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Collapse 'threat' halts hunt for survivors of Russia high-rise blast
AFP, Published on 01/01/2019
» MOSCOW - Russian rescuers have been forced to temporarily halt the search for dozens of missing people in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise apartment block as the building risked crumbling further, officials said Tuesday, with the incident claiming at least seven lives.
Vietnam's draconian cybersecurity bill comes into effect
AFP, Published on 01/01/2019
» HANOI: A law requiring internet companies in Vietnam to remove content communist authorities deem to be against the state came into effect Tuesday, in a move critics called "a totalitarian model of information control".
US and Israel exit Unesco, claiming bias
Published on 01/01/2019
» PARIS: The United States and Israel officially quit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.
Man found dead near track with train ticket in hand
Published on 01/01/2019
» KHON KAEN: Police are trying to shed light on a man found dead near a railway track with a ticket in his hand.
Koala drinks from water bottle in Australia heatwave
AFP, Published on 01/01/2019
» SYDNEY: As Australia swelters in an extreme heatwave, a video of a woman in the state of Victoria pouring water into the mouth of a thirsty koala has melted hearts online.
Chiang Mai still No.1 for road accidents
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2019
» The first five of the "seven dangerous days" of New Year travel has seen 2,761 road accidents, 314 deaths and 2,848 people injured -- with Chiang Mai posting the highest number of accidents, while Nakhon Ratchasima has suffered the most deaths.
Rain sets off Indonesia landslide, killing 9 with 34 missing
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2019
» JAKARTA: Soldiers, police and residents fanned out across a damaged Indonesian village Tuesday, searching in the mud for possible victims of a landslide caused by torrential rain that killed at least nine people and left 34 others missing.
Making merit at dawn of New Year
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2019
» Revellers flocked to Pha Taem National Park for a chance to see the first sunrise of the year as Thais welcomed the Year of Pig with merit-making ceremonies.
Coronation day for King set for May 4-6
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2019
» The coronation ceremony for His Majesty the King will be held during May 4-6, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Tuesday.
Security raised as bombs rattle South
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 01/01/2019
» Security has been stepped up in the South following a spate of violent attacks over the past week.