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Brexit begins; 'No turning back'
Published on 29/03/2017
» LONDON (AP) - The United Kingdom filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, overturning four decades of integration with its neighbours, demolishing the notion that EU expansion is inevitable and shaking the foundations of a bloc that is facing challenges to its identity and its place in the world.
Cabbie fined after throwing out passengers
Published on 29/03/2017
» The Land Transport Department is trying to locate a woman taxi driver after it slapped a fine on her for rude behaviour and forcing passengers to get out of her cab before they reached their destination.
Two suspects killed after southern family murder
Waedao Harai, Published on 29/03/2017
» NARATHIWAT - Security authorities in Rueso district on Wednesday killed two men suspected of the lethal ambush of an assistant village head's family early this month.
Indonesia man swallowed by python
Published on 29/03/2017
» JAKARTA - A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, villagers and news reports said.
Singapore confirms two new cases of Zika virus
Published on 29/03/2017
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has confirmed two cases of locally transmitted infections of the Zika virus in a northeastern part of the city state, the National Environment Agency said on Wednesday, describing it as the first Zika cluster of 2017.
Ukrainian president condemns attack on Polish consulate
Published on 29/03/2017
» MOSCOW - Ukraine's president has condemned an overnight attack on the Polish Consulate in a western city that appeared to involve a shell fired from a grenade launcher.
Cambodian monks, novices arrested for illegal entry
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 29/03/2017
» SAMUT PRAKAN - Authorities arrested five monks and two novices from Cambodia on charges of illegally entering the country when they came across a makeshift camp in Muang district on Wednesday.
Nepal asks climbers to clean Everest camp
Published on 29/03/2017
» KATHMANDU - Nepal is urging climbers on Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, to help remove garbage from a camp abandoned two years ago after an earthquake triggered avalanches killing 18 people, as officials prepare to handle a rush of climbers.
Myanmar opens first biomass power plant
Published on 29/03/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar has utilised Japanese know-how to open its first biomass gasification power plant in its capital city Nay Pyi Taw.
Indonesia stocks hit record high, Singapore near 20-month peak
Published on 29/03/2017
» Indonesian stocks hit a record high on Wednesday while Singapore shares climbed to their highest in nearly 20 months as data showing strong US consumer confidence boosted sentiment in export-reliant Asian economies.