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Two die as Rohingya village shelled
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2020
» YANGON: Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya village on Saturday, according to a lawmaker and a villager, two days after the UN’s highest court ordered the country to protect the minority.
Limited internet returns in Kashmir
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2020
» SRINAGAR, India: Limited mobile data services and internet were being temporarily restored in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, ending nearly a six-month communications lockdown after Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy.
Two Indonesian trawlers caught off Phangnga
Achadtaya Chuenniran and Online Reporters, Published on 25/01/2020
» PHANGNGA: Two Indonesian trawlers have been seized and 33 crewmen and two skippers arrested for illegally fishing in Thai waters off this southern province.
Australia declares first confirmed case of coronavirus
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2020
» MELBOURNE: Australia declared on Saturday its first confirmed case of the Wuhan coronavirus in the state of Victoria, with the patient hospitalised in a stable condition in a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria health officials said on Saturday.
Nishino granted two-year extension
Sports, Bangkok Post and Kyodo, Published on 25/01/2020
» The Football of Thailand (FAT) on Friday rewarded Akira Nishino for his "good work" by handing him a two-year extension to serve as head coach of both national senior and U23 teams.
Myanmar defends measures to protect Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2020
» YANGON: Myanmar has already put in place measures to protect Rohingya Muslims, a spokesman for the ruling party said on Friday, shrugging off an order from the International Court of Justice to stop “genocidal” acts against the ethnic minority.
Fifth coronavirus case in Thailand
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 24/01/2020
» Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutecha has confirmed a fifth case of coronavirus infection has been detected in Thailand - a 33-year-old woman tourist from China.
Shanghai Disney closed to help prevent spread of virus
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2020
» BEIJING: The Shanghai government announced Shanghai Disneyland will be closed from Saturday to help prevent the spread of a deadly virus that broke out in the city of Wuhan.
Use law to reduce PM2.5: Prawit
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2020
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said law enforcement is the key to controlling PM2.5 pollution which has covered the country over the past few weeks.
Tourism and Sports Ministry mulls cutting 2020 revenue target
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk and Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/01/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry plans to spend the first quarter assessing three major factors affecting tourism before deciding whether the 2020 revenue target should be slashed.