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Heavy rain, flooding forecast until Wednesday
Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2019
» The Meteorological Department warned of heavy rain and flooding in many parts of the country on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the influence of tropical storm Kajiki.
16 dead, 119 hurt in Taliban blast in Afghan capital
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2019
» KABUL: A Taliban vehicle bomb late on Monday close to a housing compound used by international organisations in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, officials said as emergency workers began cleanup operations.
Eight schoolchildren killed in China, suspect arrested
AFP, Published on 03/09/2019
» BEIJING: Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a "school-related criminal case" in central China, with a 40-year-old suspect arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest attack targeting an educational institution in the country.
Missing Chinese man wanted for murder of Thai wife
Published on 03/09/2019
» PHITSANULOK: Police will seek an arrest warrant for a missing Chinese man, believed to have fled abroad, whose wife was found tied up and murdered at their home in Muang district on Monday.
Lazada joins hands with Korean SME
Published on 03/09/2019
» Lazada offers its eCommerce platform and infrastructure to South Korean sellers looking to break into the Southeast Asia market
Pound suffers fresh pain as Brexit uncertainty takes grip
AFP, Published on 03/09/2019
» HONG KONG: The pound hit a two-and-half-year low Tuesday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to call a snap election to push through Brexit, while Asian markets were hobbled by worries over China-US trade talks.
Slaves to sachets: How poverty worsens plastics pollution
Published on 03/09/2019
» MANILA: Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, goes to Freedom Island almost every day in an effort to stop it being engulfed by trash.
The reach and liabilities of the Personal Data Protection Act
Published on 03/09/2019
» Earlier this year, Thailand enacted its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which was published in the Government Gazette on 27 May 2019. Most parts of the PDPA will become effective one year after this, on 27 May 2020. As the PDPA will have broad impact across multiple aspects of most businesses—including their human resources operations—lawmakers provided this one-year period for those affected to prepare for compliance with the PDPA.
Prayut will attend oath debate, set for mid-month
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/09/2019
» The cabinet is prepared for the general debate on its incomplete oath, to be held in mid-September, and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will attend and give direct answers, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Tuesday.
Vietnam ex-minister took $3m in bribes in MobiFone case: police
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2019
» HANOI: Police in Vietnam have accused a former information minister of taking $3 million in bribes in connection with a controversial deal at state telecoms firm MobiFone, state media reported on Tuesday.