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Biden heads to tornado-struck Kentucky to pledge support
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» MAYFIELD (UNITED STATES) - US President Joe Biden headed Wednesday for Kentucky to pledge support and meet survivors after devastating tornadoes destroyed towns and took scores of lives.
Vietnamese pair jailed for Facebook posts on deadly land dispute clash
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» A Hanoi court on Wednesday ordered the jailing of two activists who posted on Facebook about a land dispute clash that left four people dead on the outskirts of Vietnam's capital last year.
Blinken scraps visit to Thailand after journalist tests positive for Covid
Online reporters, Published on 15/12/2021
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cancelled his visit to Thailand planned for Thursday after a reporter travelling with his delegation contracted the coronavirus, the US embassy in Bangkok said on Wednesday.
Last Covid field hospital in Chiang Mai closed
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 15/12/2021
» CHIANG MAI: Bussakham field hospital in the northern province was declared closed on Wednesday after sending the last batch of patients home.
Tensions remain at Tak refugee camp after riot
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 15/12/2021
» TAK: Officials were still struggling to regain full control of the Mae La refugee camp in Tha Song Yang district on Wednesday evening after a riot there Tuesday night.
Southern Thai dance form 'nora' gets Unesco heritage status
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» Dancers moved gracefully in a circle, their beaded dress pieces swaying as they struck bird-like poses in a dance-drama known as "nora" -- a southern Thai performance art which was added Wednesday to Unesco's prestigious heritage list.
Belgian trial starts over UK migrant truck deaths
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» BRUGES, Belgium: Two years after 39 Vietnamese migrants died aboard a truck that travelled to Britain, Belgium on Wednesday opened the trial of 23 people suspected of involvement in the human-smuggling ring responsible.
German court hands life term to Russian over 'contract killing'
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» BERLIN: A German court on Wednesday sentenced a Russian man to life in prison for shooting dead a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park in broad daylight, a murder prosecutors say was ordered by Moscow.
“SCG Chemicals” wins Prime Minister's Best Industry Award 2021,
Published on 15/12/2021
» SCG Chemicals celebrates its progress in becoming a “Chemicals Business for Sustainability” by winning four Prime Minister’s Industry Awards 2021.
House votes down bills to repeal coup-makers' orders
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 15/12/2021
» The House on Wednesday rejected two bills that would have repealed laws proclaimed by the May 2014 coup makers, proposed by the opposition Move Forward Party and legal reform group iLaw.