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Tom Wolfe, author of 'The Right Stuff' dies
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» NEW YORK - Tom Wolfe, the groundbreaking American journalist and novelist best known for "The Right Stuff" and "The Bonfire of the Vanities," has died, US media reported on Tuesday. He was 88.
N.Korea to call for world nuclear test ban
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» GENEVA: North Korea plans to join international efforts to implement a total ban on nuclear weapons tests, it told the United Nations disarmament body Tuesday.
Indonesia police shoot dead suspect, arrest 13
Associated Press, Published on 15/05/2018
» SURABAYA, Indonesia: Indonesian police fatally shot a militant and arrested 13 others Tuesday suspected of links to suicide bombings carried out by two families in the country's second-largest city.
Udon Thani-Vang Vieng bus services mooted
Om Jotikasthira, Published on 15/05/2018
» Thailand and Laos are planning regular bus services between Udon Thani and Vang Vieng, a popular tourist spot in the landlocked country, before the end of the year.
Cleric eyes government as election upset rocks Iraq
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» BAGHDAD - Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday eyed a broad coalition after appearing to deal a blow to both Iranian and American influence with a shock election triumph that has upended Iraqi politics.
Indonesia stocks fall to 1-week closing low, SET drops
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 15/05/2018
» Indonesian shares fell to a one-week closing low on Tuesday, as continued capital outflows and worse-than-expected trade data hurt investor sentiment, while the Stock Exchange of Thailand ended lower.
Ukraine raids Kiev offices of Russian state media
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» KIEV: Ukraine's state security service searched the Kiev offices of Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency and TV channel RT on Tuesday, after detaining one journalist near his home, officials said.
Government urged to cut ties with ITD over poaching case
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2018
» The government has been urged to severe business relations with Italian-Thai Development Plc due to the involvement of its president on the wildlife poaching case.
Heavy fighting as Taliban attack western Afghan city
AFP, Published on 15/05/2018
» HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan aircraft Tuesday bombed Taliban positions in the western city of Farah after the insurgents launched a major attempt to capture the provincial capital, with fearful residents seeking shelter from explosions and gunfire.
Cryptocurrency rules to be issued by end-June: SEC chief
Reuters, Published on 15/05/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expects to issue regulations on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings by the end of June after holding a public hearing, the commission chief said on Tuesday.