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US to drop Iraq, Myanmar as worst offenders on child soldiers
Reuters, Published on 25/06/2017
» WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a US list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, US officials said, a step that could prompt accusations the Trump administration is prioritising security and diplomatic interests ahead of human rights.
5.6-magnitude quake rocks central Japan
Published on 25/06/2017
» TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Cambodia ruling party big winner in local elections
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2017
» Cambodia's ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen won over two-thirds of the commune chief posts in this month's nationwide local elections, according to official results released Sunday by the National Election Committee (NEC).
Diva persona
Published on 25/06/2017
» Kim Tae-yeon may be best known as a member of hugely popular Korean group Girls' Generation, but she’s also has an extremely successful solo act in her own right.
Democrats mull legal challenge to strategy bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2017
» The Democrat Party is considering petitioning the Constitutional Court over the controversial act to draft a national strategy it suspects may bypass public opinion and raise doubts about its legitimacy due to the law's tough penalty for governments failing to work in line with the 20-year strategy.
Teerachai hopeful of title shot
Sports, Published on 25/06/2017
» Teerachai Sitmorseng will get a shot at the WBA welterweight title if he beats Tanzania's Ramadhani Shauri in Rayong next month, his handlers said yesterday.
N Korea, Burkina Faso and Belarus confirmed for King's Cup
Sports, Published on 25/06/2017
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) confirmed yesterday that North Korea, Burkina Faso and Belarus will join the Kingdom in the four-team King's Cup tournament next month.
Yamaguchi pulls off upset over top-seeded Tai at Australian Open
Sports, Published on 25/06/2017
» Akane Yamaguchi stunned world No.1 Tai Tzu-ying to reach her first Superseries final of the year at the US$750,000 Australian Open in Sydney yesterday.
Mountain resort operators defy demolition order
News, Published on 25/06/2017
» PHETCHABUN: Deputy governor Krit Khongmuang yesterday shrugged off the latest demands of Phu Thap Boek resort operators who say they want the province to delay the demolition of their establishments.
CPF plant closed after deaths
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/06/2017
» The deaths of five people who fell into a wastewater treatment pond at a CPF factory on Friday has led authorities to temporarily shut down the Bang Na-Trat Road facility.