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First Sudan security death as coup opponents keep up protests
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» KHARTOUM - Sudanese anti-coup protesters stabbed to death a police general on Thursday, authorities said, as thousands who kept up rallies against an October military coup faced tear gas.
UK PM fights for political survival after lockdown party shame
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting for his political future on Thursday, as his Conservatives descended into open internal warfare after he was forced to apologise for attending a boozy lockdown party.
Man files complaint against police over wrongful arrest
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 13/01/2022
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A 27-year-old man who was wrongfully arrested for alleged possession of ketamine filed a complaint against police officers involved in the arrest.
Cathay Pacific to suspend transit travellers from high-risk areas
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2022
» HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Thursday that transfer and transit services at Hong Kong International Airport will be banned to passengers coming from places deemed at high risk of coronavirus from midnight on Jan 16 until Feb 15.
Suspects in killing of tigers surrender
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/01/2022
» Four men wanted for killing two Bengal tigers found skinned, their meat cooking on a grill, in a jungle camp near the Myanmar border surrendered to police on Thursday.
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir discharged from hospital
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has been discharged from hospital following a successful medical procedure, the National Heart Institute said on Thursday.
Syrian ex-colonel gets life sentence in German torture trial
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» KOBLENZ (GERMANY) - A German court on Thursday sentenced a former Syrian colonel to life in jail for crimes against humanity in a landmark first global trial over state-sponsored torture in Syria.
Four Thais in latest Forbes 50 over 50
Online Reporters, Published on 13/01/2022
» Four Thai women are included in Forbes Magazine's 50 over 50: Asia 2022 list, which features "founders, business and political leaders, scientists and vanguards leading the way throughout the Asia-Pacific region".
State aims to expedite consumer spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2022
» The government is mulling a faster rollout of the fourth phase of the “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment subsidy scheme to stimulate spending.
Superspreader fears at mass holy dip in India
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» SAGAR ISLAND, India: Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims began packing an island in the Ganges on Thursday for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide, prompting fears of a superspreader event.