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US slaps sanctions on Putin's daughters, Russia's biggest banks
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: The White House announced sanctions Wednesday targeting Russia's top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the country's economy and its elite over the invasion of Ukraine.
Asia's century, China's year
Asia focus, Asia Focus team, Published on 30/12/2019
» Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.
Prayut pushes for seamless Malaysia border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/11/2019
» Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to push for seamless transport of overland cargo across the southern border, according to government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat.
PM mulls canal plan but army brooks no delay
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 30/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) and Office of the National Security Council (NSC) to look into a proposed canal project connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea.