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2 Thais among 179 dead in plane crash in South Korea
Published on 29/12/2024
» SEOUL - Two Thai nationals were among the 175 passengers, as well as six crew members, on board the airliner that crashed on Sunday at South Korea's Muan International Airport, South Korea's Transport Ministry said.
Road accidents exceed 500, kill 77 on Friday, Saturday
Published on 29/12/2024
» There were 514 traffic accidents on the first two days of the New Year holiday travel week and 77 people died in the incidents, according to the Transport Ministry. Speed limit violation was the most common cause.
Russia to scrap moratorium on short, medium range missile deployment
Published on 29/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
Japanese man dies after Pattaya roadside fight with Thai-Briton
Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2024
» PATTAYA: A Japanese man, 27, died after being stabbed by a British-Thai man, 36, in a roadside fight early Sunday morning.
1 missing after boat capsizes off Thailand's Koh Phangan
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 29/12/2024
» Surat Thani: A South Korean tourist is missing after a long-tailed boat capsized in bad weather off Koh Phangan early on Sunday morning.
179 dead in South Korea plane crash
AFP, Published on 29/12/2024
» SEOUL - A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, authorities told AFP, with dramatic video showing the aircraft bursting into flames.
Ukraine-Russia gas transit deal at critical moment of truth
Published on 29/12/2024
» The future of gas transit through Ukraine is at a turning point. If a last-minute deal isn’t struck by Wednesday, billions of cubic metres in gas flows could come to a halt.
Ex-PM Yingluck could avoid prison if 5-year sentence shortened
Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2024
» Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra could be eligible to out-of-prison detention if her jail sentence is shortened by one year, according to Thailand's Department of Corrections chief.
Singapore oil mogul declared bankrupt after empire collapsed
Published on 29/12/2024
» Former tycoon Lim Oon Kuin has been declared bankrupt in Singapore, following the collapse of his oil trading empire.
New Georgian president sworn in; predecessor says he is not legitimate leader
Published on 29/12/2024
» TBILISI - Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests.