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Arrest of second drug kingpin tightens dragnet
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2021
» A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested, a Thai narcotics official said, as a transnational dragnet tightens on the Sam Gor group, which police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia-Pacific drug trade.
Australia PM 'upset' by footballer in shackles
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2019
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this is a serious issue for Australians.
Australian PM: Shackled footballer 'upsetting'
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2019
» SYDNEY/BANGKOK: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday he was "disturbed" to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told its prime minister this was a serious issue for Australians.
Australia's famed Uluru to be closed to climbers
Reuters, Published on 01/11/2017
» SYDNEY: Australia's world-famous Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, will be closed to climbers from 2019, its management board said on Wednesday, ending a decades-long campaign by Aborigines to protect their scared monolith in the Northern Territory.
Emirates ending some NZ flights under new Qantas pact
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2017
» SINGAPORE: Emirates plans to end most of its flights between Australia and New Zealand as part of a renegotiated joint venture with Qantas Airways that will also see the Australian carrier cease flying to Dubai, the airlines said on Wednesday.