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Seoul suggests N.Korea suspension from UN
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2017
» GENEVA - South Korea called on the international community Tuesday for "collective measures" against North Korea, including possible suspension of its UN membership, citing the recent use of a chemical substance to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a Malaysian airport.
Preparing for IELTS: Part 2
Published on 01/03/2017
» Knowing lots of vocabulary is only half of the journey to learning English. You can understand English, but can you produce English? Here are some tips to improve your writing and speaking.
UN slams Thai 'culture of torture'
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2017
» GENEVA - Thailand has dropped legislation to criminalise torture and disappearances after years of working on the bill, the United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday, leaving state employees unaccountable for serious crimes.
Myanmar army defends treatment of Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 01/03/2017
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar's military, under international pressure over alleged abuses against members of the country's Muslim Rohingya minority, said Tuesday that official investigations failed to substantiate most accusations.
Indian death in US was 'hate crime' murder
Associated Press, Published on 01/03/2017
» OLATHE, KANSAS - The FBI has confirmed for the first time that it is investigating as a hate crime last week's Kansas bar shooting that killed an Indian man and wounded another.
Krabi coal plant to start anew
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that new environmental and health impact assessments are needed for the Krabi coal-fired power plant project and the public must be allowed to have their say.
Flyover blaze likely to spark month-long traffic gridlock
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2017
» Nightmarish traffic is expected for at least one month in downtown Bangkok as the Thai-Belgian flyover on Rama IV Road has been closed for repairs following a fierce fire which broke out beneath it.
Rollback for rice auctions
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/03/2017
» The government is likely to approve the sale of just 1 million tonnes of rice in the first general auction of state rice stocks in 2017 after the bidding prices offered on another 1-million-tonne lot were deemed too low.
Watchdog slams state of jails
News, Published on 01/03/2017
» Thailand's prisons fail to meet international standards, with inmates routinely shackled, stuffed into overcrowded cells and forced to work in harsh conditions, an international human rights group said yesterday.
10-day probe set in death of bear dropped by helicopter
News, Published on 01/03/2017
» Wildlife officials expect to take 10 days to finish their probe into the death of an Asian black bear which fell from a helicopter while being transported for release into a jungle, deep in Khao Yai National Park.