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Vietnamese president ousted in graft purge
Bloomberg News and Reuters, Published on 17/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam’s president has stepped down and been ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies in an unparalleled shakeup, as party secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s anti-corruption purge casts an ever-widening net.
Chinese tour agent dies in fall from Pattaya hotel roof
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/01/2023
» A Chinese tour agent died in an unexplained fall from the rooftop of a hotel in Pattaya late on Monday night, and police found indications that his third-floor room had been broken into.
Tanker explodes, 1 dead, 4 hurt, others missing
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2023
» SAMUT SONGKHRAM: One dock worker was confirmed killed and four others injured by an explosion and fire aboard an oil tanker moored for maintenance at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Muang district on Tuesday morning.
Bangladsesh police accused of abusing Rohingya
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Sacked official posed as ex-DSI chief to help Bentley crash-driver
Post Reporters, Published on 17/01/2023
» A fired official of the Department of Special Investigation claimed to be a former DSI chief while helping an influential Bentley driver who caused a major expressway crash on Jan 8, according to the real DSI chief.
Singapore expects tourist total to double
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2023
» Singapore expects tourist numbers to double from last year to reach 12-14 million in 2023, helped by China’s decision to drop Covid travel restrictions, along with an increase in flight connectivity and capacity.
Military probing soldier's involvement in police, DSI extortion scandal
Wassana Nanuam and Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2023
» An armed forces fact-finding panel is looking into a soldier's alleged involvement in the police extortion of millions of baht in exchange for the release of 11 Chinese suspects found hiding in a former consul-general's house in Bangkok.
School building in Buri Ram destroyed by fire
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 17/01/2023
» BURI RAM: An old wooden building at a primary school in Lahan Sai district was destroyed by a fire early on Tuesday, with the loss of most teaching gear.
Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» POKHARA (NEPAL) - Nepali hospital staff began the grim task of handing over bodies to grieving families on Tuesday after a plane with 72 people on board crashed, the country's worst aviation disaster in three decades.
Tanker explodes, dock workers missing
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/01/2023
» Eight workers were missing and houses damaged after an empty oil tanker caught fire and exploded at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkhram on Tuesday morning.