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Zelensky: Ukraine ‘fully committed’ to constructive talks with US
Published on 08/03/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine is “fully committed” to constructive dialogue with US representatives in Saudi Arabia next week and hopes to agree on the necessary steps, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.
Gene Hackman ‘died days after rare virus killed wife’
Published on 08/03/2025
» SANTA FE, New Mexico - Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease and other factors days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare virus spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico.
Chiang Rai man ‘helped scammers launder B30 million a day’
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2025
» A 21-year-old man arrested in Chiang Rai has admitted to having laundered an estimated 30 million baht a day for dozens of Cambodia-based call-centre scam gangs that preyed on Thais, police say.
Recycling plants shuttered for doing more harm than good
Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2025
» Industry Minister Akanat Promphan has ordered four recycling plants in Samut Sakhon to suspend operations following complaints about air pollution and leaking wastewater contaminating surrounding salt farms.
340 civilians reported killed by Syrian security forces
AFP, Published on 08/03/2025
» BEIRUT - More than 300 civilians from the Alawite minority have been killed in recent days by Syrian security forces and their allies, as authorities clash with militants loyal to the former government of Bashar al-Assad.
Surin temple reopens after patriotic song flap
Published on 08/03/2025
» Prasat Ta Muean Thom, an ancient Khmer temple near the Thai-Cambodian border in Surin, has reopened to the public but visitors have been cautioned not to engage in any provocative activities there.
Deepfakes of Singapore PM ‘used to sell crypto’
Published on 08/03/2025
» Deepfakes of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong are circulating online and being used to sell cryptocurrency, money-making schemes and permanent residency application services, the country’s leader says.
Myanmar plans election in December or January
Published on 08/03/2025
» Myanmar’s military government will hold a general election in December 2025 or January 2026, state media reported on Saturday, citing junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who provided the first specific time frame for the long-promised polls in the war-torn country.
South Korean president freed from detention
Published on 08/03/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant on insurrection charges.
Foreign shoplifter with modified suitcase arrested in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 08/03/2025
» PATTAYA: A Mongolian tourist has been arrested on charges of stealing brand-name products from a shopping mall in Pattaya by modifying his suitcase to hide the stolen items.