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Trump says build US-Mexico wall or he'll seal border
AFP, Published on 28/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened Friday to seal off the US-Mexico border "entirely" if Congress does not approve billions of dollars in funding for a wall.
China approves imports of US rice
AFP, Published on 28/12/2018
» BEIJING: China's customs administration announced on Friday that it had approved US rice imports, a move that comes during a 90-day tariff truce between the two countries which are engaged in a bruising trade war.
Syrian army backing Kurds in Manbij
AFP, Published on 28/12/2018
» BEIRUT: Syrian troops deployed in support of Kurdish forces around a strategic northern city on Friday, in a shift of alliances hastened by last week's announcement of a US military withdrawal.
SET sheds nearly 11% in rough year for stocks
Published on 28/12/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets saw lacklustre trade on Friday, finishing off a year in which equity sell-offs driven mainly by trade tensions led to significant annual losses.
Regime critics slam decision in Prawit watches case
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has set a precedent for excuses in future asset-concealment cases by clearing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon in the luxury watches scandal, spokesmen for the Pheu Thai and Thai Raksa Chart parties said on Friday.
Blue sky at night lights up social media in New York
AFP, Published on 28/12/2018
» NEW YORK - An alien invasion? The Rapture? The sky flashed an eerie blue over New York City on Thursday night and social media users feared the worst.
Samila bombing not 'politically' motivated
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» The Provincial Police Region 9 has ruled out the possibility that two coordinated bomb attacks on Samila beach in the southern province of Songkhla's Muang district on Wednesday night were politically motivated.
NACC cops backlash in Prawit case
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Thursday found itself in the hot seat after it cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury watch scandal, ruling by a majority vote that he did not make a false asset declaration.
Amaya Sunday Brunch at Amaya Food Gallery
Holiday Time, Published on 28/12/2018
» A Sunday well-spent brings a week of contentment. Treasure your day off with loved ones and indulge in a fabulous selection of delights from around the world featuring premium goods
Japan bolts whaling commission, but tensions may ease
AFP, Published on 28/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - Japan has made good on years of threats by bolting the International Whaling Commission, but its decision may also offer a way out of tensions that looked inextricable.