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Japan finds glitches in missile-alert system
Published on 18/08/2017
» TOKYO: Japanese authorities on Friday tested emergency alert systems in areas in and around the possible flight path of North Korean missiles but the exercise exposed a series of technical glitches.
Singapore rail delays leave commuters steaming
Published on 18/08/2017
» SINGAPORE: Singapore’s reputation for world-class infrastructure and efficient public transport received a knock on Friday morning as two of its five mass-transit rail lines suffered signalling failures, leaving thousands of disgruntled passengers late for work and unleashing a tirade of criticism on the social media sites of the two rail operators.
New face of terror emerges in South
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» A group of new generation members of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) insurgent movement stole seven vehicles in Pattani and Songkhla to use in bomb attacks in what authorities described as an "unexpected" new attack tactic in the far South.
Journalists rap government's 'media interference'
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» Journalists have criticised the government for media interference after the director-general of the Public Relations Department asked TV stations to cover each minister during the mobile cabinet meeting in Nakhon Ratchasima early next week.
Five million meth pills seized
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» Almost five million methamphetamine pills have been seized in Chiang Rai in two days.
End child detention, activists say
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» The government should set a clear framework that will stop child refugees living in detention-like conditions and come up with alternatives that are more child-sensitive, says Ratirose Supaporn from Save the Children.
Prawit says reformers 'deserve chance'
News, Published on 18/08/2017
» The reform committees, lambasted by critics as self-serving for the government, deserve public understanding and time to work, said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Bid to push up workers' redundancies
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/08/2017
» The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has proposed an amendment to a labour law in which 400 days' compensation will be granted to daily wage earners laid off after being employed for more than 20 years.
Row 'puts HIV patients at risk'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» Health networks are raising concerns about a possible shortage of drugs for patients with HIV/Aids following a dispute over who should handle the procurement of medical supplies for the universal healthcare scheme.
'Sex groper' hears police charges
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2017
» A senior male official in the education permanent secretary's office accused of sexually harassing at least four temporary female staff members turned himself over to police Thursday, according to a police source.