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Mahathir's party hit with temporary ban ahead of poll
Published on 05/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government on Thursday slapped a temporary dissolution order on former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's new party, barring it from holding any activities or using its logo for 30 days just as a general election is set to be called.
Stalled Yangon expansion plan brought back to life
Published on 05/04/2018
» YANGON: The regional government administering Myanmar's major commercial capital Yangon and its vicinity is giving life to a stalled expansion plan aimed at eventually transforming the country's largest city into the next Southeast Asian economic hub, twice the size of Singapore.
Frenchman arrested with porn pics of Thai girls
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 05/04/2018
» Thai authorities accompanied by American FBI agents arrested Frenchman Rachid Abdel Kader, 64, in Pattaya on Thursday for alleged possession of pornographic photos and videos of young Thai girls.
Doi Suthep housing construction stopped
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/04/2018
» New housing being built for the Region 5 office of the Appeal Court at the foot of Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai province will be taken over for public use, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Thursday.
Trump promises Syria pullout, but sets no end date
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's White House vowed Wednesday that the US mission in Syria would come to a "rapid end" but failed to put a timetable on an eventual withdrawal.
Milky Way core may harbour thousands of black holes: study
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» PARIS - Astrophysicists have detected a dozen black holes at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, and said Wednesday there could be as many as 10,000.
CIA nominee to explain role in Thailand 'torture programme'
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director will fully explain what her role was - and what it wasn't - in the agency's use of harsh interrogation practices on terror suspects after 9/11, the top US intelligence chief said Wednesday.
Rivals glimpse intimidating Tiger of old at Masters
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» AUGUSTA (UNITED STATES) - Tiger Woods says nothing short of winning a fifth green jacket would be considered a successful Masters, even after spinal fusion surgery and no major starts since the 2015 PGA Championship.
'Unacceptable': Man City team bus attacked with bottles outside Anfield
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» LIVERPOOL - Liverpool were forced to apologise after Manchester City's team bus was pelted by bottles and cans ahead of their highly-charged Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
Migrant caravan scraps plan to travel to US border
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» MATíAS ROMERO (MEXICO) - A caravan of Central American migrants whose trek across Mexico infuriated Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped plans to cross into the United States, as the American president ordered the National Guard to deploy to the border.