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'Time has come' to create US Space Force, sixth military branch: Pence
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday unveiled details of plans to create a US Space Force that would become the sixth branch of America's military, saying the "time has come" to prepare for "the next battlefield."
Assange weighing offer to appear before US committee
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018
» LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's London embassy for six years, is considering an offer to appear before the US Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Thaksin: Don't give up
Online Reporters, Published on 09/08/2018
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed to fight for democracy and urged his supporters not to give up.
SET extends gains, Philippine stocks recover lost ground
Published on 09/08/2018
» Thai stocks advanced for a third straight session, while Philippine shares trimmed early sharp falls to close about half a percent lower on Thursday.
Russia blasts 'unacceptable' new US sanctions
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Thursday branded as "unacceptable" new US sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in a nerve agent attack on a former spy, as the ruble and Russian stocks tumbled.
Chinese tourists' love of Thailand rocked by Phuket boat tragedy
Published on 09/08/2018
» The Phuket boat tragedy had a significant impact on Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand last month.
New US sanctions on Russia over UK poisonings
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: New sanctions against Russia will be imposed later this month for illegally using a chemical weapon in an attempted assassination of a former spy and his daughter in Britain earlier this year, the United States said.
Cambodia approves China investment in banana farm
Published on 09/08/2018
» The Cambodian government has given the green light to a Chinese-owned firm, Longmate Agriculture Co, to invest in a banana plantation in Kampot province.
Retired school director admits dealing krathom cocktail
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/08/2018
» SONGKHLA: A retired school director has been arrested in possession of sacks of krathom leaves and bottles of a krathom cocktail after a car chase.
Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion
AFP, Published on 09/08/2018
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's senators on Thursday voted against legalizing abortion in the homeland of Pope Francis, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the legislature's lower house months earlier.