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Chinese balloons rattle Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» TAIPEI - Taiwan’s defence ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island’s people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before Taiwanese elections.
Indian solar mission reaches destination
Published on 06/01/2024
» BENGALURU - India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, has reached its destination within the anticipated four-month timeframe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
Ukraine shows evidence of North Korean missiles
Published on 06/01/2024
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office provided further evidence on Saturday that Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea, showcasing the fragments.
Corrections chief to break silence on Thaksin
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/01/2024
» Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong says he is expecting a report next week from the Department of Corrections explaining why it has allowed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to receive medical treatment outside prison for more than 120 days.
Vietnamese EV maker investing $500m in India
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» HANOI - The Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has signed an agreement to set up its first manufacturing facilities in India, as the ambitious company seeks to penetrate the world’s third-largest vehicle market.
Police seize more assets of major drug gang
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/01/2024
» Police have seized additional assets of a major transnational drug network in Bangkok, bringing the total value of the assets confiscated since 2021 to over a billion baht, says the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Thailand asks US to restore trade perks
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/01/2024
» The government has urged the United States to restore Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade benefits and remove the country from its watch list for intellectual property (IP) enforcement, according to Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Fire destroys 16 houses, 2 people hurt
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2024
» A fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Bueng Kum district of Bangkok on Saturday, destroying 16 houses and injuring two people.
Fires on eve of Bangladesh vote raise tensions
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» DHAKA - Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, while four people, two children among them, were killed in a train fire that the government decried as arson targeting democratic values.
Myanmar military ‘protected $14bn scam hub’
Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2024
» The online scam syndicates operating near the Chinese border in northern Shan State were taking in $14 billion a year and were run by four families protected by the Myanmar military, says the commander of an ethnic army fighting to take control of the region.