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Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Agencies and online reporters, Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.
Myanmar military admits mass murder of Rohingya
Reuters and Online reporters, Published on 11/01/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's military admitted on Wednesday its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim "terrorists" during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September.
SET, Vietnam shares outperform other SE Asian peers
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rose, while Vietnamese shares extended gains to a fresh 10-year closing high on Thursday.
Rohingya survivors dispute Myanmar army massacre account
AFP, Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» BALUKHALI, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims who fled a village where Myanmar has admitted its forces helped massacre 10 people said Thursday the victims were all civilians, not fighters as asserted by the army.
Poached ivory from Lagos seized at Suvarnabhumi
Bangkok Post and AP, Published on 12/01/2018
» Three cut up ivory tusks smuggled from Ethiopia were seized at Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec 20, a senior customs official announced on Friday after officers had waited in vain for someone to claim the packages.
Baht crosses over 32 benchmark
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2018
» The baht extended its gains on Friday, trading at below 32 to the US dollar and ending the first two weeks of the year up 2%, while exporters have asked the central bank to take measures to put the baht in line with its trade counterparts to retain a competitive advantage.
Caller-ID spoofing remedy ordered
News, Komsan Tortermvasana and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/01/2018
» Telecom service providers have been told to block 50 numbers used by call centre gangs to trick their victims and have been given two months to develop a system to counter caller-ID spoofing via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).
China demolishes Christian megachurch
AFP, Published on 13/01/2018
» BEIJING: Authorities in northern China have demolished a Christian megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights group as "Taliban-style persecution".
Thai immigrant family devastated by California mudslide
Online reporters with AP report, Published on 14/01/2018
» MONTECITO, California: The California mudslides had decimated the family of Pinit Sutthithepa, killing his 6-year-old son, Peerawat and stepfather, Richard Loring Taylor, 79. Pinit Sutthithepa and his 2-year-old daughter, Lydia, are missing.
Record-breaker Kane at the double as Spurs down Everton
AFP, Published on 14/01/2018
» LONDON: Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur's record goalscorer in the Premier League with a double strike as they beat Everton 4-0 at Wembley on Saturday to maintain their mastery over the Merseysiders.