Terror attacks foiled in Australia and Germany
(BBC) – Australian police foiled a terror attack planned for Melbourne on Christmas Day while two men were arrested in
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2016
Garbage dump near temple and tourists hurt in zipline ride
Beautiful temple tainted with illegal dump site WAT Pha Sorn Kaew, a popular attraction in Campson subdistrict, Khao Kho district,
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Japan’s Cabinet approves biggest defense budget
(AFP via Japan Today) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet today approved Japan’s biggest annual defense budget in the
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Berlin attack: Tunisian fugitive ‘had been under surveillance’
(BBC) – A Europe-wide manhunt is under way for the Tunisian man wanted for the Berlin lorry attack, who had
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Heavy rain adds to southerners’ woes
SOUTHERN provinces have been warned by the Meteorological Department that they still face heavy rains and high tides during this
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S. Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain bird flu
(South China Morning Post) – South Korea and Japan have stepped up mass culls of poultry stocks to contain a
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Big jump in regional hostel market
QUIETLY expanding is the Southeast Asian hostel market which has seen a substantial 42% increase in bed inventory across the
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ISIS claims it inspired Berlin Christmas market assault
Berlin (CNN) — German authorities released a man and intensified their manhunt for the person who plowed a tractor-trailer truck
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SET President: Thai bourse shone in 2016
ALTHOUGH the Thai stock market was hit by several internal and external factors this year, as of December 15 the
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125 Thai SMEs push into Cambodia market
Cambodia (Thai News Agency ) – With the Cambodian economy expanding at 7% per annum and expected to continue doing
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