Malaysia floods: More than 37,000 people affected

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday that more than 37,000 people have been affected by floods in six states due to continuous heavy rains this week. Anwar told parliament that 322 temporary shelters (PPS) have been set up for victims in the states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis, Johor and Perak. The northeastern […]

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Laos vows justice after tainted alcohol kills tourists

Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic town that is popular with foreign backpackers, and drinking contaminated alcohol. The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible. Two Danes, two […]

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Philippines’ Marcos vows to fight back after estranged VP’s assassination threat

In a strongly-worded video message addressing the nation, Marcos did not name Vice President Sara Duterte, his presidential running mate, but said “such criminal plans should not be overlooked.” Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday vowed to fight back against what he called reckless and troubling threats against him, speaking out after his estranged vice […]

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VN’s first pharmaceutical industrial park to be built

The People’s Council of Thái Bình Province has approved the zoning plan for a pharmaceutical–biological industrial park that will be built in the province’s Quỳnh Phu District. With a total cost of VNĐ3.8 trillion (US$149.5 million), the park will be developed on an area of 334 hectares that spans three communes of Trang Bảo Xá, […]

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Paving the way for ex-PM’s return

Political observers appear to be on the same page that the path has been laid for fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to return home. Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s latest comments about the possible return of his sister in April next year have rekindled public attention about the issue. Nikkei Asia on Monday published an interview Thaksin gave in Udon […]

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Killed 14 friends by mixing poison, the punishment that the Thai girl received

A Thai woman used to make friends by sweet talk and then kill them by mixing the deadly poison cyanide with their drinks. In this way, she killed 14 people. But the end was not saved. A Thai court has sentenced the woman accused of killing 14 friends with poisonous cyanide. This information was revealed […]

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