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Final vote test in Germany ahead of post-Merkel-era election
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - Germans voted in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with the far right posing a tough challenge to Angela Merkel's conservatives in the final major test before the first general election in 16 years that will not feature the veteran chancellor.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship, aborts dive
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a container ship sinking off Sri Lanka was recovered but a dive Sunday to check for oil leaks had to be aborted, the navy said.
Bodies of drowned Indian couple on Koh Tao sent for autopsy
Supapong Chaolan and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/06/2021
» SURAT THANI: The bodies of a Thai-Indian couple have been sent to Police General Hospital for a thorough autopsy after they were drowned in a resort pool on Koh Tao on Friday.
US, EU condemn Nigeria's Twitter ban
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» ABUJA: The US and the European Union voiced concern over Nigeria's decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the US social media giant deleted a tweet from the president's account for violating its rules.
Hi-so clubbing, Covid explosion: Krystal clear
By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono, The New York Times, Published on 06/06/2021
» When the VVIP customers disembarked from their limousines at the Krystal Exclusive Club, young women in tiaras, angel wings and not much else sometimes greeted them.
Thai Airways to start European flights to Phuket in July
Published on 06/06/2021
» Thai Airways International will start direct flights from five European cities to Phuket in July in line with a plan to reopen the island for tourists.
Man arrested with haul of cigarettes, liquor
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/06/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A man was arrested with a large quantity of foreign cigarettes, whisky and wine after a pick-up he was driving overturned in Muang district of this western province in the small hours on Sunday.
Hong Kongers can fly direct to Phuket from July as Thailand seeks to kick-start tourism sector
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/06/2021
» HONG KONG: Direct flights between Hong Kong and Phuket will resume on July 2 as Thailand seeks to restart its tourism industry amid an easing Covid-19 outbreak, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Myanmar migrants nabbed in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/06/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Soldiers of the Lat Ya Task Force arrested 16 Myanmar migrants on Saturday night found hiding in a rubber plantation in Sangkhla Buri district of this western border province.
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» COLOMBO: A black box from a ship loaded with chemical and plastic that is sinking off Sri Lanka has been located, officials said Sunday, as investigators probe what caused the vessel to catch fire.