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Judge orders W.House to restore CNN reporter's access
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - A federal judge Friday ordered the White House to reinstate the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, whose pass was revoked after a heated exchange with President Donald Trump.
Brexit architect Gove throws May lifeline, for now
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» LONDON - Conservative minister Michael Gove on Friday emerged as the unlikely knight riding to Theresa May's rescue in the middle of the most dangerous crisis of the British prime minister's career.
Volkswagen to spend 44 bn euros on 'electric offensive'
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WOLFSBURG (GERMANY) - German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it will invest 44 billion euros by 2023 in the smarter, greener cars of the future as it ramps up efforts to shake off the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
Pupils hurt in truck-bus crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/11/2018
» PHATTHALUNG: A six-wheeler crashed into a school bus stopped in heavy rain, injuring nine pupils and five adults, on the Phetkasem Highway in Muang district on Friday morning.
Premier League finally set to use video replay
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» LONDON: The Premier League is ready to use the Video Assistant Referee system from next season after clubs "agreed in principle" to the move on Thursday.
Hundreds of illegal migrants at US-Mexico border
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» TIJUANA, Mexico: The bulk of the migrant caravan crossing Mexico began arriving Thursday at the US border, as around 800 Central Americans reached the city of Tijuana aboard 22 buses after more than a month's trek.
Trump seethes against Russia probe 'disgrace'
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seethed Thursday that investigators probing alleged collusion between Russian agents and his election campaign have gone "totally nuts" and are a "disgrace."
Prayut announces 2019 Asean theme
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 16/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday introduced "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability" as the official theme for the Asean chairmanship next year.
New land tax bill nears NLA approval
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/11/2018
» Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan has hailed the bill on land and buildings tax, which is on the verge of sailing through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), as a significant overhaul of the tax structure.
Asean chairmanship has many limitations
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 16/11/2018
» Just as all politics is ultimately local, all regionalism is mostly domestic. Such is the case with Asean. Whichever of the 10 member states chairs Asean, its role and performance tends to be domestically rooted. To envision and drive Asean forward requires deft leadership, bold ideas and smart diplomacy that must extend beyond and transcend parochial domestic concerns. No Asean member has shown this sort of farsighted regionalist ambition in recent years. Thailand appears on course to be no different when it chairs Asia's most durable organisation next year.