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Chinese protester arrested after lighting fire at Japan shrine
Published on 12/12/2018
» TOKYO: A Chinese man from Hong Kong set on fire a makeshift memorial tablet in an act of protest on Wednesday morning at the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and was arrested by police for trespassing, according to police and an activist group.
Mahathir's party hit with temporary ban ahead of poll
Published on 05/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government on Thursday slapped a temporary dissolution order on former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's new party, barring it from holding any activities or using its logo for 30 days just as a general election is set to be called.
Japan to celebrate accession in October 2019
Kyodo News, Published on 30/03/2018
» TOKYO: The government decided Friday to stage a ceremony in October next year to mark Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the throne, but said female imperial family members will not attend one of the key enthronement rituals.
Cabinet approves high-speed train project linking 3 main airports
Kyodo News, Published on 27/03/2018
» The Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a 200-billion-baht high-speed train network connecting three international airports.
Controversial ex-'tough cop' Salang dies in mall plunge
Published on 26/02/2018
» Former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Salang Bunnag died on Sunday after falling from the 7th floor of a shopping centre in Nonthaburi. He was 81.
1 dead, 11 hurt as volcano erupts near resort in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» MAEBASHI, Japan: A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member died and 11 other people were injured as a volcano erupted Tuesday morning near a ski resort in eastern Japan, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche, the government and local authorities said.
Railways, trams to hit fast-track in 2018
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/01/2018
» This will be a "strong" year for plans to kick-start provincial public transport systems across the country, with such plans in at least five provinces on the government's radar, says Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) chief Chaiwat Thongkamkoon.
New Zealand PM says she's pregnant
Published on 19/01/2018
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand's prime minister announced on Friday that she is expecting her first child in June.
Britain appoints minister for loneliness
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain has appointed a minister for loneliness to take forward the work of murdered lawmaker Jo Cox and tackle the isolation felt by more than one in ten people in the UK.
Pakistan police arrest man in rape, murder of 7-year-old girl
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl that ignited nationwide protests and outrage over allegations of government inaction, two police officials said.