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Meth trade forges unlikely link between Rohingya and Myanmar soldiers
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» TEKNAF (BANGLADESH) - Huge quantities of meth are seeding unrest inside Bangladesh's refugee camps, as jobless Rohingya turn drug runners for a criminal chain that stretches back to Myanmar -- and the soldiers who drove them out.
Smile-forcing tour reception staff apologise
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/05/2018
» Young women seen in a video clip forcing themselves to smile while handing garlands to Chinese tourists at Don Mueang airport apologised on Wednesday for damaging the image of Thai tourism.
New cameras catch thousands of bad drivers
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/05/2018
» Traffic police on Wednesday put into service a new camera system to catch motorists who illegally change lanes at 15 locations in Bangkok - and about 7,500 violators were caught in less than 12 hours.
Mahathir stuns Malaysia with upset election victory
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a shock election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that has ruled for over six decades.
IS leader travels in east Syria with tight-knit group: Iraqi official
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» BAGHDAD - Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is hiding in eastern Syria and moves around with only a small group of followers, including one of his sons, an Iraqi intelligence official said Wednesday.
Augusta anguish motivates McIlroy at Players Championship
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» PONTE VEDRA BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Rory McIlroy is turning his disappointing Masters finale into a positive as he prepares to tee off in the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday.
Malaysian ringgit weakens in offshore trading
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's currency weakened in offshore trading after the opposition claimed victory in Wednesday's general election.
Horse-riding changed Eurasia's ethnic profile: studies
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» PARIS - Horse domestication changed the face of Eurasia, helping ancient Huns and Mongols supplant western "Indo-European" farmers in an incremental westward drive that also brought Hepatitis B and plague, scientists said Wednesday.
Trump warns Iran against resuming nuclear programme
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against resuming its nuclear weapons programme, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the US from the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
Prawit tells protesters to retreat
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/05/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has warned pro-election protesters they will face tough legal action if they march on Government House, claiming that almost the whole population accepts the roadmap pointing to an election in February next year.