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Sri Lanka elects to bat in first Test
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» GALLE (SRI LANKA) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against the West Indies at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Australia PM's 'tax haven' investments under microscope
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» SYDNEY - Australia's multi-millionaire Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull denied Wednesday dodging tax by using havens in the Cayman Islands as his personal wealth came under the microscope in parliament.
PNG leader rejects call for probe into massive loan
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea leader Peter O'Neill Wednesday hit out at calls by two former prime ministers for a probe into the government's stake in Oil Search, after the producer rejected a large takeover bid from Australia's Woodside Petroleum.
Pregnant chimp adopts orphan in 'unheard of' act
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» SYDNEY - An Australian zoo Wednesday unveiled a baby chimp adopted by a pregnant female in an "unheard of" act after his mother died during birth.
1,700 rai of encroached forest recovered in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 14/10/2015
» Authorities have taken back almost 2,000 rai of forest reserve in Kanchanaburi encroached upon by rubber farmers.
Grenade found in rubber plantation
Nujaree Raekrun, Published on 14/10/2015
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - An M67 hand grenade was found hidden in a rubber plantation in Muang district on Wednesday and subsequently destroyed by bomb disposal police.
Turkish president pays homage at Ankara bombing site
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday paid homage at the site of the weekend twin bombings in Ankara which killed 97 people in the country's deadliest attack.
Cathay suspends flights over Iran after missile warning
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has suspended flights over Iran and the Caspian Sea after the European Aviation Safety Agency issued a warning about missiles being fired at Syria.
Singapore narrowly escapes recession
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2015
» Singapore surprised analysts by narrowly avoiding a technical recession in the third quarter.
New zoning will not affect existing pubs
King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/10/2015
» New zoning of entertainment venues will not affect existing premises near schools as long as they abide by the law, Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya said on Wednesday.