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Teenager spent months on stroke ward after horror accident in Ibiza
Read more: Teenager spent months on stroke ward after horror accident in IbizaDan Hurst was airlifted to Majorca for emergency surgery
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Fate of Kyle Sandilands’ promise revealed after bold ‘back on air in the morning’ declaration
Read more: Fate of Kyle Sandilands’ promise revealed after bold ‘back on air in the morning’ declarationKyle Sandilands failed to deliver on his expectation that he’d be returning to the KIIS FM airwaves on Wednesday morning, after a bombshell late-night interview
Asia
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China to continue stimulating consumption: Premier Li Qiang
Read more: China to continue stimulating consumption: Premier Li QiangPremier Li Qiang said on Monday (Aug 18) that authorities would strive to achieve the full-year economic growth target set at roughly 5 per cent.
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10-year-old cancer patient allegedly bullied in Johor school; Malaysia’s education minister vows ‘prompt’ probe
Read more: 10-year-old cancer patient allegedly bullied in Johor school; Malaysia’s education minister vows ‘prompt’ probeThe latest assault purportedly happened earlier this month in school, while an earlier incident – which resulted in the boy having a concussion – allegedly occurred in February at a religious school.
Thailand
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Seven bombs rock two Narathiwat districts
Read more: Seven bombs rock two Narathiwat districtsNARATHIWAT – Seven small bomb explosions were reported in Yi-ngo and Rangae districts on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, in what authorities believe was an insurgent group’s attempt to stir up unrest ahead of the Muslim Ramadan fast.
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Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far South
Read more: Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far SouthTwo endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported.
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Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an end
Read more: Family’s long wait for last Thai hostage near an endNONG KHAI – Two years after Sudthisak Rinthalak was killed by Hamas militants, his family in northeastern Thailand is preparing to welcome his remains home and hold a Buddhist ceremony they believe will bring his spirit peace.
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Thailand presses for UN probe of border landmines
Read more: Thailand presses for UN probe of border landminesThai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has asked the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the spread of landmines along the border, allegedly planted by Cambodia and causing a series of injuries to Thai soldiers, stressing there must be no more victims.
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Thai bourse seeks to jump-start growth
Read more: Thai bourse seeks to jump-start growthAs global markets turn increasingly competitive and the Thai bourse continues to underperform, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is pushing forward one of its most ambitious reform programmes.
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China to continue stimulating consumption: Premier Li Qiang
Read more: China to continue stimulating consumption: Premier Li QiangPremier Li Qiang said on Monday (Aug 18) that authorities would strive to achieve the full-year economic growth target set at roughly 5 per cent.
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10-year-old cancer patient allegedly bullied in Johor school; Malaysia’s education minister vows ‘prompt’ probe
Read more: 10-year-old cancer patient allegedly bullied in Johor school; Malaysia’s education minister vows ‘prompt’ probeThe latest assault purportedly happened earlier this month in school, while an earlier incident – which resulted in the boy having a concussion – allegedly occurred in February at a religious school.
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Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scam
Read more: Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scamJust days after his actress wife was arrested on fraud charges, Thai hip-hop star Prinya “Way” Intachai has been accused of duping an investor into a bogus stock trading scheme, resulting in losses exceeding 50 million baht.
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Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problems
Read more: Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problemsThailand has lobbied the UN anti-landmine agency to pay serious attention on the spread of landmines along the border with Cambodia as the issue will test the credibility of the office and the convention banning the devices.
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Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting waste
Read more: Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting wastePHUKET – Officials in Phuket City are alarmed by the increasing amount of waste that now exceeds its capacity to handle, urging other local administrations to abandon their complacency and join the fight against garbage.