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Aldi makes huge change to its stores as supermarket giant axes 20 per cent of its products
Read more: Aldi makes huge change to its stores as supermarket giant axes 20 per cent of its productsAround 20 per cent of Aldi’s product range, including from its famous weekly ‘special buys’, will be slashed.
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The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 days
Read more: The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 daysThe death toll has accelerated sharply, with roughly half of the more than 2,500 deaths recorded in the past 20 days – with the threat fuelled by a mix of conflict, misinformation and services strained by aid cuts. Liz Cookman reports
Asia
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Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warship
Read more: Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warshipNo information was immediately available on the cause of the explosion that sank the IRIS Dena, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said.
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A first look at Malaysia’s new electric train service between JB and KL
Read more: A first look at Malaysia’s new electric train service between JB and KLCNA’s Amir Yusof boarded the first northbound electric train from JB Sentral to Kuala Lumpur to see how it compares to other transport options.
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Man in China jailed 4 years for poisoning and killing 9 pet dogs
Read more: Man in China jailed 4 years for poisoning and killing 9 pet dogsThe man, surnamed Zhang, had scattered toxic substances in a residential compound in Beijing.
Thailand
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Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the island
Read more: Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the islandThe cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of the Phuket governor to a post at the Interior Ministry, one day after Prime Minister Anutin Charvirakul signed a lightning order transferring his two deputies, in a move to end conflict inside the provincial hall.
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Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AI
Read more: Bank branch closures set to hit staff more than AIArtificial intelligence (AI) adoption in Thailand’s banking sector is unlikely to have a rapid impact on employment, with the decline in bank staff primarily driven by branch closures, according to the central bank governor.
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Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinet
Read more: Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinetTourism operators welcomed the government’s first step in revoking the 60-day visa exemption to curb illicit activities by foreigners, while urging authorities to provide proper guidance for genuine investors as well as advising frequent visa runners to apply for alternative long-stay visas instead.
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Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay
Read more: Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stayThe cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.
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Cabinet approves ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ co-payment scheme
Read more: Cabinet approves ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ co-payment schemeThe cabinet on Tuesday approved the “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Helping Thais Plus) co-payment scheme, worth up to 4,000 baht per registered person, to help ease the cost of living, commencing on June 1.
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Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warship
Read more: Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warshipNo information was immediately available on the cause of the explosion that sank the IRIS Dena, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said.
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Seven cops accused in first torture law prosecution case
Read more: Seven cops accused in first torture law prosecution caseThe Office of the Attorney-General has ordered the indictment of seven police officers in the country’s first case under the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, linked to the alleged abuse of an innocent suspect in Sa Kaeo two years ago.
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Panel backs scrapping of MoU 43
Read more: Panel backs scrapping of MoU 43A Senate ad-hoc committee has recommended that the government scrap the 2000 agreement on land border demarcation with Cambodia, known as Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 43, citing constitutional and legal concerns.
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Myanmar quakes shake Bangkok
Read more: Myanmar quakes shake BangkokBangkok and at least three provinces were shaken by two moderate earthquakes centered near the southern coast of Myanmar on Monday morning, the Earthquake Observation Division reported.