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Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police
AFP, Published on 21/05/2019
» WELLINGTON - The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said.
Thailand Post office van used in trafficking
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2019
» Thailand Post has fired a mail van driver who was caught transporting 13 illegal Myanmar immigrant workers to a Thai-Malaysian border in Songkhla province in the early hours of Wednesday.
Tiananmen museum reopens in Hong Kong to mark anniversary
Published on 26/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A museum documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre reopened in Hong Kong on Friday after a three-year hiatus, marking the 30th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest.
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - Myanmar's Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years on charges linked to their reporting on the Rohingya crisis, as hopes now turn to a presidential pardon.
Japanese police arrive to investigate phone scam
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2019
» TOKYO: Japanese police dispatched investigators to Thailand on Tuesday over a phone scam in which more than 200 people in Japan are believed to have been swindled out of some 200 million yen (about 57 million baht).
Myanmar rebels hit Rakhine police base, kill 3
Kyodo News, Published on 11/04/2019
» YANGON: Rebels attacked a police outpost in Myanmar's restive western state of Rakhine between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, killing three people and abducting seven others, state media reported Thursday.
Thaksin loses defence rank
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/04/2019
» His Majesty the King has endorsed the move to strip fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra of the rank of "Nai Kong Yai" in the Territorial Defence Volunteer Corps (TDVC).
Medical weed chief risks jail if no permit
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/04/2019
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has defended its raid on a marijuana farming facility in Suphan Buri, warning that officials could face charges of dereliction of duty if they fail to do their jobs properly.
Anutin to bail out cannabis researcher
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/04/2019
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul and sports mogul Newin Chidchob yesterday joined the effort to help two people who are facing criminal charges for illegally cultivating marijuana and possessing cannabis oil, following a police raid on a marijuana farming facility.
2 Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for allegedly killing taxi driver
Published on 18/03/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Two Japanese men in their 20s were arrested in Cambodia late on Sunday on suspicion of killing a taxi driver in the country's north, a local police official said.