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Brazil braces for release of ex-president Lula
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» CURITIBA (BRAZIL) - Lawyers for Brazilian leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday filed a request for his release from prison following a Supreme Court ruling that threatens to deepen political divisions.
Hun Sen critic holds out hope for protests
Published on 08/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: The deputy chief of Cambodia’s banned opposition party has called on her compatriots to take to the streets on Saturday, the country’s independence day, if they want to see an end to the more than three decades of rule by the same strongman.
Security forces add southern curfew to arsenal
Post Reporters, Published on 08/11/2019
» Security authorities have received approval to consider a curfew in eight districts of four southern provinces for one year, but they say the move has nothing to do with this week’s deadly attacks in Yala.
Pompeo in Berlin: China and Russia are threats
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» BERLIN: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning against China and Russia on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, urging Western allies to defend hard-won freedoms.
Orangutans heading back to Indonesia
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/11/2019
» Thai conservation officials will repatriate two orangutans to Indonesia under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) by the end of December.
Universities 'must transform' to survive
Published on 08/11/2019
» Thai universities must undergo a swift transformation in order to remain relevant in the age of digital disruption, a seminar was told on Friday.
Energy Ministry sets E20 transition for early 2020
Published on 08/11/2019
» The Energy Ministry has set a time frame to transition to gasohol E20 as the primary petrol grade by early next year, while phasing out gasohol 91 to boost the value of commodity crops used in biofuel, says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong.
Tyre shop owners say 'police' extorted them
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 08/11/2019
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Five men who claimed to be police officers are suspected of extorting 18,000 baht from a couple who run an auto tyre shop in Muang district.
Bangkok bombings suspects arraigned in court
Online Reporters, Published on 08/11/2019
» Prosecutors have arraigned three suspects in the Criminal Court on 11 charges over the bombings in Bangkok in early August when the city was hosting the Asean foreign ministers' meeting.
Border on alert against Sam Rainsy's planned return to Cambodia
Published on 08/11/2019
» SA KAEO: Security authorities along the border with Cambodia remain on alert for political instigators despite Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy being prevented from boarding a flight to Bangkok for his promised return to challenge Cambodian strongman Hun Sen.