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Blizzard pounds US Northeast
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» CHARLESTON, South Carolina/BOSTON: Heavy snow and high winds pounded the US East Coast along a front stretching from Maine as far south as North Carolina early on Thursday, knocking out power, icing over roadways and closing hundreds of schools.
Three get life, jail terms for Pattani unrest
Maluding Deeto, Published on 04/01/2018
» PATTANI: A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing three soldiers while two others got four years each for inciting unrest and separatism in three separate cases.
Myanmar president calls for reform of military-drafted constitution
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's civilian president called in an Independence Day speech on Thursday for reform of a military-drafted constitution and for justice for all recognised minorities under a federal system, but made no mention of the treatment of its Rohingya Muslim people.
Indonesia shrinks danger zone around grumbling Bali volcano
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia shrank the exclusion zone around a grumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali on Thursday after fears of an imminent eruption, allowing farmers to return to their homes
Malaysia says unlikely to meet 2020 balanced budget goal
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is unlikely to meet earlier targets it set for a balanced budget by 2020 and will need another two to three years to reach the goal, the country's second finance minister said on Thursday.
Arrested Myanmar reporter's friends pour out hearts on social media
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» YANGON: Ever since Reuters Myanmar reporter Wa Lone was arrested on Dec 12 on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act, friends and former colleagues have poured out their hearts and expressed hopes for his release on social media.
Prayut 'no longer a soldier'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared openly for the first time Wednesday that he is no longer a soldier but a politician, though he felt compelled to become premier out of a sense of responsibility.
Premier League: Late Bellerin strikes rescue Arsenal in Chelsea thriller
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» Hector Bellerin made amends for conceding a penalty with a superb stoppage-time equaliser to earn Arsenal a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in a scintillating Premier League game on Wednesday.
Welcome to the year of censored social media
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 04/01/2018
» This year, don't count on the social networks to provide its core service: an uncensored platform for every imaginable view. The censorship has already begun, and it'll only get heavier.
Prayut 'no longer a soldier'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared openly for the first time Wednesday that he is no longer a soldier and is a politician, though he said he felt compelled to become premier out of a sense of responsibility.