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Belarus cracks down on opposition leaders with detentions
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» MINSK - Police in Belarus arrested protest and strike organisers on Monday as authorities cracked down on opposition leaders after the latest unprecedented demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election.
Senior charged over hazing death
Published on 24/08/2020
» PHUKET: A senior at Phuket Rajabhat University has admitted to subjecting a freshman to gruelling punishment during a cheerleading practice which may have contributed to her death, the Royal Thai Police said.
Berlin says 'fairly likely' Navalny was poisoned
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» BERLIN - The German government said Monday it was "fairly likely" that leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is being treated in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned.
Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway opens
Published on 24/08/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday officially opened the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut motorway in Rayong province.
Tram route modified to lessen impact on traffic
Published on 24/08/2020
» PHUKET: A revised design of the 41.7km light rail system running from Phuket airport to Chalong intersection was debated at a public hearing on Monday with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) hoping to get a cabinet nod by the middle of next year.
Anti-government activist nabbed in Rayong
Online Reporters, Published on 24/08/2020
» An anti-government activist was arrested in Rayong province while waiting to greet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who led a mobile cabinet meeting in the province on Monday.
Navy defends subs procurement, Pheu Thai vows to sink it
Online Reporters, Published on 24/08/2020
» The Royal Thai Navy has entered a war of words with Pheu Thai over the controversial procurement of two more submarines from China during a time of economic crisis.
Prisons being developed as tourist attractions
King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/08/2020
» The Corrections Department is working on plans to turn 72 prisons across the country into tourist attractions, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin revealed on Monday.
Digital attacks raise fears over press freedoms in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 24/08/2020
» SYDNEY/JAKARTA: A spate of hacking attacks on Indonesian media that published articles critical of the government's response to the coronavirus has raised concerns over press freedom, the country's leading journalists' association said on Monday.
World’s first floating Apple store to open in Singapore
Published on 24/08/2020
» SINGAPORE: Apple's third store in Singapore is set to open soon, and the tech giant's fanboys are in for a treat - it floats on water.