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US parties close ranks ahead of Trump impeachment
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - Democrats and Republicans closed ranks Tuesday a day ahead of the expected impeachment of US President Donald Trump, underscoring the country's deep political divide over charges that the US leader abused his power.
Pope lifts 'pontifical secret' for sex abuse cases
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» VATICAN CITY: Priests can no longer cite papal secrecy in abuse cases, the Vatican said Tuesday, the latest move by Pope Francis to combat silence surrounding paedophilia in the Roman Catholic church.
French crowds march as government stands firm on pension reform
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» PARIS - Tens of thousands of protesters hit French streets on Tuesday in a pensions reform standoff that has sparked nearly two weeks of crippling transport strikes, raising the spectre of mass travel chaos over the Christmas holiday.
'Immediate legal action' required in Pareena case
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/12/2019
» Many high-level officials at the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and former Royal Forest Department (RFD) chiefs are recommending that RFD take immediate legal action against Palang Pracharath Party MP Pareena Kraikupt for forest encroachment, an informed source said on Tuesday.
Future Forward officially sacks 4 MPs
Online Reporters, Published on 17/12/2019
» Future Forward Party executives and MPs have voted unanimously to expel four renegade MPs after 250 party members voted to sack them on Monday.
UK PM to outlaw Brexit extension beyond 2020
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seeking Tuesday to outlaw extending the Brexit transition period beyond the end of 2020, as he prepared to put the EU divorce deal before MPs.
Big meth bust in North
Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2019
» CHIANG RAI: Army rangers intercepted and seized a vehicle carrying about 5 million methamphetamine pills in Chiang Rai early on Tuesday, but the smugglers managed to escape.
Deputy minister pitches new airport in Nakhon Pathom
Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 17/12/2019
» The private sector will be invited to bid for a contract to build a new 25-billion-baht airport in Nakhon Pathom province, west of Bangkok.
Loneliness pervades Thailand, poll finds
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/12/2019
» Despite spending hours on social media each day connecting with friends, many Thais say they are still lonely and trust machines more than people, according to a new report by Kantar Thailand.
Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 17/12/2019
» YANGON: Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.