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200 passengers to leave Kabul in first airlift since US pullout
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» KABUL - Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, were set to leave Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August 30.
Phichit warder kills four of wife's family members
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/09/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin confirms prison official in Phichit shot dead four members of his wife's family, including both parents, and wounded three others.
Prayut sacks Thamanat, Narumon from cabinet
Aekarach Sattaburuth and Wassana Nanuam, Published on 09/09/2021
» Thamanat Prompow, secretary-general of the coalition-core Palang Pracharath Party, has been sacked from the position of deputy agriculture minister and Narumon Pinyosinwat, of the same party, has lost her job as deputy labour minister.
Justice minister wants go ahead for kratom-based products
King-oua Laohong, Published on 09/09/2021
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Thursday urged the Public Health Ministry to quickly amend regulations to permit the sale of kratom-based products to provide needed income for rural people.
Japan PM extends Covid emergency to Sept 30
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2021
» Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extended the virus emergency for Tokyo and large parts of the country to Sept 30 as high levels of delta-variant infections strain the medical system.
Australia's Crown Resorts auditor issues warning
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2021
» SYDNEY: Crown Resorts' auditor on Thursday warned that numerous money-laundering probes into the Australian casino operator and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic cast "material" uncertainty over the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Malaysia holds key interest rate
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2021
» Malaysia kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low Thursday, maintaining support for an economy that’s set to fully reopen in a matter of months.
Police raid museum commemorating Tiananmen victims
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Thursday raided the premises of the closed June 4th Museum, dedicated to the victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Drama over monks' giggly live-stream chat show settled
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/09/2021
» The drama surrounding two popular monks and their live-streaming talk show laced with political messages and giggling has been settled.
Tolls, stickers or free? Spain mulls future of motorways
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» MADRID - Who's going to pay for Spain's motorways? Debate is raging over the funding of its 12,000 kilometres of motorways after the government made some roads toll-free after the concessions expired.