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Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new law
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's communications regulator said it granted Tencent's WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some other platforms had not applied.
12 killed in Montenegro shooting spree
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» CETINJE, Montenegro - A gunman who started a shooting spree at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Is this the year Laos breaks through?
The New York TImes, Published on 02/01/2025
» Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change.
Tourist’s temper tantrum leads to B3,000 fine
News, Online Reporters, Published on 02/01/2025
» A Japanese tourist has been fined 3,000 baht for disobeying a police order after he was stopped from releasing a hot-air lantern because of a fire risk during the New Year Countdown in Chiang Mai.
Taiwan reports first Chinese 'combat patrol' of New Year
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" around the island of the New Year, after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again expressed willingness to talk to Beijing.
Two crashes in Surat Thani leave 12 dead
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/01/2025
» Twelve people were killed and 30 others injured in two road crashes within four kilometres of each other in Surat Thani on Wednesday night and Thursday.
Two crashes in Surat Thani leave 12 dead
Supapong Chaolan and Online Reporters, Published on 02/01/2025
» SURAT THANI: Twelve people were killed and 30 others injured in two road crashes within four kilometres of each other in this southern province on Wednesday night and Thursday.
Government expects Bank of Thailand chairman decision soon
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2025
» The government expects a selection panel to quickly conclude the process of choosing a new Bank of Thailand chairman after previous nominee Kittiratt Na Ranong was was deemed unsuitable due to his ties with the Pheu Thai Party.
Afghan refugees suffer 'like prisoners' in Pakistan crackdown
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» ISLAMABAD - The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan's capital, reminiscent of her life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
One dead after Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel
New York Times, Published on 02/01/2025
» LAS VEGAS — One person was killed and at least seven people were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, authorities said, and officials were investigating any possible links to an earlier attack on a crowd in New Orleans.