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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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Flood-battered Bangkok amusement park won’t rule out sale
Read more: Flood-battered Bangkok amusement park won’t rule out saleThe management of Siam Amazing Park is desperately seeking a way to keep the 46-year-old amusement and water park operating after flooding in Bangkok damaged nearly the entire complex, with a sale for 10 billion baht one of many options.
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Bangkok’s iconic buses to live on after surviving floods
Read more: Bangkok’s iconic buses to live on after surviving floodsBangkok’s iconic cream-red buses will live on, with selected vehicles to be repurposed for emergency reserves after the ageing fleet proved its worth transporting passengers during the 2026 flood, says the director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA).
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Crusader for crime victims faces money-laundering charges
Read more: Crusader for crime victims faces money-laundering chargesCybercrime police arrested crime victims’ rights activist Atchariya Ruengrattanapong outside a boxing stadium in Samut Sakhon on Saturday on charges including money laundering.
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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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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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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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Insurance regulator sets 5 flood-damage levels for vehicles
Read more: Insurance regulator sets 5 flood-damage levels for vehiclesThe Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has set five damage levels for flood-affected combustion-engine vehicles, based on how high the water reaches, as Thai insurers prepare for a surge in claims once floodwaters recede.
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Thai Airways to resume normal flight schedules from Saturday
Read more: Thai Airways to resume normal flight schedules from SaturdayThai Airways International (THAI) will return to its normal flight operation mode on Saturday after severe floods in greater Bangkok have maimed the airline as it cancelled some services that stranded passengers and baggage.