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Day: May 11, 2020

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India, China skirmishes in Ladakh, Sikkim; many hurt

By Ajay Banerjee, Tribune News Service TROOPS of nuclear-armed India and China have clashed in eastern Ladakh and north Sikkim along the un-demarcated and disputed frontier between the two neighbours, leaving many injured on both sides. Details are emerging of the ongoing development in eastern Ladakh, which is much bigger in scale and has wider […]

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Life

Stranded tourist create coconut stalk art on Koh Phangan

Surat Thani – A Thai businesswoman on Koh Phangan island, which is renowned for its monthly Full Moon Party, invited foreign tourists marooned here by the coronavirus pandemic to create coconut stalk art as a way to de-stress and their imaginative renderings have now turned into a new attraction, PostToday reported this afternoon (11.5.2020). Ms […]

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Life

MWA debunks fake news on cooking rice with tap water

THE Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) came out to debunk fake news going viral on the Thai social media warning people to not cook rice with tap water pointing out that the tap water it produces is tested and therefore safe for consumption and cooking rice, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (11.5.2020). In an announcement issued […]

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