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May battles confidence vote
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2018
» LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to win a vote of no confidence triggered by angry Brexit supporters in her Conservative Party on Wednesday, saying her ouster would jeopardise Britain's divorce from the European Union.
102-year-old great-granny becomes 'oldest' skydiver
AFP, Published on 12/12/2018
» SYDNEY - A 102-year-old great-grandmother is believed to have become the world's oldest skydiver after plunging 14,000 feet (4,300 metres) through the South Australian sky.
EU parliament approves huge Japan trade deal
AFP, Published on 12/12/2018
» BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an accord with Japan that has been dubbed the world's biggest trade deal, covering economies that represent a third of the world's GDP.
Spain to raise minimum wage by 22% in 2019: PM
AFP, Published on 12/12/2018
» MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday his cabinet would approve next week a 22 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage to 1,050 euros ($1,192) in 2019.
Miss Universe's first transgender contestant revels in being role model
Published on 12/12/2018
» Like many other contestants at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, Angela Ponce grew up watching the glitzy spectacle on television, dreaming of representing her country one day.
Airport bottlenecks need to be addressed: IATA
Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 12/12/2018
» GENEVA: Airport overcrowding -- with Bangkok a key example of passenger congestion -- and sustainability were among the key highlights outlined in a report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Mentally ill man rescued from top of railway bridge
Published on 12/12/2018
» Si SA KET: A mentally ill man who climbed to the top of a railway bridge over a creek suffered a seizure while police were trying to talk him down and had to be rescued on Wednesday afternoon.
Illegal Indian tour guide arrested in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 12/12/2018
» PATTAYA: An Indian was arrested for working illegally as a tour guide in an operation that also caught a Myanmar national for unauthorised employment in the kingdom.
Trump comment lifts Southeast Asia stocks
Published on 12/12/2018
» Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Wednesday, as optimism swept across broader Asia after upbeat comments from US President Donald Trump on reaching a trade deal with China allayed trade conflict worries between Washington and Beijing.
Drug user admits stealing from late-night swimmers
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 12/12/2018
» PATTAYA: A drug-user has been charged with stealing the clothes, money and mobile phone of two Thai tourists who went swimming at a beach here on Sunday night, leaving them with only their underpants.