NONG BUA LAM PHU: A red toy truck discarded by the wall and an unmade bed, messy with blankets, are tragic reminders of a young life cut short in this week’s nursery massacre in this northeastern province.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Malaysia was welcomed as a party to the 11-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Saturday (Oct 8). Following a meeting of the CPTPP commission, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong announced that Malaysia had completed its official ratification process of the CPTPPContinue Reading
The Kerch Strait Bridge, which links Russia proper to the annexed Crimean peninsula, was heavily damaged and at least partly cut in a dawn explosion. Footage, allegedly from CCTV on the bridge and circulating on social media, shows a truck driving across one of the bridge’s two road spans exploding. Subsequent footage and photos show […]
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On Saturday, the agency reiterated that it was continuing regulatory testing of other Mie Sedaap instant noodle products, and working with importers and Indonesian authorities to investigate and rectify the cause of the ethylene oxide contamination. Should it detect presence of the pesticide beyond stipulated maximum levels, SFA will initiate recallsContinue Reading
A Malaysian man arrested in Bangkok in June for alleged wildlife trafficking has been extradited to the United States.Continue Reading
Religious ceremonies for all of the victims of the mass slayings in Nong Bua Lam Phu got under way on Saturday with sponsorship from His Majesty the King.Continue Reading
Forest runoff flooded commercial areas and communities in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai overnight due to heavy rain along the Thailand-Myanmar border in a second bout of flooding in the border district since August.Continue Reading
Ten people were hurt, seven seriously, when a tour van plunged about 30 metres into a ravine in Long district of Phrae province early Saturday morning.Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday (Oct 8) that its missile tests are for self-defence against direct US military threats and they have not harmed the safety of neighbouring countries and regions. North Korea carried out six missile launches in 12 days as of this week, including launching an intermediate-rangeContinue Reading
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year, the Kremlin has sought by every means to minimize the reality of war. The description of the invasion as a “special operation” and persecution of anyone who dared call it by any other name is intended to underline the supposedly temporary and limited nature of […]
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