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Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Policing Islamic schools to secure the state
News, Wassana Nanuam & Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/02/2019
» Immigration Bureau (IB) is planning to meet representatives from more than 600 privately-run Islamic schools -- ponoh -- in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, and Songkhla, after reports emerged that hundreds of Cambodian students have been studying illegally in the schools.
Unlocking the potential within
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 25/02/2019
» With six million openly LGBT people scattered across the country, the community is large enough to encourage political parties to draw up policy platforms pitched at this group to woo their support.
Making musical waves
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/02/2019
» Many people associate a cruise holiday with being in a floating hotel, with buffet lines and various forms of entertainment and recreation, plus the obligatory port calls for shopping. As for the passengers … well, grey is the dominant hair colour.
SRT to dust off old ARL maintenance plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2019
» The State Railway of Thailand is mulling a contingency plan for the maintenance and operation of the Airport Rail Link (ARL), as negotiations with private firms over a high-speed railway project connecting three major airports in and around Bangkok are expected to drag on.
EU sees first Arab summit as response to Russia, China
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - European and Arab leaders on Sunday opened their first summit in a bid to bolster cooperation as EU President Donald Tusk said neighbours "should not leave it to powers far from our region", alluding to China and Russia.