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Hopes fade for RCEP deal this year
Published on 02/11/2019
» Chances of a major regional free trade deal being finalised by the end of this year appeared to be fading on Saturday as negotiators continued to haggle over details at the Asean summit in Bangkok.
Springboks on top of the rugby world
Published on 02/11/2019
» YOKOHAMA, Japan: South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its wingers in a 32-12 victory over England.
45 killed daily in road accidents in past 10 months
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 02/11/2019
» Road accidents killed 45 people and injured 2,523 each day on average from January to October this year, according to data compiled by the central road accident claims company.
Angry crowd curses fridge-murder suspect
Published on 02/11/2019
» CHIANG MAI: An angry crowd cursed and called for the death penalty as the man accused of killing a wealthy woman and stuffing her body in a refrigerator was led out for a crime re-enactment on Saturday.
Hong Kong autonomy marchers tear-gassed
Published on 02/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon on Saturday to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it could tighten its grip on the Chinese territory.
THAI chairman steps down
Published on 02/11/2019
» Ekniti Nitithanprapas has resigned as chairman of Thai Airways International as it struggles with financial challenges and the transport minister's push to replace directors at state enterprises.
Revised forecast puts Bangkok underwater by 2050
Published on 02/11/2019
» Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities including Bangkok.
Hat Yai pub closed for underage drinking, drugs
Published on 02/11/2019
» SONGKHLA: A popular pub in Hat Yai has been shut down after a raid netted more than 100 underage patrons and found some drugs. The pub operator and two other men were arrested and charged.
Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar
AFP, Published on 02/11/2019
» LAGOS - First there was Tutu, the "African Mona Lisa" sold last year for 1.5 million dollars. Then a second portrait by revered Nigerian painter Ben Enwonwu, called Christine, sold in mid-October, for 1.4 million dollars.
Asean leaders meet under US-China trade war cloud
Published on 02/11/2019
» Southeast Asian countries must stick together in the face of a trade war started by US President Donald Trump, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday at the start of a regional summit held in the shadow of US-China tensions.