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Former Philippine president Fidel 'Steady Eddie' Ramos dies
AFP, Published on 31/07/2022
» MANILA - Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos, who oversaw a rare period of steady growth and peace that won him the reputation as one of the country's most effective leaders ever, has died aged 94, his family said Sunday.
Organisers of shows in Hong Kong face temporary ban on large stage sets
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/07/2022
» HONG KONG: Concert organisers may be barred from installing large stage sets for coming shows until the full completion of a probe into a shocking accident involving boy band Mirror, the city's culture minister has said.
Zelensky urges evacuation of Ukraine's frontline Donetsk
AFP, Published on 31/07/2022
» Ukraine's president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow's forces.
Fidel Ramos, who helped end Marcos dictatorship, dies at 94
Bloomberg, Published on 31/07/2022
» Fidel Ramos, the former Philippine president who was head of the national police under Ferdinand Marcos before defecting and joining the “People Power” protests that ousted the dictator in 1986, has died. He was 94.
1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidents
Online Reporters, Published on 31/07/2022
» A man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok.
Few threats on horizon
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/07/2022
» The post-censure debate period may pose less of a hassle for the government, with the growing prospect of a return to power of the current coalition parties after the next election, say political scientists.
Aussie man accused of killing mother in condo
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/07/2022
» Police have arrested a Chinese-Australian businessman suspected of fatally shooting his mother and threatening to kill his wife and children in a Sukhumvit condominium in Bangkok on Friday night.
Time to neutralise cobras' venom
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2022
» After surviving a fraught two years under three different governments, Malaysian lawmakers finally pulled the trigger on a long-awaited move this week. In a bid to ensure improve the nation's political stability, their parliament passed a bipartisan bill to make defections illegal.
It still remains an offer you can't refuse
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/07/2022
» Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when a big film came out there would be massive queues at the theatre showing the blockbuster.
Pier mishap, abuser caught on clip, bag thief's remorse
News, Mae Moo, Published on 31/07/2022
» Good fortune knocks twice