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Croc alert for Ronaldo in world club final
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» YOKOHAMA (JAPAN) - Japan's Kashima Antlers plan to unleash a secret weapon to strike terror into Spanish giants Real Madrid when they meet in this weekend's Club World Cup final: a deadly crocodile.
Last ruler of remote Buddhist kingdom in Nepal dies
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» KATHMANDU - The last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang died on Friday in Kathmandu, eight years after he lost his royal title when his centuries-old Buddhist monarchy was abolished.
SET up 2.86 to 1,522.51 points
Online Reporters, Published on 16/12/2016
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand's main index was up 2.86 points, or 0.19%, to close at 1,522.51 points today.
Philippines nixes Trump associate's project over concerns
Published on 16/12/2016
» MANILA - Philippine environment officials have canceled a compliance certificate for a housing project by president-elect Donald Trump's business associate, saying it would endanger a watershed that supplies drinking water to 12 million people.
Big cache of stolen household goods found at gang's house
Published on 16/12/2016
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Everything from a '"kitchen pestle to a submarine", as the Thai saying goes, was found at the home of a pair of accused thieves searched by police in Muang district on Friday.
SE Asia stocks muted as dollar scales 14-year peak
Published on 16/12/2016
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets were on the defensive on Friday, as a surging dollar and elevated US bond yields raised the likelihood of fund outflows from emerging markets, while Vietnam shares continued their upward trend for a third session.
NLA approves amended cybercrime bill 168-0
Published on 16/12/2016
» The National Legislative Assembly on Friday unanimously approved amendments to the Computer Crime Act (CCA) that critics say will make it even more draconian than before.
Kremlin slams 'extremely scurrilous' US hacking accusations
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» TOKYO - The Kremlin on Friday slammed Washington for pointing the finger at President Vladimir Putin over cyber attacks targeting the US election, after Barack Obama pledged to retaliate against Russian hacking.
Small savers can now help rescue world's oldest bank
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» MILAN - Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS) said Friday it had received approval to allow small bondholders to participate in its last-ditch effort to raise fresh capital for Italy's third-largest bank.
Lufthansa pilots agree to talks in long-running pay battle
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Pilots at German air giant Lufthansa said on Friday they would join arbitration over a long-running pay dispute that has hobbled the company with repeated strikes.