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Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 12/01/2020
» HONG KONG - Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said Sunday he had been denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog's annual report after months of civil unrest in the city.
Hong Kong protesters rehearse ‘anti-communist march’
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Thousands of people gathered in a square in Hong Kong’s city centre on Sunday afternoon in a pre-march assembly for a rally scheduled for next week that organisers describe as “universal siege on communists.”
Rumbling volcano prompts evacuation, closes Manila airport
Reut, Published on 12/01/2020
» MANILA: A volcano south of the Philippine capital Manila spewed a giant ash plume accompanied by rumbling sounds and tremors on Sunday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level, order the evacuation of about 8,000 residents and suspend flights at Manila's main airport.
Motorcyclist hit, killed by pick-up
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 12/01/2020
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A man was killed after a motorcycle he was driving was hit in the rear by a pick-up truck in Hua Sai district on Saturday night, police said.
No end in sight for carnage in deep South, despite peace talks
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 12/01/2020
» Despite some positive signs observed in the fight to contain the southern unrest over the past 16 years, there has been little progress in the peace talks between the government and groups linked with violence in the deep South which are seen as a key mechanism in bringing the unrest to an end.
Battle for democracy
News, Postbag, Published on 12/01/2020
» Re: "Tradition corrupts", (Postbag, Jan 10)