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Korean and diving instructor drown in Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/10/2019
» PHUKET: A South Korean man and a Thai diving instructor who came to his rescue drowned while diving off Koh Racha Yai in Phuket on Saturday.
US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria
AFP, Published on 20/10/2019
» TAL TAMR (SYRIA) - US forces withdrew from their largest base in northern Syria on Sunday, a monitor said, as Turkey accused Kurdish forces of killing one of its soldiers in fighting that tested a fragile truce.
How Catalan protest tactics are inspired by Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 20/10/2019
» MADRID - From blocking airports to using encrypted messaging apps, Catalan separatists demonstrating against the jailing of nine of their leaders are openly copying tactics devised by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong.
EU moves to ratify Brexit accord despite delay request
AFP, Published on 20/10/2019
» BRUSSELS: Brussels officials on Sunday pressed on with plans to ratify the divorce deal as European leaders considered Prime Minister Boris Johnson's reluctant request for a Brexit delay.
3 killed in Korat as car skids into canal
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/10/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Three people, a man and two women, were killed after a car skidded off a road and plunged into a roadside canal in Phimai district on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Whale shark set free by drilling team in Gulf of Thailand
Supapong Chaolan and Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 20/10/2019
» SURAT THANI/SONGKHLA: Following an offshore drilling team's rescue of Boonrod the dog earlier this year, a drilling team working on another platform off the southern coast has saved a whale shark.
Mekong water level in Nakhon Phanom drops amid drought fears
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 20/10/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: The level of water in the Mekong river in this northeastern border province is dropping rapidly, exhibiting the most unnatural phenomenon in 50 years, according to local media reports.
Superyacht linked to Malaysia's 1MDB for sale, again
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: A superyacht linked to a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal at Malaysian fund 1MDB is up for sale, according to a listing by the yacht broker.
Indonesia's popular president to be sworn in for final term
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's popular president who rose from poverty and pledged to champion democracy, fight entrenched corruption and modernize the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation was to be sworn in for his final five-year term with a pledge to take bolder actions.
Senate passes royal security decree
Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2019
» An executive decree on the partial transfer of army units and budget to a royal security command unit sailed through the Senate on Sunday with no resistance.