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'Furniture for all' Ikea founder Kamprad dies at 91
AFP, Published on 28/01/2018
» STOCKHOLM: Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has died aged 91, the company said Sunday, leaving behind a global business empire built on revolutionary flat-pack furniture but under investigation over its tax practises in the Netherlands.
Air China to launch Chengdu-Bangkok route
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2018
» Air China will start flying from Chengdu to Bangkok to cater to Chinese tourists visiting the kingdom.
Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny at rally
Published on 28/01/2018
» MOSCOW: Police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest March presidential polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024.
Federer wins 20th major title at Australian Open
Published on 28/01/2018
» MELBOURNE: Roger Federer has captured his 20th Grand Slam singles title, beating Marin Cilic in a tense, back-and-forth Australian Open final 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Nida Poll director to resign over Prawit's luxury watches
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2018
» The director of the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida)'s polling agency has vowed to resign after top administration bowed to political pressure in suspending the release of a poll on Gen Prawit's luxury wristwatches.
Kabul on high alert after ambulance bomb toll tops 100
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2018
» Afghanistan Sunday declared a day of national mourning as the toll for those killed by a huge bomb hidden in an ambulance in Kabul topped 100 people, sharply raising tensions after insurgents struck in the city for the second time in a week.
Entertainment should be banned at political events: EC
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/01/2018
» Allowing candidates running for the House of Representatives to sponsor various forms of entertainment in their election campaigns will move Thailand 43 years backward in politics, Election Commission member Somchai Srisuthiyakorn said on Sunday.
Foreigner found dead on Rayong beach
Online Reporters, Published on 28/01/2018
» The body of a foreign man was found on Mae Ram Phueng beach in Rayong on Sunday.
US calls for release of missing Chinese bookseller
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2018
» BEIJING: President Donald Trump's administration has joined European governments in urging China to release a Swedish citizen who sold gossipy books about Chinese leaders.
Ferry sinks in Pacific; 7 rescued from life raft, about 50 missing
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2018
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Six adults and an unconscious baby were rescued Sunday from a life raft in the Pacific Ocean after drifting for four days in the blazing sun without water. The survivors had scrambled onto the small wooden dinghy after the ferry they were aboard sank, according to authorities.