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Japan submarine joins South China Sea drill
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2018
» BEIJING: A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine joined a drill last week in the South China Sea for the first time, the MSDF said Monday, signalling Tokyo's intention to keep China's muscle-flexing in the area in check and prompting an immediate rebuke from Beijing.
Khosit falls to Momota in badminton final
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's reigning world champion Kento Momota won his first Japan Open title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab in straight games.
Suvarnabhumi opens automated channel for Chinese
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/09/2018
» Chinese visitors can now expect shorter waits at Suvarnabhumi airport with the launch of an automated immigration channel.
B2.5bn meth, heroin seized
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» Four people from Tak province were arrested in Sukhothai's Muang district and 10 million methamphetamine pills and 35 kilogrammes of heroin seized from their vehicle on Sunday evening.
Comasia’s 7 co-located product shows in Hong Kong opening next month
Published on 17/09/2018
» Managed by Comasia Limited, the largest sourcing event running across the last two weeks of every October in Hong Kong is one of the region’s most important marketplaces for gifts & premiums, housewares, kitchen & dining, Christmas decor, toys & baby products, stationery, travel goods and sanitary ware.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan charged with rape
AFP, Published on 17/09/2018
» GENEVA: Prosecutors in Geneva have opened a rape and sexual misconduct investigation against Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been detained in France since February on separate rape charges, Swiss media reported Sunday.
Hammers win their first, Burnley lose again
Published on 17/09/2018
» LIVERPOOL: Andriy Yarmolenko scored twice on his first start for West Ham as they climbed off the foot of the English Premier League table with a 3-1 win away to Everton on Sunday.
Royal Turf Club runs its last race
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/09/2018
» The future of the 102-year-old Royal Turf Club of Thailand in Bangkok's Nang Loeng area is unknown after horses ran the last race on its fabled track Sunday, then closed, due to the expiry of the lease contract.
Typhoon Mangkhut slams Hong Kong and southern China
New York Times, Published on 17/09/2018
» HONG KONG: - Typhoon Mangkhut battered Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday with 160kph wind gusts, drenching rains and 3-metre surges of seawater that inundated the first urban area of Asia to face the wrath of the year's mightiest storm.
Copyright owners to get piracy relief
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) is seeking to amend the Copyright Act to allow copyright owners to remove pirated content from websites without having to go through time-consuming court proceedings.