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Limited Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar may start Thursday
Published on 21/08/2019
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: A fresh attempt will likely be made on Thursday to repatriate to Myanmar some of the Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown two years ago, according to diplomatic sources.
Denmark stunned as Trump scraps visit over Greenland snub
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» COPENHAGEN: Denmark was left stunned Wednesday by Donald Trump's decision to postpone a state visit after the government told the US president its autonomous territory Greenland was not for sale.
Court blocks Ryanair pilots' strike in Ireland
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» DUBLIN - Ireland's High Court on Wednesday blocked a planned strike by Ryanair pilots in the country due this week that had been triggered by a row over pay.
Laos urged to speed up energy transfer to Cambodia
Published on 21/08/2019
» Cambodia has asked Laos to speed up the transmission of energy to the kingdom under a deal signed earlier this year.
Thai Airways bans 15-inch 2015-2017 MacBook Pros
Online Reporters, Published on 21/08/2019
» Thai Airways International has banned passengers from taking some MacBook Pro notebooks distributed between 2015-17 on its flights.
Singapore leader’s wife defends his 7-figure pay on Facebook
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2019
» SINGAPORE: Ho Ching, who is married to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, took to Facebook to defend her husband’s pay, which looks higher than those of many government leaders.
Energy Ministry readies renewables scheme to cut CO2
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/08/2019
» The Energy Ministry plans to launch the “One Community, One Power Plant” scheme for renewable resources in September to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Kenyan had 1.2kg of cocaine in his stomach
King-oua Laohong, Published on 21/08/2019
» A Kenyan man has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after trying to smuggle more than a kilogramme of cocaine inside his stomach.
Beijing says holding UK's Hong Kong consulate employee
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» BEIJING - An employee of Britain's consulate in Hong Kong who went missing earlier this month is being held in China, Beijing confirmed Wednesday.
Mingkwan: No renegades in New Economics Party
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 21/08/2019
» Leaders of the six-MP New Economics Party (NEP) on Wednesday denied that four of them planned to support the government camp even though they sit on the opposition benches.