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Russia convicts Gulag historian on sex charge despite outcry
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» PETROZAVODSK (RUSSIA) - A Russian court on Wednesday convicted a respected Gulag historian in a controversial sexual abuse case, but handed down a sentence that will see him free in the autumn.
Ukraine president defends movie post to end hostage crisis
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended his decision to agree to a hostage-taker's bizarre demand that he post a movie recommendation to end a 12-hour stand-off.
Rampant virus won’t deter Bali’s plan to welcome back tourists
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/07/2020
» Bali, Indonesia’s most popular holiday destination, is pressing ahead with a plan to welcome back visitors to revive its tourism-reliant economy even as the resort island continues to report a surge in new coronavirus cases.
NACC finds Yingluck abused authority in infrastructure roadshow
Post Reporters, Published on 22/07/2020
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to the accusation that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and two other former officials committed offences and abused their authority by rolling out a roadshow campaign to publicise infrastructure development projects in 2013.
21 arrested after Myanmar shaman orders rescue mission
Published on 22/07/2020
» RATCHABURI: Twenty-one ethnic Karen people have been apprehended for sneaking into Thailand on the orders of their village shaman to rescue his friend from jail and take him back to Myanmar.
Malaysia warns against complacency as new virus cases rebound
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/07/2020
» Malaysia is stepping up reminders for people to wear masks and maintain physical distancing as its number of new coronavirus cases climbed in recent days.
Taiwan parliament passes proposal to rebrand China Airlines
Published on 22/07/2020
» Taiwan's parliament passed a proposal Wednesday to rebrand the island's largest airline to avoid confusion with carriers on the Chinese mainland.
Downpour floods Pattaya, water car-deep
Published on 22/07/2020
» PATTAYA: An afternoon downpour flooded major roads in Pattaya on Wednesday afternoon, with one community particularly hard-hit.
Borneo tribal slur costs man 8 buffaloes, 8 gongs
AFP, Published on 22/07/2020
» A Pakistani man has been fined eight buffaloes and eight gongs by a court on the Malaysian part of Borneo for insulting indigenous groups, an official said Wednesday.
As cost of meth falls, so do rewards paid
King-oua Laohong, Published on 22/07/2020
» It is costing drug traffickers less to make methamphetamine and crystal meth and prices have fallen, so the rewards paid for drug seizures should also be lowered, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Wednesday.