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After celebrations, displaced Gazans return home to destruction
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» JABALIA (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way home in northern Gaza on Sunday, flanked on both sides by countless buildings turned to rubble, as a ceasefire took effect in the Palestinian territory.
Thaksin promises a million homes for low-income Thais
Published on 19/01/2025
» Former prime minister and de facto leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party Thaksin Shinawatra on Sunday pledged to build up to one million housing units for low-income people during a speech at a rally in Bueng Kan province.
Panel backs Bangkok's Chatuchak area for F1 event
Post Reporters, Published on 19/01/2025
» State agencies are studying the feasibility of hosting an F1 event in 2027 with a plan to hold it as a city race along Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok, said Kongsak Yodmanee, governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand.
Foreigners die after attending music festival in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/01/2025
» PHUKET: Two foreign visitors died after attending a world-renowned electric dance music festival in this southern island province on Saturday night.
Fresh crackdown on 'vaped' ketamine in Thai nightclubs
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 19/01/2025
» The government is stepping up suppression of a new form of narcotic drugs called "pod k”, a mixture of vape juice and ketamine now popular among clubbers, deputy government spokesman Anukool Pruksanusak said on Sunday.
Hamas releases hostage names, paving way for ceasefire to start
Published on 19/01/2025
» Hamas provided the names of three female Israeli hostages it plans to hand over on Sunday, after a delay in releasing the list pushed back the start of a ceasefire in Gaza and led to more deadly strikes.
32 Indonesians sneak into Thailand's Tak province from Myanmar
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 19/01/2025
» TAK: Thirty-two Indonesian nationals, 30 men and two women, have been caught fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar into Thailand through a border area in Mae Sot district and detained for questioning.
60 killed in Colombia guerilla violence
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» TIBú (COLOMBIA) - The death toll from attacks by ELN rebels in Colombia has risen to 60 in the country's restive Catatumbo region near the border with Venezuela, officials said Saturday.
Asean tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
Published on 19/01/2025
» LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.
Asean still needs detail on China offer to help combat scams in SE Asia
Online Reporters, Published on 19/01/2025
» Talks between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China to crack down on online scams need detail as the proposal from Beijing was still in an early stage, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said on Saturday.