophic winds of 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph), the most powerful hurricane to hit the US mainland in nearly 50 years.
Luksika in Hong Kong Open upset
Associated Press, Published on 10/10/2018
» HONG KONG: World No.104 Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand upset eighth-seeded Alize Cornet at the rain-affected Hong Kong Open on Wednesday, while No.4 Garbine Muguruza easily advanced to the quarterfinals.
Election officials bar door to buccaneer activist
Associated Press, Published on 28/09/2018
» Sombat Boonngamanong, a publicity-savvy activist seeking to run in the upcoming election, has learned one of the unwritten rules of Thai politics: pirates need not apply.
China seizes Uighurs, abducts children as 'orphans'
Associated Press, Published on 24/09/2018
» ISTANBUL: Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into orphans, even though she and their father are alive.
Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Fervent Thai fans of Korean actor overstep airport security
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2018
» Extreme efforts by two Thai female fans to meet their South Korean idol have raised concerns about security procedures at Thailand's main airport.