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Osaka fined and threatened with French Open default over media boycott
AFP, Published on 30/05/2021
» PARIS: Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka was on Sunday threatened with disqualification from the French Open if she persists with her controversial media boycott, officials said.
'Work in progress' Osaka into French Open second round
AFP, Published on 30/05/2021
» PARIS - World number two Naomi Osaka let her racquet do the talking at the French Open on Sunday, maintaining her media boycott but briefly telling a TV interviewer that her clay court game is "a work in progress".
Vietnam business hub Ho Chi Minh City to enact social distancing
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam's business hub Ho Chi Minh City will begin social distancing measures for 15 days starting from May 31 in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, the Vietnamese government said on Sunday.
Malaysia to ramp up vaccinations amid Covid surge
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is planning to set up more mega vaccination centres and get private doctors to join immunisation efforts after five consecutive days of record daily coronavirus infections.
Ukrainian ambassador dies 'of heart attack' on Koh Lipe
Dave Kendall, online reporters and agencies, Published on 30/05/2021
» SATUN: Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand Andrii Beshta, 45, died on Koh Lipe island off this southern province on Sunday morning, according to the provincial public relations office.
Two arrested with 400kg marijuana
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 30/05/2021
» NAKHON PHANOM: A border patrol police Borderunit seized 400 kilogrammes of premium-grade dried marijuana from two vehicles in That Phanom district of this northeastern border province on Saturday night and arrested both drivers.
Govt frets about illegal returnees fleeing Malaysia lockdown
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2021
» Authorities worry large numbers of Thais in Malaysia may cross back illegally in light of a new nationwide lockdown in the neighbouring country.
Bombs explode in Myanmar near border with Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 30/05/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Two bombs exploded in Myanmar close to the border with this western province on Saturday night, local media reported.
Donaire knocks out Oubaali in the fourth to reclaim WBC title
AFP, Published on 30/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Nonito Donaire used a powerful left hook and three knockdowns to become the oldest fighter to win a bantamweight title with a fourth round knockout of WBC champion Nordine Oubaali on Saturday night in Los Angeles.
Major Covid outbreak closes Saraburi chicken plant
Online reporters and Bloomberg, Published on 30/05/2021
» SARABURI: A chicken processing plant belonging to CP Foods in Kaeng Khoi district of this central province has been closed after 245 of its workers were found to have Covid-19.