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Fortress Denmark wants to send its asylum seekers outside Europe
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark on Thursday ratcheted up its tough anti-immigration laws by adopting new legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live.
Slew of auteurs and award-winners for reborn Cannes
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS: A rich crop of past Palme d'Or winners and arthouse favourites are set to return to the Cannes Film Festival in July as organisers announced a bumper selection for its competition on Thursday.
‘Memoria’ featured in Cannes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/06/2021
» A Thai-directed film starring Tilda Swinton has been selected into the main competition of Cannes Film Festival 2021, the first time in 11 years that a Thai filmmaker will be featured at the top tier of the prestigious festival.
Singaporean held for mailing drugs
King-oua Laohong, Published on 03/06/2021
» Narcotic suppression officials arrested a Singaporean man on Thursday morning for allegedly using an express mail service to send narcotics to his homeland.
Israel eyes end of an era after Netanyahu foes strike deal
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» JERUSALEM - Israelis eyed the end of an era Thursday after a motley alliance of parties from across the political spectrum agreed to form a government to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil leak from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo's main harbour.
Narathiwat defence company loses 26 rifles, not 28
Waedao Harai, Published on 03/06/2021
» NARATHIWAT: A company of territorial defence volunteers in the southern border province lost 26 AK-102 rifles, not 28 ones as earlier reported, according to the Fourth Army commander.
French govt summons telecom chief over emergency line breakdown
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» PARIS - The French government on Thursday summoned the head of the Orange telecom operator after a network outage that left people unable to reach emergency services, possibly causing three deaths.
Indonesia cancels haj for second year
Reuters, Published on 03/06/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia has cancelled the haj pilgrimage for people in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation for the second year in a row due to concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic, the religious affairs minister said on Thursday.
Vietnam to have 125m doses this year
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/06/2021
» Vietnam’s health ministry said the country will have nearly 125 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines this year after initially reporting it expects 120 million vaccine doses, according to an updated post on the government’s website.