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Taipei knife attack: Suspect had no income and relied on financial support from his mother, police say
Read more: Taipei knife attack: Suspect had no income and relied on financial support from his mother, police sayFrom a NT$450,000 (US$14,325) lump sum to quarterly transfers, the findings shed light on how Chang Wen, 27, sustained himself and funded months of preparation before the assault.
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China probe finds Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cables
Read more: China probe finds Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cablesIn June, a Taiwanese court sentenced the Chinese captain of a Togo-registered ship to three years’ jail after finding him guilty of intentionally damaging undersea cables near Taiwan.
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Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid
Read more: Seoul says over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raidUS immigration authorities arrested 475 workers, including over 300 South Koreans, at a Hyundai Motor car battery factory in the southern state of Georgia.
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Former head of China securities watchdog Yi Huiman under corruption probe
Read more: Former head of China securities watchdog Yi Huiman under corruption probeChina’s two top anti-corruption bodies announced on Saturday (Sep 6) in an online statement that Yi Huiman “is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law”.
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Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding
Read more: Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh floodingSONGKHLA – Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year’s damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.
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21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on Monday
Read more: 21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on MondaySURAT THANI – Police will oppose bail when they apply to extend the detention of 21 foreign nationals arrested in connection with the operations of nominee businesses on Koh Phangan in the Samui Provincial Court on Monday.
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Courts warn revellers, ‘No groping’
Read more: Courts warn revellers, ‘No groping’The Courts of Justice have warned Songkran revellers they could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a hefty fine of 200,000 baht if found guilty of physically molesting someone during crowded water fights.
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US announces beginning of blockade of Iranian ports
Read more: US announces beginning of blockade of Iranian portsTEHRAN – The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, and despite the Iranian military warning that it would treat any such action as an act of piracy.
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Two border flashpoints reopened to visitors for Songkran
Read more: Two border flashpoints reopened to visitors for SongkranSURIN – The army is allowing public access during Songkran to two strategic points fiercely contested during last year’s border war with Cambodia – Ta Kwai ancient temple, which is a cultural heritage site, and nearby Hill 350.
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Taipei knife attack: Suspect had no income and relied on financial support from his mother, police say
Read more: Taipei knife attack: Suspect had no income and relied on financial support from his mother, police sayFrom a NT$450,000 (US$14,325) lump sum to quarterly transfers, the findings shed light on how Chang Wen, 27, sustained himself and funded months of preparation before the assault.
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China probe finds Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cables
Read more: China probe finds Taiwanese smugglers controlled vessel that damaged subsea cablesIn June, a Taiwanese court sentenced the Chinese captain of a Togo-registered ship to three years’ jail after finding him guilty of intentionally damaging undersea cables near Taiwan.
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Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with Iran
Read more: Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with IranISLAMABAD, Pakistan – US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that talks with Iran failed to reach an agreement, saying he was leaving after putting forward a “final and best offer”.
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Songkran road toll at 71 after two days
Read more: Songkran road toll at 71 after two daysSeventy-one people were killed and 317 others injured in traffic accidents during the first two days of the Songkran festival holiday period.
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US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for now
Read more: US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for nowTEHRAN – Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold.