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First Japanese food court opens in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 24/03/2017
» YANGON, Myanmar - The first Japanese food court in Myanmar has opened in Yangon in a joint venture between Tokyo-based trading giant Sojitz Corp and the largest local retail chain, City Mart Holdings.
Indonesian visitors to Japan soaring to record levels
Published on 24/03/2017
» JAKARTA - The number of Indonesian travellers to Japan reached an all-time high of 17,900 in February, up 49.6% from a year ago, due to affordable plane tickets, the increasingly stable Indonesian economy and the easing of Japan's visa rules, according to the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO).
UN rights council approves fact-finding mission in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 24/03/2017
» GENEVA - The UN-backed Human Rights Council on Friday approved a resolution by consensus to "dispatch urgently" an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar to probe alleged abuses by military and security forces, particularly against the minority Rohingya Muslim community.
Sangha reform: Monks getting rich off of temple donations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/03/2017
» Monks accumulating wealth from temple donations goes against ancient Sangha rules, but govt laws to regulate & audit donations & monk wealth have sparked protests.
London attacker was British-born 'lone wolf': PM
Published on 24/03/2017
» LONDON - British police named the man who killed three people near parliament before being shot dead as Khalid Masood, saying he had a string of criminal convictions but none for terrorism-related offences.
Duterte blasts 'US inaction' in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2017
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday accused the United States of having a provocative stance on the South China Sea and said its inaction when China started building man-made islands was the cause of tensions now besetting the region.
CIA also can bug your Apple - WikiLeaks
Published on 24/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency is able to permanently infect an Apple Mac computer so that even reinstalling the operating system will not erase the bug, according to documents published Thursday by WikiLeaks.
Database to control traffic fines
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/03/2017
» Police, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) and Krungthai Bank have been rushing to jointly develop a database system to facilitate punishments for motorists who fail to comply with new traffic rules within a month.
Thais' winless run continues
News, Tor Chittinand, Published on 24/03/2017
» Thailand's bid to claim their first Group B win of the final Asian phase of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers ended in a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Saudi Arabia at Rajamangala National Stadium on Thursday night.
Police grab guns in firearm swoops
News, Published on 24/03/2017
» Uthai Thani: Police yesterday seized 31 firearms and 28 rounds of assorted ammunition in raids on 30 locations targeting people suspected of wielding so-called "dark influence" in this Central province, deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said.