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US debt ceiling deal: the key takeaways
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» NEW YORK - President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached a deal in principle to raise the government's debt ceiling and avert a devastating default.
Turkey voters divided in Erdogan's Istanbul birthplace
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» ISTANBUL - In a working-class Istanbul harbour where Recep Tayyip Erdogan grew up playing football, Hasan Karakaya had only one description for Turkey's president after voting on Sunday: "He's the best."
Venice's Grand Canal turns phosphorescent green
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» ROME - A stretch of Venice's Grand Canal turned bright green Sunday, prompting police to investigate amid speculation about a stunt by environmentalists.
Bangkok governor surprises overpass workers with hurry-up visit
Post Reporters, Published on 28/05/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has issued an urgent instruction to contractors to ensure the new overpass over the Na Ranong intersection in Klong Toey district is ready for public use on Thursday, after finding out many parts of the project remain unfinished.
Pheu Thai supporters' group urges split with Move Forward
Post Reporters, Published on 28/05/2023
» A group of Pheu Thai Party supporters on Sunday urged it to let the Move Forward Party form a coalition government without its help, expressing frustration against "disrespect" shown towards Pheu Thai.
Jeers rain down as Kostyuk refuses to shake hands with Sabalenka at French Open
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» PARIS - Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to win a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers rained down after the defeated Ukrainian refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent.
Police bar Chinese bribe suspect from leaving Thailand
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/05/2023
» Police seized the passport and blocked the departure of a Chinese journalist arrested for allegedly demanding a multi-million-baht bribe from a suspected Chinese gangster to arrange for charges against her to be dropped.
150kg crystal meth seized in Korat, 2 arrested
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 28/05/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two men were arrested and 150 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized after police intercepted two cars for a search in Pathai district of this northeastern province on Sunday, Region 3 Provincial Police commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuam said at a media conference.
Doing Singapore in style
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/05/2023
» A weekend break is always nice and it is nicer if it is to Singapore. It is nicest when now and again we remind ourselves of how an efficient world works and this is one of the main reasons I go to Singapore. Breath in the clean air, feel the sea breeze on your face, let your eyes soak in all the green, despite being in the city, and indulge the palate. Though one is spoilt for hotel choices in Singapore, Andaz is a great hotel to begin my post-Covid sojourn in the island-nation, in the heart of the Lion City.
Somalia to introduce direct universal suffrage in 2024
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» MOGADISHU - Somalia's government and federal member states said Sunday that direct universal suffrage would be introduced with local elections set for June 2024.