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UN notified of name change to North Macedonia
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United Nations confirmed on Wednesday that it has been officially informed by the Macedonian government that the country's new name is North Macedonia.
Global unemployment down, but too many working poor: UN
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» GENEVA - The global unemployment rate inched down last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning though that jobs often failed to guarantee decent living, with some 700 million workers wallowing in poverty.
Hong Kong pushes ahead with blanket ban on e-cigarettes
Published on 13/02/2019
» It may be time to kick the habit for vapers in Hong Kong as officials ready a law to choke the supply, sale and promotion of e-cigarettes, with a maximum penalty of six months’ imprisonment and a fine of HK$50,000 (200,000 baht).
Philippines arrests journalist Maria Ressa on libel charge
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» MANILA: Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who has repeatedly clashed with President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested in her Manila office on Wednesday in what rights advocates called an act of "persecution".
IS defend last Syria redoubt, as family members flee
AFP, Published on 13/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - Jihadist fighters made a desperate last stand in eastern Syria on Wednesday, while their wives and children fled the final, blood-soaked implosion of their "caliphate".
Gay comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
Published on 13/02/2019
» JAKARTA: An Instagram account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia has disappeared from the site following a frenzy of moral outrage online in the world's biggest Muslim nation.
Mukdahan immigration chief shunted over fleeing Uighurs
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2019
» The immigration chief of Mukdahan has been transferred after his juniors let seven detained Muslim Uigurs flee the detention centre.
Wild elephants kill monk on last night of seclusion
Published on 13/02/2019
» CHACHOENGSAO: A Monk on the last night of a 19-day seclusion was killed by wild elephants near Khao Ang Ruenai Wildlife Sanctuary in Tha Takiab district.
Energy stocks lead SET gains, Philippine shares continue slide
Published on 13/02/2019
» Thai shares rose on Wednesday, with energy stocks leading broad-based gains, while the Philippine index declined for a fourth consecutive session.
Poll: Pheu Thai supreme in Isan
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 13/02/2019
» Pheu Thai has a commanding lead in the northeastern region in the run up to the polls, far ahead of Palang Pracharath, the party that supports Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's return to power after the election, according to the latest Khon Kaen University opinion survey.