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New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» PARIS: France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron's government, a day before crucial no-confidence votes in parliament.
Chinese durian seen as no threat to Thai exports
Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2023
» China-grown durian should not have any serious impact on Thai durian exports given limited supplies in China and the pleasant taste of Thai durian, according to representatives of the private sector.
At least 19 killed in bus accident in Bangladesh
Published on 19/03/2023
» DHAKA: A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injured dozens, police said.
2 unlicensed doctors arrested during clinic raids
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/03/2023
» Consumer protection police raided two clinics in Bangkok and Pathum Thani on Saturday and arrested two men for allegedly working as doctors without licences.
Durian from China? Hainan gears up for first harvest of SE Asia's 'king of fruits'
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/03/2023
» China is gearing up for the harvest of its first domestic durian crop this summer after more than four years of cultivation, although it is not expected to challenge Southeast Asia's stranglehold on sales of the pungent smelling fruit.
Defiant Putin visits Mariupol, second stop in tour of occupied Ukraine
The New York TImes, Published on 19/03/2023
» President Vladimir Putin of Russia travelled to Mariupol, his second surprise visit to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine this weekend, and a defiant gesture soon after an international court had issued a warrant for his arrest.
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills.
Chinese gangsters arrested for abducting, extorting female compatriot
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/03/2023
» Three Chinese nationals - two men and a woman - have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police said.
China's Xi plays peacemaker on Russia visit
AFP, Published on 19/03/2023
» President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker.
US, Philippines to hold military drills from April 11, Star says
Bloomberg, Published on 19/03/2023
» The Philippines and the US will begin their annual joint military exercises on April 11, the Philippine Star reported, citing a military spokesman from the Southeast Asian nation.