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'Super Blue Blood Moon' over Thailand
Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 31/01/2018
» Amateurs and professional stargazers in Thailand joined people in several parts of the world to watch the rare "Super Blue Blood Moon" on Wednesday night.
US slaps sanctions on Laos Golden Triangle 'casino'
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2018
» HONG KONG: The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a gambling empire hacked from the Laotian jungle which it said was involved in drug, human and wildlife trafficking and child prostitution.
Six jailed for setting fire to kings' portraits
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2018
» A court on Wednesday sentenced six people to jail for setting fire to portraits of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in several spots around the northeastern province of Khon Kaen last year.
Yakuza murder suspect to be deported on Thursday
Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2018
» Senior Yakuza gang member Shigeharu Shirai will be deported to Japan on Thursday following his detention at the Immigration Bureau, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
Brazilian woman who swallowed cocaine nabbed at airport
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 31/01/2018
» A Brazilian woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after an X-ray found 60 packets of cocaine inside her stomach on Wednesday.
Bus accident leaves 43 people dead in India, 4 still missing
Associated Press, Published on 31/01/2018
» KOLKATA, India: Indian rescue workers have recovered another body from a canal where a bus fell earlier this week, bringing the death toll to 43.
Disputed B30m lottery prize awarded to teacher
Piyarach Chongcharoen and Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2018
» Police investigating a dispute over ownership of 30-million-baht lottery prize will charge a retired policeman in Kanchanaburi province with picking up and wrongfully claiming the winning tickets as his.
SET ends flat, posts best month since July 2016
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2018
» Thai shares ended steady on Wednesday but marked its best month since July 2016, while Philippine stocks extended losses to a second session.
Eight activists charged as public frustration at junta grows
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2018
» Authorities on Wednesday charged eight activists of a civil rights group with violating the military government's ban on public gatherings, after it kicked off a cross-country march on Jan 20 in a rare display of public discontent.
Smoking ban at 24 beaches in force from Thursday
Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2018
» When the clock ticks into Thursday, 24 beaches in 15 provinces will be declared no-smoking zones, with hefty penalties for violators.