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Gunmen storm luxury hotel in Pakistan port city of Gwadar
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» ISLAMABAD: At least one person has been killed after three gunmen stormed a five-star hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, the centrepiece of a multi-billion dollar Chinese infrastructure project, the military said Saturday.
Hat Yai ‘kidnapper cops’ case investigated
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 11/05/2019
» Provincial Police Region 9 authorities are investigating the alleged abduction of a Pattani police officer and his five friends for a 500,000-baht ransom in Hat Yai by a group of men claiming to be police.
Panel set up to investigate checkpoint case
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2019
» The Nakhon Si Thammarat police chief has set up a panel to investigate an incident in which a man claiming to be a judge refused to show his driving licence to a policeman when asked, saying he was a friend of the policeman’s boss.
Two held in B20m pyramid scheme
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/05/2019
» Two women have been arrested separately in Pathum Thani and Chon Buri provinces on charges of duping people in Pattaya out of 20 million baht in an online pyramid scheme.
Lottery board chief replaced
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2019
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has appointed the director-general of the Excise Department as the new chairman of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) board.
Landmark plastic waste pact doesn't include US
The Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2019
» GENEVA: Nearly every country in the world except for the United States has agreed on a legally binding framework to reduce the pollution from plastic waste, UN environmental officials say.
En garde! France recognises lightsabre as a sport
Published on 11/05/2019
» LYON, France: For decades it has been the dream of the young and the young-at-heart — to be like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars and vanquish foes with a lightsabre.
China cracks huge fake HDD ring
Reuters, Published on 11/05/2019
» SHANGHAI: Chinese police have seized more than 210,000 hard drives produced by a counterfeiting ring that sold them as brand-name items from the likes of Hewlett Packard and IBM, the Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to bolster an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers already sent to the Gulf, ratcheting up pressure Saturday on archfoe Iran.
Highlanders hold on to stop Jaguares charge
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» WELLINGTON - The Otago Highlanders held off a spirited second half by the Jaguares to claim their Super Rugby clash 32-27 in Dunedin Saturday.