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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
AFP, Published on 31/05/2020
» WASHINGTON: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked Sunday with the International Space Station, the first time a crewed US spacecraft has performed the feat in nearly a decade.
Sunday: 4 new Covid cases, all imports
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/05/2020
» Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases on Sunday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,081 with 57 deaths since January.
Philippines says almost 100,000 citizens stranded overseas
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2020
» The number of Filipino workers stranded across the world swelled to almost 100,000 as of Friday after commercial flights were halted due to the pandemic, according to the labour department.
MPs pass B1.97tn virus relief bills
Post Reporters, Published on 31/05/2020
» Three executive decrees backing loans of 1.97 trillion baht to pay for Covid-19 relief passed the Lower House on Sunday.
Shark bounty in Satun angers environment minister
Apinya Wipatayotin and Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 31/05/2020
» A cash reward for the live capture of a shark that bit a boy's foot has angered Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, who criticised the local politician behind it.
Malaysia, Singapore defer high-speed rail project until year-end
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Sunday it had agreed with neighbouring Singapore to suspend until Dec 31 a project for a high-speed rail link between the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and the city-state, to allow discussion of changes.
11 Thais die in dengue fever outbreak this year
Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2020
» More than 14,000 people have contracted dengue fever and 11 have died so far this year, Disease Control Department director-general Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai said on Sunday, according to a media report.
Hong Kong home prices slip again
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/05/2020
» Hong Kong homes prices dipped in April, with analysts predicting the market to come under renewed pressure from Beijing's controversial plan to impose a security law tailor-made for the recession-hit city.
Indonesia capital gears up for post-holiday flow amid virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2020
» Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is anticipating 1 million vehicles will enter the city as people return from Eid al-Fitr holidays in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US 'futile'
AFP, Published on 31/05/2020
» TEHRAN: Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be "futile" as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday.