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9 killed in fireworks explosion in Narathiwat
Online Reporters and AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured when fireworks exploded at a godown in Sungai Kolok district of Narathiwat on Saturday afternoon.
Beijing put on typhoon ‘red alert’
Published on 29/07/2023
» BEIJING: China’s weather service on Saturday issued a red alert for torrential rain in the capital Beijing and surrounding provinces, as Typhoon Doksuri swept inland bringing hazardous weather conditions to many parts of the country.
Thailand-bound Chinese activist nabbed in Laos
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» BEIJING: A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested in Laos while en route to Thailand, and activists and family members fear he could be deported back to China and face prison time.
Senegalese swimmer missing in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/07/2023
» PHUKET: A search was continuing on Saturday for a 22-year-old Senegalese man who went missing after going swimming at Freedom beach on Friday.
African Union, EU up pressure on Niger coup leaders
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» NIAMEY: The African Union demanded Niger's military "return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority" within 15 days as the EU intensified pressure on the coup leaders Saturday by suspending security cooperation with the jihadist-hit country.
Chuvit insists Thaksin will not return soon
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» Anyone who believes fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on Aug 10 to face prison time is mistaken, according to political whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit.
UK railways hit by latest staff walkout
AFP, Published on 29/07/2023
» LONDON: Rail workers in Britain held their latest strike over pay and conditions on Saturday, as more than a year of walkouts on the country's train network grinds on.
Bali immigration officers held for organ trafficking
Published on 29/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Three Bali immigration officers have been arrested for their alleged role in an illegal organ trafficking syndicate that brought dozens of victims to Cambodia to sell their kidneys, Indonesian police said on Saturday.
US bars Hong Kong leader from Apec summit
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: The United States will not invite Hong Kong’s chief executive, who faces US sanctions, to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in November, two congressional aides said on Friday.
Car falls off expressway, driver survives
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» A 26-year-old man narrowly escaped death when his car plummeted 15 metres off an expressway in Bangkok early on Saturday.