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Thailand’s PM dissolves parliament in shock move amid opposition clash
BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people,” moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated. Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat told Reuters
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Free meals programme van crashes into Jakarta school, injures 17 students and a teacher
JAKARTA, Dec 11 — The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the proper care of the victims injured after a food delivery car under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme crashed into a school in Jakarta on
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Fighting rages along Cambodia-Thailand border ahead of expected Trump call
SURIN, Dec 11 — Fighting raged Thursday along the border of Cambodia and Thailand, with explosions heard near centuries-old temples ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned phone call to the leaders of both nations. At least 19 people have
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Tokyo, Washington stage joint flights in show of force after China-Russia patrols
TOKYO, Dec 11 — US and Japanese military aircraft held joint exercises, the Japanese joint chiefs of staff said today, in a show of force two days after Chinese and Russian planes conducted patrols. “Through this exercise, we confirmed the
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Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage island
BANDA ACEH, Nov 30 — Gazing at the destruction in her flood-hit village in Indonesia, Fitriati is in despair and in need of help after the devastating natural disaster that killed hundreds on Sumatra island. “This is the first time
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Pope Leo taking peace message to Lebanon, target of Israeli strikes
ISTANBUL, Nov 30 — Pope Leo travels to Lebanon today, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes, on the second and final leg of his first overseas
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Safety alarms rang for a year before Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades
HONG KONG, Nov 28 — Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities last year that they faced “relatively low fire risks” after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards
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Trump moves to suspend ‘third world’ migration after soldier gunned down near White House
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 — Donald Trump said Thursday he would suspend migration from what the US leader called “third world countries”, a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington, killing one. His angry post,
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Thai hospital runs out of morgue space as flood deaths soar to 55
BANGKOK, Nov 28 — The main facility receiving bodies of flood victims in southern Thailand has filled up, prompting authorities to bring in three refrigerated trucks, a hospital staffer said Friday. “The morgue has exceeded its capacity, so we need
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Firefighting wraps up as death toll hits 94
HONG KONG, Nov 28 — Firefighting operations at Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have ended, a government spokesperson told AFP Friday, with the death toll at 94 and scores still missing. According to the fire service, the flames were
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