India shoots down China’s 1959 Line
The Hindu INDIA and China yesterday (Sept. 29) exchanged sharp statements blaming each other for the continuing border tensions, with New Delhi describing China’s Line of Actual Control (LAC) claims as “untenable” and Beijing saying it “did not recognise” the Union Territory of Ladakh. “India has never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of […]
Read MoreKorean man hangs self as wife stands by watching him die
CHONBURI province police were saddened at discovering that a Korean businessman who hanged himself today (Sept. 30) did so while his wife stood close by watching him without urging him to stop nor helping him as he struggled just before dying, Sanook.com reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Thirathat Trunchan, an investigator at Nong Prue station in […]
Read MoreThaksin ‘not returning as PM of national government’
PEOPLE close to fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today (Sept. 30) slammed rumourmongers who have spread news online that he is returning to helm a national government as a royally-appointed prime minister, Thai Rath newspaper reported. They added that the former prime minister did not know anything about this matter and had criticised this […]
Read MoreManhunt in Krabi after two prisoners escape
TWO male inmates at Krabi prison serving sentences for drug trafficking offenses escaped before dawn today (Sept. 30) with a big manhunt now underway at this popular southern coastal province, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Lt. Col. Boonsong Longwaree, chief investigator of Mueang Krabi police station, rushed to the prison upon being notified of the […]
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