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Report claims fraud in Frenchwoman's 'oldest-ever' world record
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» MOSCOW: A record held by a Frenchwoman as the world's longest living person could be fraudulent and involve an identity swap, Russian researchers have claimed in a report that has sparked widespread controversy.
SET index, Philippine stocks cling to meagre gains
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 02/01/2019
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index and Philippine shares ended slightly higher, while other Southeast Asian markets ended in the red on Wednesday with Malaysia losing the most.
Election ballot paper unveiled
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/01/2019
» The Election Commission on Wednesday released the design for the ballot papers to be used in the general election this year, with a promise they will be ready when voters finally go to the polls.
Hong Kong leads Asia markets rout in sour start to 2019
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2019
» HONG KONG: Asian markets plunged Wednesday, starting the new year by extending a slide that made 2018 the worst in a decade, as fresh data reinforced worries about the stuttering Chinese economy.
Experts expect post-poll strife
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/01/2019
» More signs of political unrest have emerged in the run-up to the Feb 24 general election, with pundits now anticipating further political disruptions after the poll.
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia's farmers fight debt bondage
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- a 14-year-old trapped in debt bondage in a boom industry preying on the poverty of Cambodia's farmers.
Horoscope 2019
Life, Sithinart Thongmee, Published on 02/01/2019
» Month by month predictions for The Year Of The Pig.
Singapore Q4 GDP growth below forecast
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy grew more slowly than forecast in the fourth quarter after the manufacturing sector shrank, adding to concerns that a trade dispute between the United States and China will drag on growth in 2019.
A note on Thailand Biennale
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/01/2019
» One recent morning at Nopphrat Thara beach, the high tide flooded the lower part of a strange, interwoven structure. Rising from the blue water of the bay, it looked like an island, a new, unmapped island of Krabi visible from this popular spot where tourists visit and board tour boats to outlying islands.
War Elephants 'not afraid of anyone'
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 02/01/2019
» The War Elephants take on Oman behind closed doors tonight in their final tune-up before the 2019 AFC Asian Cup kicks off on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates.