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EU cannot be 'held hostage' to Brexit crisis: Macron
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned that the European Union could not "be held hostage" to the Brexit crisis and said that a lengthy extension of the deadline for Britain to leave the bloc was "not a certainty".
Four nabbed for swindling woman out of B232m
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/04/2019
» Crime Suppression Division police have arrested four people for using an inheritance scam to swindle a woman who had just sold land plots in Nonthaburi out of 232 million baht.
Survey: US, China leading race for 5G wireless
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: The United States and China are in a virtual deadlock in the race for 5G, or fifth-generation wireless networks expected to unlock new services, an industry survey showed Tuesday.
Fans get fright as Rolling Stone Jagger faces heart surgery
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» PARIS: Rolling Stones fans around the world got a fright Monday after reports that their idol Mick Jagger was to have heart surgery later this week.
In choking Chiang Mai, Prayut orders fires out in 7 days
Agencies, Published on 02/04/2019
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha flew into Chiang Mai early on Tuesday to review the crisis caused by a thick blanket of smog and toxic levels of PM2.5 dust that has been choking northern Thailand for several weeks.
Thunderstorm floods Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 02/04/2019
» CHON BURI: A severe thunderstorm dropped pounding rain on Pattaya, causing flooding in many areas with water over one metre deep in places, on Tuesday afternoon.
More than 113m people suffer 'acute hunger': UN
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» PARIS: More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced "acute hunger" last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN said Tuesday.
Korean held over billion-baht online gambling operation
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/04/2019
» Police have detained a man wanted in South Korea on charges of operating an illegal online gambling network, with bets totalling about 2.8 billion baht.
Smog affecting flights to the North, tourist numbers down
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 02/04/2019
» The smog blanketing much of the North is disrupting flights and seriously reducing the number of tourists travelling to the region, the transport minister said on Tuesday.
Little people, big ambitions: China trials football kindergartens
AFP, Published on 02/04/2019
» SHANGHAI - President Xi Jinping has vowed to make China a footballing force and is prepared to go to great lengths to do it, sending thousands of toddlers to "football-focused" kindergartens.