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Volunteers seek lost pets amid Hong Kong deadly inferno wreckage
Read more: Volunteers seek lost pets amid Hong Kong deadly inferno wreckageWorkers and volunteers from Hong Kong’s animal welfare agencies have joined rescue efforts, turning up with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for missing pets in the blazing Wang Fuk Court housing complex.
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years in jail for corruption
Read more: Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years in jail for corruptionHasina is currently residing in India and has defied court orders that she return to Bangladesh.
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Integrating Malaysia’s railway network with ‘China and beyond’ a key priority for operator KTM’s new chief
Read more: Integrating Malaysia’s railway network with ‘China and beyond’ a key priority for operator KTM’s new chiefCiting the need for Malaysia’s national rail operator to be profitable, KTM’s acting CEO tells CNA in an interview that one key revenue stream will come from reviving stalled freight services between Kuala Lumpur and Chongqing in southwestern China.
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From JB to KL in 3.5 hours: Will Malaysia’s electric train service be a hit with commuters?
Read more: From JB to KL in 3.5 hours: Will Malaysia’s electric train service be a hit with commuters?KTM’s newly appointed acting CEO Ahmad Nizam Mohamed Amin tells CNA that the ETS, which will extend from its existing route to Johor Bahru by end-2025, could “revolutionise” transport options in the peninsula.
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Indonesia protest: Prabowo says parliament to remove controversial perks for MPs, suspend errant lawmakers
Read more: Indonesia protest: Prabowo says parliament to remove controversial perks for MPs, suspend errant lawmakersThe president was addressing the nation in a live broadcast from the State Palace in Central Jakarta, flanked by party leaders including PDI-P chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.
Thailand
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Huge turnout battles rash of wildfires
Read more: Huge turnout battles rash of wildfiresWildfires intensified across northern and western Thailand, with 2,165 hotspots detected, as officials and an army of 25,000 fire-fighters escalated aerial and ground operations to contain spreading blazes.
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Nike takes a walk on the spicy side
Read more: Nike takes a walk on the spicy sideArguably Thailand’s most celebrated season, Songkran just swept through — ushering in the Thai New Year with its signature water-soaked celebration. Tapping into that spirit, Nike drops a festive take on the Nike SB Dunk Low with the “Songkran” iteration.
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Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’
Read more: Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’The number of days when extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled around the world over the past 75 years, according to new research.
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No new Cambodian workers allowed in
Read more: No new Cambodian workers allowed inThe government has reaffirmed that no new Cambodian migrant workers will be allowed into the country due to security concerns, despite pressure from the private sector.
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New govt must lead border talks: Sihasak
Read more: New govt must lead border talks: SihasakForeign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Cambodia’s proposal to convene a meeting of the Thai–Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) to discuss territorial demarcation must wait until a new government assumes office.
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Volunteers seek lost pets amid Hong Kong deadly inferno wreckage
Read more: Volunteers seek lost pets amid Hong Kong deadly inferno wreckageWorkers and volunteers from Hong Kong’s animal welfare agencies have joined rescue efforts, turning up with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for missing pets in the blazing Wang Fuk Court housing complex.
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years in jail for corruption
Read more: Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets 21 years in jail for corruptionHasina is currently residing in India and has defied court orders that she return to Bangladesh.
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No fuel crisis, no need to hoard, says energy minister
Read more: No fuel crisis, no need to hoard, says energy ministerThailand does not face a fuel crisis as a consequence of the Mideast war, Energy Minister Atthapol Rerkpiboon said on Tuesday. Supplies are being delivered gradually, according to schedule and available storage capacity, and there is no need for hoarding.
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ThaiHealth inspects pollution-hit village
Read more: ThaiHealth inspects pollution-hit villageCHIANG RAI: A team from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) inspected a riverside community on Sunday, amid growing concerns about heavy metal contamination along the Kok River.
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PP defiant despite legal threat to MPs
Read more: PP defiant despite legal threat to MPsNatthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, has pledged to perform his duties as opposition leader vigorously despite a looming legal case involving 44 MPs from his party.