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Trump confidant Roger Stone, indicted by Mueller, pleads not guilty
AFP, Published on 29/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - Longtime Donald Trump advisor Roger Stone pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from the ongoing investigation into whether the president's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.
Australian PM asks Thailand to free detained footballer
Published on 29/01/2019
» Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Thailand to stop the extradition to Bahrain of a detained football player who has refugee status in Australia, his office said Tuesday.
EU urges internet firms to intensify fake news fight
AFP, Published on 29/01/2019
» BRUSSELS - The EU on Tuesday urged advertising trade associations and US internet giants to intensify the fight against disinformation campaigns from suspects such as Russia, ahead of European elections in May.
Myanmar official suggests downsizing or relocating controversial dam
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2019
» NAYPYITAW: A top Myanmar investment official on Tuesday suggested alternatives such as downsizing or relocating a stalled Chinese-backed dam project that has strained ties between the neighbours.
Engineers want erection of construction cranes regulated
Published on 29/01/2019
» The Council of Engineers wants it made mandatory to get permission before erecting a crane at a construction site in the wake of the accident on Rama III Road in Bangkok in which five workers were killed.
Pakistan's top court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi
AFP, Published on 29/01/2019
» ISLAMABAD - The Islamist group leading protests against Asia Bibi, a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row, told its members to be on alert Tuesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court was set to announce whether it will allow an appeal against its decision to acquit her.
'French Spiderman' arrested after scaling Manila skyscraper
AFP, Published on 29/01/2019
» MANILA: French urban freeclimber Alain Robert was arrested on Tuesday, police said, after he scaled one of Manila's tallest towers in his latest high-risk ascent.
Tired of army rule, youth a rising force in March election
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2019
» Standing atop the stairs outside his university auditorium, 20-year-old activist Prit Chiwarak led a protest of hundreds of people calling for an end to Thailand's ruling military junta.
Prayut will neither resign nor reshuffle cabinet
Published on 29/01/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday he would neither resign nor reshuffle his cabinet, and his political future would be made clear between Feb 4 and 8.
Corruption rising in Thailand, survey says
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2019
» Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Tuesday.