Laos makes huge drug haul
2022-09-24
Police in Laos have made their third-biggest single seizure of unlawful drugs by netting 33 million methamphetamine pills, an United Nations official said upon Saturday.Continue Reading
Pheu Thai and Democrats: New EC rules vague
2022-09-24
Politicians are scratching their mind about what they can plus can’t do in the run-up to the next political election, with a senior opposition figure calling the new rules announced by the Election Commission (EC) vague and confusing.Continue Reading
Woman arrested in China officials impersonation scam involving staged kidnap
2022-09-24
SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old woman suspected to become involved in a Tiongkok officials impersonation fraud was arrested after police received a written report on a kidnapping case which turned out to be taking place. The authorities said in a news release on Saturday (Sep 24) that they received a report onContinue Reading
6.2 Sumatra quake felt in southern Thailand
2022-09-24
People living in tall structures in three the southern part of provinces — Songkhla, Phangna and Phuket — felt tremors from an earthquake measuring 6. 2 on the Richter range centred off the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia earlier Saturday.Continue Reading
Chiang Mai Zoo refutes charges of neglect
2022-09-24
CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai Zoo has addressed accusations of neglect following posts to Myspace depicting animals and grounds at the tierpark in what appeared to be a derelict state.Continue Reading
Cambodia still searching for at least 10 Chinese missing from sunken boat
2022-09-24
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rescuers were still searching on Sunday (Sep 24) with regard to at least 10 lacking Chinese nationals after a motorboat with more than 40 individuals on board sank close to islands off the seaside town of Sihanoukville , the provincial government said. At least one entire bodyContinue Reading
North Korea may be preparing to test submarine-launched ballistic missile, South Korea military says: Report
2022-09-24
South Korea’s military has detected symptoms that North Korea may be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency documented on Saturday (Sep 24), days prior to a visit by US Vice President Kamala Harris. The military recognized preparations this week in Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, NorthContinue Reading
Marcos lays out plans, wants to ‘reintroduce’ Philippines to the world
2022-09-24
NEW YORK: Looking to “reintroduce the Philippines” to the world, new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr offers ambitious plans intended for his nation on the international stage with home – if, that is, the double spectres of outbreak and climate modify can be overcome at least managed. And if he canContinue Reading
Heavy rains, lightning kill at least 36 in northern India
2022-09-24
LUCKNOW: Hazardous weather wiped out at least 36 individuals in northern Indian over the past 24 hours, including 12 who died after being struck by lightning, officials said as they warned of more weighty downpours in the arriving days. Across the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, some 24 people diedContinue Reading
Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Timor Leste, mental health, Cambodian cattle
2022-09-24
Khmer Rouge leader convicted, transforming Timor Leste literacy, Singaporean artists engage mental health, Cambodian cattle’s extinction conundrum.
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