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Moon Jae In sworn in as S. Korea's new president
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2017
» South Korea's new president, Moon Jae In, was sworn into office on Wednesday hours after being confirmed the winner of the previous day's election to choose a successor to ousted former President Park Geun Hye.
3 Cambodian peacekeepers confirmed dead in Africa
Published on 10/05/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- The Cambodian government confirmed Wednesday that three Cambodian peacekeepers who went missing in an ambush this week on a UN convoy in Central African Republic have been found dead.
Amnesty International: 'Horrific and deliberate'
Published on 10/05/2017
» Amnesty International said the bomb attacks on the Pattani Big C on Tuesday showed a "callous disregard for human life".
US global-warming decision 'after G7 summit'
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will not make a decision on whether the United States should remain in the Paris climate agreement until after he returns from the May 26-27 G7 summit, the White House said Tuesday.
South Korea's shy new president
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in never felt comfortable being at the Blue House when he was a top aide to the president. He quit in 2004, a year into the job, and went on a long hike in the Himalayas.
Over Turkey objections, Trump grants arms to Syrian Kurds
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria's Kurdish fighters "as necessary" to recapture the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists.
Police to arrest sex ring perpetrators, governor this month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2017
» Police are seeking court warrants for the arrest of seven more suspects, including the governor of Mae Hong Son, this month for their alleged involvement in trading underage girls for sex in the northern province.
Pattani bomb blasts leave scores hurt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2017
» PATTANI: At least 59 people, several of whom were children, were injured when two powerful bombs went off at a Big C Supercentre in Muang district Tuesday afternoon.
BMA plans seafood street vendor 'mecca'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/05/2017
» Bang Khunthian Chai Thalay is set to be a new street food mecca in the capital, with a seafood concept, to boost tourism and the economy, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Business plan contest aims to boost social innovation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/05/2017
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA) intends to support young business developers in creating a global pathway to "social innovation" through the first-ever business plan competition that aims to raise public awareness on innovation for society.