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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.
SET hits record high, other SE Asia stocks rise
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday, led by Thailand, tracking gains in broader Asia as strong Chinese trade data and optimism ahead of the US corporate earnings season buoyed sentiment.
Governors urged to brace for new tax regulations
News, Post reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» The Interior Ministry has urged provincial governors to make sure local administrative organisations (LAOs) are prepared for new regulations under the land and building tax bill being deliberated by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Police seek warrant for 'killer private'
News, Post reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» Police have sought an arrest warrant for an army private accused of killing a man after firing his M16 rifle at a passing car in Chiang Rai's Mae Suai district last week.
Fight rages to save district councils
News, Post reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» Politicians are up in arms against a proposal to replace Bangkok district councils with civic committees, saying this would deprive people of representatives who work to safeguard their welfare.
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).
Rohingya militants: Slain 'terrorists' were civilians
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2018
» YANGON: Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday that 10 Rohingya found in a mass grave in Rakhine state last month were "innocent civilians", and not members of their group.
Two bodies found on stricken tanker off China
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: A Chinese salvage team recovered two bodies on Saturday from a stricken Iranian oil tanker, that was still blazing a week after it caught fire and was left adrift following a collision in the East China Sea, the Xinhua news agency reported.