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Trump era encourages world's strongmen: rights group
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2018
» PARIS: Human Rights Watch said Thursday that new intolerance in countries like the US is encouraging oppressive strongmen around the world.
Bitcoin use on Bali probed
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2018
» KUTA, Indonesia: Authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank about the risks posed by virtual currencies.
Gunmen storm Intercontinental Hotel in Afghan capital
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» KABUL, Afghanistan: At least four gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel in the Afghan capital on Saturday evening, triggering a shootout with security forces, officials said.
Local politician ambushed, killed in Pattani
Abdulloh Benjakat and Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 23/01/2018
» PATTANI: Gunmen ambushed and killed a member of a tambon administration organisation in Yarang district late on Monday night, local police said.
Suthep to fight terror charges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2018
» Street protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban vows to fight charges of insurrection and terrorism after public prosecutors indicted him and eight others yesterday over their months of "Bangkok shutdown" demonstrations to oust the Yingluck Shinawatra government.
SE Asian states launch intelligence pact to counter Islamist threat
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2018
» JAKARTA/NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Six Southeast Asian nations launched an intelligence pact on Thursday aimed at combating Islamist militants and improving co-operation on security threats, overcoming what analysts described as a high level of distrust.
Thailand to be Asean-India intermediary
News, Published on 26/01/2018
» Thailand will act as an intermediary between India and Asean countries and also support constructive cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Trump at Davos: US prosperity helping the world
AP and Bloomberg, Published on 26/01/2018
» DAVOS, Switzerland: Declaring that America is open for business under his leadership, President Donald Trump told political and business elites on Friday that the economic growth taking place in the US due to his "America first" agenda also benefits the rest of the world.
US to send 6,800 soldiers for Cobra Gold exercises
News, Published on 27/01/2018
» The United States is sending 6,800 soldiers to participate in the upcoming Cobra Gold military exercises, according to a statement released by the US embassy.
Govt must serve up justice for all
News, Editorial, Published on 28/01/2018
» Nearly four years after the end of the huge street protest by the now-defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), and the country's public prosecutors have finally decided to press charges against nine leaders of the Bangkok Shutdown movement that brought many parts of the metropolis to a standstill.