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Dozens killed in Somalia blast
Reuters, Published on 28/12/2019
» MOGADISHU: At least 76 people were killed on Saturday when a truck filled with explosives blew up at a busy intersection in the capital of Somalia, in the worst attack in the country in years, officials said.
Police hunt Buri Ram gold shop robbers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 28/12/2019
» BURI RAM: Police are hunting for the robbers who made off with gold ornaments worth about 2 million baht from a shop in Muang district of Buri Ram in the early hours of Saturday.
Parliamentarians' nicknames reflect turbulent times
Online Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» "Council of Conscripts", "Cobra Zone" and "Rusty Blade" are among the monikers reporters have given to Parliament and its members this year.
Nine hurt as van strikes tree in Lampang
Online Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» LAMPANG: Nine people were hurt, five seriously, when a van carrying New year celebrants from Saraburi to Chiang Mai crashed into a roadside tree in Ko Kha district on Saturday.
Australian fires claim 'thousands' of koalas
The Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2019
» PERTH: Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing the numbers of the iconic marsupial, while the fire danger accelerated Saturday in the country’s east as temperatures soared.
Indian police scanning faces at protests
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/12/2019
» NEW DELHI: Indian police have started using facial-recognition software to screen large crowds as protests over a new religion-based citizenship law intensify, according to a local news report.
Ex-minister gets life in Vietnam graft case
AP and Reuters, Published on 28/12/2019
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court on Saturday sentenced an ex-minister to life imprisonment in a multi-million-dollar corruption case in which another minister and a dozen executives also received lengthy prison terms, state media reported.
Day 1: 43 dead, 466 injured in New Year road accidents
Online Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» Forty-three people were killed and 466 injured in road accidents nationwide on Friday, the first day of the so-called “seven dangerous days’’ of the New Year holidays. Drink-driving remained the major cause.
China seals track-upgrade deal
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 28/12/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Friday signed a contract with China Railway Signal and Communication (CRSC) to supply train signalling and communications equipment worth 6.25 billion baht for the 421-kilometre Nakhon Pathom-Chumphon double-track rail upgrade project.
An impressive showing for M&A
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2019
» Thailand experienced strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2019, with deals including the US$2.7-billion (81.3-billion-baht) acquisition by Bangkok Bank of Indonesia's PT Bank Permata in December and Hong Kong-based FWD Group's purchase of Siam Commercial Bank Life Assurance for 92.7 billion baht in July.