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East Timor bids to join Asean
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2017
» DILI: East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean members Myanmar and Singapore are still withholding their support.
Tears flow openly at historic cremation
Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2017
» In a national outpouring of grief, Thais across the country turned up late on Thursday night to bid a tearful and final farewell to their beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej in solemn, centuries-old royal ceremonies.
As heavens clear, netizens post eulogies of love
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/10/2017
» Social media saw an outpouring of grief unmatched in modern memory yesterday as netizens brought a visceral intensity to their posts after viewing in person, on TV or online the royal cremation ceremonies for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, an historic occasion many felt was a "once-in-a-lifetime experience".
Sweden says farewell to its honorary knight
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» A ceremony was held in Stockholm on Thursday to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who received the Knight of the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim on April 5, 1950.
Women fail to crack glass ceiling in Communist Party
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» Every time China's ruling Communist Party convenes a major gathering, like the congress that just ended in Beijing, the list of delegates is hand-crafted in part to burnish the party's image as "representative of the masses" -- including giving some prominence to those in more menial jobs and ethnic minorities.
King will always be in athletes' hearts
Sports, Published on 27/10/2017
» Thai athletes on Thursday paid their last respects to the revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej as the country bade its final farewell to the monarch, who passed away a year ago, with a solemn and emotional cremation ceremony.
Voters want a bit more 'Abenomics'
News, Noah Smith, Published on 27/10/2017
» Japan's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party has figured out a novel and interesting way to stay in power -- govern pragmatically, focus on the economy and give people what they want.
India's banks need more than a bailout
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 27/10/2017
» India has long been faced with a slow-motion bank crisis.
Explaining Thainess
News, Postbag, Published on 27/10/2017
» As the final farewell observance for the late King Bhumibol takes place, it seems necessary to provide a few explanations about Thailand to foreigners, so they may gain more understanding of the Thai people, as well as our traditions, attitudes and philosophy.
Islamic State's fall in Iraq reshapes region
News, Published on 27/10/2017
» Islamic State has been routed in Iraq. On Oct 5, the militant group lost the northern town of Hawija -- its last urban stronghold after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul and Tal Afar earlier this year. The brutal battles for these cities have been well documented. Less noticed, however, has been how the near-total defeat of IS is reshaping political and sectarian alliances in the region.