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Indonesia mourns as tsunami death toll climbs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/10/2018
» PALU, Indonesia: The toll from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
Mobile phones banned in schools in France
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 03/09/2018
» Texting under the table should be a thing of the past when French children return to class on Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools.
Police stand their ground on female ban
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/09/2018
» Terminating the recruitment of female cadets is a step backward for gender equality, say critics, but the police are standing their ground on the policy and insist that despite the move, the role of women in the police force will not be phased out.
PM riled at Islamic dress row
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/08/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the Education Ministry on Tuesday to settle a dispute over a ban on students wearing Islamic dress at a school in Pattani in the insurgency-plagued deep South.
Thailand threatens to quit Pisa test
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/06/2018
» Thailand may boycott the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) this August if the test organiser refuses to allow the Education Ministry to proofread the translated examination papers in advance.
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/06/2018
» The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.
PACC finds blankets scam in Sing Buri
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/05/2018
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said on Sunday that it detected a new case of suspected embezzlement of welfare funds meant for blanket procurement in Sing Buri.
Prayut orders close watch on protesters
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/03/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered security forces to closely monitor political groups which are currently launching campaigns to unseat the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), according to a government spokesman.
Controversial ex-cop Salang dies in mall plunge
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 26/02/2018
» Former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Salang Bunnag died on Sunday after falling from the 7th floor of a shopping centre in Nonthaburi. He was 81.
Prayut targets democracy activists
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday vowed to get tough on political agitators, saying all people must be subject to the law.