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How ‘Israel’s 9/11’ was averted after midair stabbing as co-pilot’s motive remains a mystery
Read more: How ‘Israel’s 9/11’ was averted after midair stabbing as co-pilot’s motive remains a mysteryPassengers on Flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv have been celebrated as heroes for preventing disaster. Maira Butt looks at how it all unfolded
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Children among 10 injured as driver ‘loses control’ and rams car into rugby fans in Australia
Read more: Children among 10 injured as driver ‘loses control’ and rams car into rugby fans in AustraliaPolice say they arrested 18-year-old man driving vehicle and were investigating what happened
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Putin ‘orders his military leaders to abandon the rules of war’ as Ukraine sees increase in attacks on civilians
Read more: Putin ‘orders his military leaders to abandon the rules of war’ as Ukraine sees increase in attacks on civiliansZelensky said that according to intelligence intercepted by Kyiv, the Russian president had eliminated the restrictions that governed earlier air campaigns.
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Alison Hammond shares video from her hospital bed and says her heart is being checked out after she was seen clutching her chest and rushed off air live on This Morning
Read more: Alison Hammond shares video from her hospital bed and says her heart is being checked out after she was seen clutching her chest and rushed off air live on This MorningThe presenter, 51, said her heart is being checked out after she suffered palpitations an hour into the episode.
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Britain’s long hot summers mean disease-carrying ticks are living longer
Read more: Britain’s long hot summers mean disease-carrying ticks are living longerHyalomma ticks are the main transmitter of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a potentially severe and life-threatening virus
Asia
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Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes
Read more: Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changesAbout 100 demonstrators removed security barricades before police forcibly detained some of them.
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Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuries
Read more: Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuriesMonday’s (Sep 28) Kyauktaw airstrike, Rakhine’s deadliest such attack since a December hospital bombing, killed 50 people and wounded dozens more.
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US arrests man over alleged smuggling of US$300 million worth of computer servers to China
Read more: US arrests man over alleged smuggling of US$300 million worth of computer servers to ChinaGreg Lui operated a technology company called Earthmade Computer, which he used to buy and send items to China without the licences required by the US Department of Commerce from 2023 to 2024, said the Department of Justice.
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Thai Airways chief says he was fired by board after Bangkok flood chaos
Read more: Thai Airways chief says he was fired by board after Bangkok flood chaosThe airline was forced to cancel dozens of flights this week when floods hit the Thai capital.
Thailand
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Local lessons for the People’s Party
Read more: Local lessons for the People’s PartyThe defeat of the People’s Party in the Sept 20 election for chairman of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) highlights a familiar but noteworthy question for the main opposition: how effectively can its strong national popularity be translated into votes in local contests?
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Veteran Worawut to lead boccia team at Para Games
Read more: Veteran Worawut to lead boccia team at Para GamesThree-time world champion Worawut Saengampa will lead Thailand’s boccia team at the forthcoming Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which run from 18 to 24 Oct.
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MP Suchada under House scrutiny
Read more: MP Suchada under House scrutinyBhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap, 33, has come under parliamentary scrutiny following allegations involving her husband and cryptocurrency transactions.
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Thai Airways CEO ousted over flood mishaps
Read more: Thai Airways CEO ousted over flood mishapsThe board of Thai Airways International on Friday dismissed chief executive officer Chai Eamsiri following the widespread mismanagement of flight schedules and severe baggage backlogs during the heavy flooding in Bangkok that started on Sept 25.
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Your weekly horoscope for Oct 2-8
Read more: Your weekly horoscope for Oct 2-8Your spot-on weekly horoscope for work, money and relationships from Guru by Bangkok Post’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how you will fare this week and beyond.
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Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changes
Read more: Indian police detain several people in Gen Z-led protests against voter roll changesAbout 100 demonstrators removed security barricades before police forcibly detained some of them.
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Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuries
Read more: Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuriesMonday’s (Sep 28) Kyauktaw airstrike, Rakhine’s deadliest such attack since a December hospital bombing, killed 50 people and wounded dozens more.
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PM ignores calls to fire Chadchart
Read more: PM ignores calls to fire ChadchartPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul rejected calls to remove Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt from his post as the government urged agencies to focus on draining floodwaters and restoring affected areas rather than political criticism.
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Cops widen cross-border scam fight
Read more: Cops widen cross-border scam fightThe Anti-Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) is stepping up cooperation with Australia, the United States and neighbouring countries as it shifts its focus from warning victims after they have been defrauded to detecting and disrupting scam networks before losses occur.
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PM revokes Thai citizenship of Israeli businessman
Read more: PM revokes Thai citizenship of Israeli businessmanPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signed an order revoking the Thai citizenship of an Israeli-born man for failing to disclose and renounce other nationalities upon naturalisation.