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5 REASONS TO CHOOSE VISTARA FOR YOUR NEXT INDIA TRIP
Published on 10/01/2020
» As air travel becomes as important a part of your entire trip as the place you stay, one airline that ticks all the boxes when you are planning your next trip to India is Vistara, a full-service carrier and a joint venture of Indian conglomerate Tata group and Singapore Airlines.
Perils of life outside royal fold for Harry and Megan
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will attempt to go their own way in a bid for financial independence, with one foot in and one out of the British royal family.
What is in the Brexit deal?
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» LONDON - The Brexit deal approved by MPs on Thursday addresses the most immediate separation issues arising from Britain's decision to end almost half a century of European Union membership.
85% of shops sell cigarettes to youngsters
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/01/2020
» Most shops have sold cigarettes to underage customers, according to Ronnachai Kongsakon, director of the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Centre at Mahidol University.
Opposition targets 124-billion-baht defence budget
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 10/01/2020
» The opposition has taken aim at the proposed 124-billion-baht budget for the Defence Ministry, with the focus of attack locked on the planned purchase of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht.
Concentric Mideast wars and prospects
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/01/2020
» Nothing captures attention in an age of media saturation like the talk of war. The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to assassinate a top Iranian official, Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, has conjured up the spectre of a wider conflict encompassing not just the Middle East but the broader world, as Iran's top leaders deemed it "an act of war" and vowed "severe revenge". Although Iran's military and its proxy militias and client states in the Middle East and elsewhere are poised to exact retribution for their loss, we are unlikely to see a world war in the immediate aftermath of this killing.
US believes Iran military accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had "suspicions" about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran that killed all 176 people aboard, as US officials reported it had been mistakenly shot down by Iran.
Trump, US lawmakers battle over war powers amid Iran tensions
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - A defiant US President Donald Trump clashed with congressional Democrats Thursday before lawmakers hold a largely symbolic but politically charged vote to rein in his ability to take military action against Iran.
Debt swap 'would cost govt B200bn'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/01/2020
» A consumer group on Thursday threatened to lodge a petition with the Administrative Court against the government if it fails to stop the Expressway Authority of Thailand's (Exat) controversial debt-swap plan, which it said would cost the state more than 200 billion baht.
Trucks, water points to feed 16 provinces
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2020
» Water distribution points are up and running with water trucks dispatched across more than 4,000 villages in 16 provinces declared drought emergency zones, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.