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China stages mock missile strikes on Taiwan, jets with live missiles used in drills
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles along with bombers on Friday, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said, as part of exercises Beijing has said were launched to punish Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te.
China holds 'biggest' military drills around Taiwan
Published on 23/05/2024
» TAIPEI - China held its most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan, just days after Lai Ching-te took over as the island’s new president.
Emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi: Turbulence on flight kills 1
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2024
» A Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday had fallen into an air pocket before it encountered turbulence, with one man killed and seven people critically injured on board, a senior airport official said.
Emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi: Turbulence on flight kills 1
Published on 21/05/2024
» A Singapore Airlines flight that made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday had fallen into an air pocket before it encountered turbulence, with one man killed and seven people critically injured on board, a senior airport official said.
Official accused of demanding B9m to save golf course
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/05/2024
» Police arrested an official of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Monday morning for allegedly demanding a nine-million-baht bribe for diverting a planned new road away from a golf course.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM, defence chief and 3 Hamas leaders
Published on 20/05/2024
» AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office said on Monday it had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes.
City official accused of demanding B9m to save golf course
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/05/2024
» Police arrested a public works official of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Monday morning for allegedly demanding a nine-million-baht bribe in exchange for diverting a planned new road away from a golf course.
Malaysian PM denies Iranian oil link
Published on 14/05/2024
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday there was “not one shred of evidence” of ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned Iranian oil off Malaysia, amid US concern that Iran was using Malaysian service providers to move its oil.
Indonesia offers 5 oil, gas blocks in first auction of 2024
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2024
» TANGERANG - Indonesia has launched its first oil and gas auction this year with an offering of five oil and gas blocks, energy ministry senior official Dadan Kusdiana said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong phone scam cases drop in first quarter but losses quadruple
Published on 13/05/2024
» HONG KONG: The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong dropped in the first quarter compared with the same period last year although losses quadrupled to HK$789 million (3.7 billion baht), with more mainland Chinese students in the city falling victim.