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Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» TOKYO - A powerful typhoon buffeted Japan's eastern coast on Saturday evening, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's crosshairs.
Thomas virtually secures Tour de France title
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» ESPELETTE (FRANCE) - Britain's Geraint Thomas virtually secured his maiden Tour de France triumph after finishing third in the penultimate stage time trial in the Basque country on Saturday.
Candles lit for King's 66th birthday
Online Reporters, Published on 28/07/2018
» Thousands of people have gathered at Sanam Luang in Bangkok to light candles and sing a new royal anthem to mark the 66th birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
Thick mud stalls Lao rescue effort
Published on 28/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: Rescuers on Saturday battled thick mud and flood waters across a swathe of remote southern Laos to find survivors of a deadly dam burst that submerged entire villages, as an official suggested faulty construction may have led to the disaster.
8 narrowly escape after car bursts into flames
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 28/07/2018
» HUA HIN: Eight family members, including two children, narrowly escaped death when their car burst into flames after being hit by a truck on a bypass road in Hua Hin on Saturday.
Nan landslide kills eight from one family
Published on 28/07/2018
» NAN: Eight people, all from the same family, were killed after a mudslide triggered by heavy downpours struck a village in Bo Klue district on Saturday morning.
S44 order allows rehabilitation for ketamine users
Online Reporters, Published on 28/07/2018
» Ketamine users or those having not more than 500g of the substance can now opt to join a rehabilitation programme instead of being prosecuted now that the drug has been added to an announcement, says a top narcotics control official.
Khan begins Pakistan coalition talks as rivals protest
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan's party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan's general election, as rival parties planned protests over alleged vote rigging.
Disaster-hit Japan braces for powerful typhoon
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» TOKYO - A powerful typhoon hurtled towards Japan on Saturday, prompting local authorities to issue early evacuation orders, with western areas recently devastated by floods and landslides in the storm's crosshairs.
Confusion mounts over Laos flood toll
Published on 28/07/2018
» PAKSONG DISTRICT, Laos: Bounna Eemchanthavong was trying to do arithmetic that refused to add up: About 650 people lived in his village in southern Laos before it was devastated by a dam failure, and only 65 of them had been spotted at two shelters where survivors gathered.