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Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fix
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» PARIS - Fears of days of travel chaos across the world eased on Saturday after the plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to deliver a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on 6,000 of its stalwart A320 passenger jets.
Shanghai court fines two teens B10m for urinating in hotpot
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2025
» CHINA - A Shanghai court has ordered two 17-year-old boys to pay 2.2 million yuan (9.8 million baht) in damages after urinating into a hotpot at a branch of a famous Chinese restaurant chain.
Ancient Myanmar ball game battles for survival in troubled nation
AFP, Published on 03/06/2025
» YANGON - Mastering control of the rising and falling rattan chinlone ball teaches patience, says a veteran of the traditional Myanmar sport -- a quality dearly needed in the long-suffering nation.
Indonesia waters down planned VAT hike in last-minute move
Bloomberg, Published on 01/01/2025
» Indonesia scaled back its planned increase in the value-added tax rate just hours before it was set to take effect on Jan 1 amid escalating public outcry.
Travellers to get full refund for delayed flights in Malaysia
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Airlines in Malaysia will have to give passengers the option of a refund if their flight is delayed for five hours or more, as the Southeast Asian nation joins countries beefing up consumer air-travel rights.
Japan eyes cashless tax refunds to tourists
Kyodo News, Published on 23/04/2024
» Japan is considering introducing cashless tax refunds for inbound travellers, as part of efforts to prevent them from illicitly earning money by reselling tax-free items before departure, sources said on Tuesday.
Six killed in banned Kenya protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters defy ban
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenyan officers on Wednesday fired tear gas on protesters who defied a police ban to join a demonstration against tax hikes called by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Kenyans tear-gassed in tax protest
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» NAIROBi: Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned "arbitrary arrests" during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.
New Italian government seeks to raise cash ceiling
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» ROME - Cash is king in Italy, and the debate over limiting payments in notes and coins is heating up again under the country's new right-wing government.