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Rockets fired at two Myanmar air bases, says military
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2021
» Unidentified attackers fired rockets at two Myanmar air bases on Thursday but there were no casualties and only minor damage in another sign of deteriorating security since the military overthrew an elected government three months ago.
Harsher Covid controls
Online Reporters, Published on 29/04/2021
» The government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Thursday intensified its Covid-19 controls, extending the quarantine period for arrivals, expanding "dark red" control zones and requiring the nationwide wearing of face masks outside homes.
Navalny network disbands as gaunt Kremlin critic appears in court
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» MOSCOW - Alexei Navalny's political network said Thursday it is disbanding, as the jailed Kremlin critic appeared in court, gaunt and shaven headed, for the first time since ending his hunger strike.
Woman in German custody over killings at disabled centre
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» POTSDAM (GERMANY) - An employee at a clinic for disabled people outside Berlin was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing four people at the centre and wounding a fifth, police said, with the motive still unclear.
Navalny political network disbands ahead of 'extremism' ruling
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» MOSCOW - A key aide to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Thursday his organisation was disbanding its national network ahead of a court ruling expected to declare it an extremist organisation.
Fasting rally leaders both 'well'
King-oua Laohong, Published on 29/04/2021
» The Corrections Department has denied reports on social media that protest rally leader Parit "Penguin" Chiwarak, who is on a hunger strike, had "excreted blood and flesh", saying he was physically well.
Ministry slashes GDP outlook to 2.3% from 2.8%
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2021
» The Finance Ministry on Thursday reduced its 2021 economic growth forecast for a second time this year to 2.3% from 2.8% growth, after a third wave of coronavirus infections struck the tourism-reliant nation this month.
PromptPay links up with Singapore's PayNow
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched on Thursday a linkage of Thailand’s PromptPay and Singapore's PayNow real-time retail payment systems.
Intervention 'could buy 20 years' for declining Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Using experimental "cloud brightening" technology and introducing heat-tolerant corals could help slow the Great Barrier Reef's climate change-fuelled decline by up to 20 years, Australian scientists said Thursday.
German ex-footballer Metzelder in dock on child porn charges
AFP, Published on 29/04/2021
» BERLIN - German former professional footballer Christoph Metzelder went on trial Thursday accused of sharing child pornography with women online in a case that stunned the sport.