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In 1958 US considered nuclear strike on China over Taiwan: documents
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: US military planners pushed for nuclear strikes on mainland China in 1958 to protect Taiwan from an invasion by Communist forces, classified documents posted online by Daniel Ellsberg of "Pentagon Papers" fame show.
Malaysia decides against full lockdown
Kyodo News, Published on 22/05/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday decided against a nationwide lockdown despite daily Covid-19 cases hitting more than 6,000 this week.
Bleak prospects on 7th coup anniversary
Online Reporters, Published on 22/05/2021
» At 4.30pm on May 22 seven years ago, Thailand saw its 13th successful military coup.
523 more Covid infections found in prisons
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/05/2021
» Another 523 inmates at seven prisons have been found to be infected with Covid-19, with the Bang Kwang Central Prison reporting the most new infections at 299. The national total has risen to 14,566.
Some jabs help nations recover faster than others
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/05/2021
» With hundreds of millions of people now vaccinated against Covid-19, the coronavirus outbreak should begin to die down in places where a large chunk of the population has been inoculated. But that isn’t happening everywhere.
350kg marijuana haul in Nakhon Phanom
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 22/05/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: Navy officers arrested two men and seized 350 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana destined for southern Thailand on the bank of the Mekong River in Tha Uthen district on Friday night.
Life slowly resumes in ravaged Gaza after ceasefire
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» GAZA CITY: Cafes reopened, fishermen set out to sea and shopkeepers dusted off shelves Saturday as Gazans slowly resumed their daily lives after a deadly 11-day conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Alleged accomplice in B600m lottery fraud caught
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/05/2021
» Another suspect wanted in connection with a lottery investment fraud that caused an estimated 600 million baht in damage has been arrested in Samut Prakan.
Chinese Mars rover gets down to work
AFP, Published on 22/05/2021
» China’s Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface of the planet on Saturday, the state-run Xinhua news agency said, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the Red Planet.
Yala juvenile centre closed after 23 positive tests
Online Reporters, Published on 22/05/2021
» A training centre for juvenile offenders in Yala has been closed after authorities confirmed 21 more Covid-19 infections, bringing the total from the centre to 23.