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Three missing after Philippine tourist boat capsizes
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Ten foreign tourists were rescued but three local crewmen remain missing after their boat capsized off the popular Philippine resort island of Boracay, according to police.
Ousted PM defends PNG military mutiny
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Ousted Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Michael Somare has defended ordering a failed military mutiny, again insisting Friday he was the country's legitimate leader.
Exile group presses China on Uighur deportees
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» An exile group has urged Beijing to explain the fate of 20 ethnic Uighurs who escaped to Cambodia but were deported back to China, amid reports some were sentenced to death or life in jail.
US, S.Korean troops to stage two joint exercises
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» The United States and South Korea said on Friday they would start two major annual joint military exercises in February and March despite the sensitive power transition under way in North Korea.
WikiLeaks scandal sparks US intelligence reform
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» The WikiLeaks document dump, which saw hundreds of thousands of classified US files leaked, rattled US intelligence officials, forcing them to implement reforms to prevent another such breach.
SET index rises 0.64% midday
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 6.80 points or 0.64% to close at 1,075.34 points at the end of trading session on Friday morning. The trade value was 14.23 billion baht, with 2.07 billion shares traded.
Poll: Plan to privatise PTT opposed
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» A total of 77.0 per cent of people polled recently disagreed with the government’s plan to sell part of its stake in state enterprise PTT Plc to the Vayupak Fund, to make it a private company, according to survey results released by Bangkok Poll on Friday.
PT won’t change Section 112
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party on Friday issued a statement insisting that it has no plan or thought of amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law, reports said.
Twitter able to now selectively block tweets
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter said it now has the ability to block tweets from appearing in a specific country if legally required to do so.
Rockets hit Pakistan academy near bin Laden home
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Attackers on Friday fired rockets at Pakistan's top military academy, damaging its outer wall in a major security breach near the home where Osama bin Laden lived for years, officials said.