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New York on edge over likely Trump indictment
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» NEW YORK: A grand jury was set to reconvene in New York on Wednesday as it weighs whether to charge ex-president Donald Trump over hush money paid to a porn star.
Uganda urged to reject 'appalling' anti-gay bill
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» KAMPALA: The United Nations and the United States led calls Wednesday for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to reject what has been labelled an "appalling" anti-gay bill.
Thai Sang Thai: Scrap conscription
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/03/2023
» Conscription should be abolished in favour of a full voluntary enlistment programme and better military welfare, says the Thai Sang Thai Party (TST).
Amnesty petitions govt to release activists
Post Reporters, Published on 22/03/2023
» Amnesty International Thailand has joined other activists in handing a petition with the signatures of 8,517 people to caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, urging police to withdraw accusations against all political activists.
Macron defiant on pension reform despite uproar
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pensions reform, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests.
Dropout rate concerns Unicef
Apichin Chitviriyakul, Published on 22/03/2023
» The number of Thais who are “not in education, employment or training” (NEET) is concerning, says Kyungsun Kim, director of Unicef Thailand.
More arrests in phone scams targeting Americans
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/03/2023
» A total of 20 people — five Indian nationals and 15 Thais — have now been arrested for alleged involvement in a phone scam network preying on elderly Americans with damages exceeding 3 billion baht, police said on Wednesday.
Police wrapping up missing child probe
Published on 22/03/2023
» Police have wrapped up their investigation into the disappearance of an eight-month-old baby boy in Nakhon Pathom, whose body has not been found despite a long search.
Gunman holed-up after three people shot dead
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/03/2023
» PHETCHABURI: Police on Wednesday evening surrounded a house where a gunman remained holed-up after killing three people and wounding three more.
Ethiopia removes rebel Tigray party from terror list
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.