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Russia confirms will attend gas talks with EU, Ukraine
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia has confirmed that it will attend talks with the European Union and Ukraine on Monday aimed at resolving a bitter gas supply dispute which threatens deliveries to Europe.
Pakistan climber massacre suspect escapes prison
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» ISLAMABAD - A militant accused over one of Pakistan's most notorious recent terror attacks, the massacre of 10 foreign climbers in the country's far north in 2013, escaped from jail on Friday, officials said.
Aussie mum's drug case postponed in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Court proceedings in the case of an Australian woman charged with the capital crime of drug trafficking in Malaysia were pushed back by a month Friday due to delays completing a chemist report on the alleged contraband.
Indonesia makes Islamic-tourism push
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» Just a short hop from the Indonesian holiday hotspot of Bali, a Saudi tourist and his family listen to the call to prayer as the sun goes down on Lombok, the self-styled "island of 1,000 mosques".
57 lawmakers name kin as aides
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2015
» Fifty-seven of the 220 National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members have appointed family members or relatives as personal aides, paid from public funds.
HK maid abuser gets 6 years jail
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2015
» HONG KONG — A Hong Kong mother of two who punched her maids, beat them with mops and threatened to kill their relatives was jailed for six years on Friday in a case that triggered outrage and exposed the plight of millions of domestic helpers across Asia.
British Airways owner posts surging profits
AFP, Published on 27/02/2015
» LONDON - International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways and Iberia, announced surging annual profits on Friday thanks to sliding fuel prices and a turnaround at its Spanish unit.
River parks to displace 200 families
Published on 27/02/2015
» About 200 families living illegally by the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok will be relocated to pave the way for 14-kilometre-long riverside parks between Rama VII and Phra Pin Klao bridges.
Court voids 'secured' foreigner leases
Published on 27/02/2015
» PHUKET — In a shock decision by the Phuket Civil Court, backed by the Region 8 Appellate Court, it has been ruled that the so-called “secured leases” offered by some real estate developers to allow foreigners to secure a cast-iron 90-year lease are not valid.
SET falls 6.54 points to 1,587.01
Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2015
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 6.54 points, or 0.41%, to close at 1,587.01 points today.