Pom Mahakan community residents resist city’s eviction order
Hundreds of residents living for several decades at the century old Mahakan Fort or locally known as Pom Mahakan in the compound of Wat Sakhet formed resistance lines this morning…
Motorists warned against using device to conceal license plates
The Land Transport Department has warned motorists against the use of a remotely-controlled device which can hide a car's license plates, saying it is against the automobile law and violators…
His Excellency Mr. Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Chairman of the Senate of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
It is with great regret that I received the news of the death of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, outstanding statesman, public and political figure Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov.Islam Abduganiyevich…
Sansern: PM wants crackdown on zero-dollar tour operations
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has ordered a crackdown on zero-dollar tour operators and told officials concerned to strictly enforce the law without fear of dark influence to get to the…
Civil society groups protest against “Smashed” programme
About 40 members of a network of anti-liquor organizations staged a brief rally in front of the British embassy on Thursday to protest against a joint effort by the embassy…
Probe ordered for suspicious death of an ex-land official in DSI’s custody
An investigation has been ordered into the suspicious death of a former Phang-nga land official held in the detention centre of the Department of Special Investigation.Mr Thawatchai Anukul was initially…
Weather in Philippines
Filipinos on motorcycles maneuever on floodwater along Airport road in Paranaque city, south of Manila, Philippines, 30 August 2016. Several international and domestic flights were diverted to the former military…
New law sets stage for S. Korea to zero in on N.K. human rights abuses
A law on North Korea's human rights record is set to go into effect next month, paving the way for South Korea to play a role in shedding light on…
Rights Group Says North Korea Has Expanded Prison
The North Korean government appears to have enlarged one of its notorious prison labor camps so that it can handle an influx of female prisoners and expand its economic operations,…
Newspapers Review: Israeli Provocative Visits to al-Aqsa Focus of Dailies
The three Palestinian Arabic dailies Tuesday focused on the Israeli forces' continuing provocative visits to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.The dailies said Israeli policemen on Monday broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque,…