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Win-win situation
Published on 21/06/2016
» Life is good for Channel 7’s new star, Wathit Sopha (Win). Appearances in successful TV dramas like Ku Prab Chabab Hua Jai (The Rival Heart) and Ku Hoo Ku Hean (The Spooky Duo) have really put the handsome actor’s name on the map.
Hong Kong tycoon Li urges Britain to stay in EU
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, one of Asia's richest men, called on Britain to remain in the European Union, warning a vote to leave would have a "detrimental" effect on the entire continent.
At least three dead in Japan landslides, floods
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» TOKYO - At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit an area of Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes, officials said Tuesday.
Chinese firm's shares soar on Tesla report
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» SHANGHAI - Shares of a little-known Chinese real estate company soared Tuesday after reports that its parent company had signed a $9 billion MoU with electric carmaker Tesla for its first production plant in the Asian giant.
Signs of possible N. Korea missile launch: reports
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» SEOUL - North Korea appears to be readying another test of a powerful, new medium-range missile, following a series of failures for a ballistic weapons programme that aspires to threaten the US mainland, multiple reports said Tuesday.
Death in childbirth: grim prospects for women in Pakistani Kashmir
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» SHARDA (PAKISTAN) - "We are afraid we could die," says Asmat Nisa, a mother-of-five set to give birth again. It is a dangerous prospect for women in the remote mountains of Pakistani-held Kashmir, where doctors are few and help is far.
China to 'send plane' as Taiwanese face deportation from Cambodia
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Eight more Taiwanese nationals have been arrested in Cambodia over an alleged telephone scam, police said Tuesday, with China apparently poised to send a plane to collect them despite fierce opposition from Taipei.
Man arrested in Brussels after security alert
Published on 21/06/2016
» BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities took a man into custody following a pre-dawn security alert at a major shopping centre in downtown Brussels early on Tuesday.
Anti-terror operation underway in Brussels after bomb alert: media
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» BRUSSELS - An anti-terror operation was under way at a shopping centre in central Brussels on Tuesday, Belgian prosecutors told the Belga News agency, adding that one suspect had been arrested.
Australian defence recruits forced to rape each other: inquiry
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» SYDNEY - Teenage recruits into the Australian military were forced to rape each other, often as part of brutal initiation practices, a public inquiry into child sex abuse heard Tuesday.