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Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny for 30 days
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» MOSCOW - A Moscow court jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny for 30 days Monday over an unauthorised protest earlier this year, just days before another planned political rally.
Construction of monorail lines gets ceremonial launch
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2018
» The ceremonial launch of the construction on two new feeder monorails was held on Monday morning, the Yellow Line and Pink Line, with services expected to commence in 2021.
Big queues at Tao Poon station during unexplained glitch
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2018
» The MRT's Tao Poon station was overcrowded with frustrated passengers stuck for almost an hour due to an unexplained technical glitch in the rail system on Monday morning.
LGBT Chinese flocking to buy Thai property
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/08/2018
» Bangkok and Phuket are the top two destinations in Southeast Asia for LGBT Chinese looking for condos to live in because such buyers feel comfortable in these cities, says Juwai.com, a Chinese international real estate website.
The new language of leadership
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 27/08/2018
» We all communicate with one another through language, whether it is through speech or written words or the visuals of body language.
Can Turkey rewrite crisis playbook?
Asia focus, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 27/08/2018
» Whether by accident or design, Turkey is trying to rewrite the chapter on crisis management in the emerging-market playbook.
Rocky road to 5G adoption
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 27/08/2018
» Despite being named as a critical item on the national agenda, adoption of 5G wireless broadband service by 2020 is an uphill task, with both regulators and telecom operators scrambling to introduce the technology.
Iraqi grandmother faces daily battle caring for 22 children
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» MOSUL (IRAQ) - More than a year since the Islamic State group's expulsion from Mosul, Sana Ibrahim bears daily hardship to look after her 22 grandchildren, after losing five family members during the jihadists' occupation of the Iraqi city.
'Several' dead at US video game tournament shooting
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» MIAMI: Several people were killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville Sunday, local police said, adding that one suspect was dead.
Several killed in mass shooting at US video game tournament: officials
AFP, Published on 27/08/2018
» MIAMI - Several people have been killed in a mass shooting at a video game tournament in the northern Florida city of Jacksonville, local police said Sunday, adding that one suspect was dead.