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Japan opposition party apologises for Communist 'termite' remark
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» TOKYO - Japan's main opposition party has apologised after a senior member called the Japanese Communist Party a "termite" in response to the smaller party's call for a coalition against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government.
Square aims IPO price below target range
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mobile payments startup Square will make its stock market debut on Thursday priced lower than expected in a sign that soaring values of tech startups may be coming back down.
SET up 5.60 to 1,382.42 at noon
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2015
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose 0.41%, or 5.60 points, to 1,382.42 at midday on Thursday.
North Korea set to face UN censure over human rights
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - North Korea could face its strongest condemnation to date of its human rights record when the United Nations votes Thursday on a draft resolution deploring widespread abuses in the deeply reclusive country.
Houston Rockets win first NBA game since sacking coach
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Houston guard James Harden scored 45 points, including all nine for his team in overtime as the Rockets followed the abrupt sacking of coach Kevin McHale with a 108-103 NBA victory over Portland.
Gormley's 'alien invasion' looms large over Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» HONG KONG - Occasionally obscured by mist and low cloud, shadowy human figures loom from the tops of Hong Kong skyscrapers causing curiosity and consternation in the streets below.
Indonesia releases prominent Papuan independence leader
AFP, Published on 19/11/2015
» ABEPURA (INDONESIA) - A high-profile Papuan separatist leader was released from prison Thursday after more than a decade behind bars, a fresh sign that Indonesia may be easing its tight grip on the restive eastern region.
Russian caught at border with 'lost' Spanish passport
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2015
» SA KAEO--A 27-year-old Russian man using a Spanish passport earlier reported lost was arrested on Thursday at a border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district as he tried to cross into Cambodia.
Apec calls for 'urgent' cooperation against terrorism
Associated Press, Published on 19/11/2015
» MANILA - Asia-Pacific leaders called Thursday for governments to urgently increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism as they held annual talks overshadowed by the Paris attacks.
Govt plans B100bn SET-traded infrastructure fund
Online Reporters, Published on 19/11/2015
» The Finance Ministry will propose a 100-billion-baht “Thailand Future Fund” to mobilise capital for infrastructure projects next year.