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Eight Turks among 12 kidnapped by gang on bus in Haiti
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» PORT-AU-PRINCE - Twelve people, eight of them Turkish citizens, were kidnapped while travelling by bus in Haiti, officials said Monday, as the Caribbean country struggles with a surge of attacks by increasingly powerful gangs.
Pariah to president: Marcos Jr returns family to Philippines supremacy
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» MANILA: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, whose dictator father and namesake plundered and brutalised the Philippines for decades, on Tuesday won a historic election victory, capping his clan's journey from pariahs to the presidential palace.
Teacher Jill Biden embraces limelight in surprise Ukraine trip
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - She prefers the classroom to the limelight, but with a surprise trip into Ukraine, First Lady Jill Biden embraced her role as the face of her husband's administration on the biggest story of the day.
Companies envision taxis flying above jammed traffic
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: As urban traffic gets more miserable, entrepreneurs are looking to a future in which commuters hop into "air taxis" that whisk them over clogged roads.
Covid alert downgraded
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/05/2022
» As the overall Covid-19 situation in the country has significantly improved, the Ministry of Public Health on Monday resolved to lower its Covid-19 alert level from Level 4 to Level 3, allowing most members of the public to resume their daily activities with fewer restrictions.
Autopsies for corpses in temple 'cult' raid
News, Published on 10/05/2022
» The governor of Chaiyaphum has ordered authorities to carry out post-mortem examinations on 11 bodies found on Sunday at a temple in Khon San district that was believed to be the centre of a bizarre cult that claimed to be able to cure a range of diseases.
Govt says it's ready to deal with flood risk
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/05/2022
» The Royal Irrigation Department is preparing to deal with an increased risk of flooding with greater volumes of rain expected this year.
Well-known politician's son faces underage sex rap
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 10/05/2022
» The son of a well-known politician in Surat Thani turned himself in on Monday following allegations that he was involved in a recently uncovered child prostitution ring in Surat Thani.
City dwellers urged to vote on May 22
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/05/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) kicked off a campaign on Monday to encourage eligible city residents to cast their votes in the governor election set for May 22.
Govt detects 'infectious' sub-variants
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/05/2022
» Ministry of Public Health officials are on high alert after at least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant with the potential to cause severe infections, according to the ministry's Department of Medical Sciences.