The military junta in Thailand has prepared a list of emergency measures to kick-start an economy threatened by recession after months of political turmoil.
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Thai army rulers prepare emergency economic measures
(Reuters) – The military junta running Thailand has drawn up a list of emergency measures such as price caps on fuel and loan guarantees for small firms to kick-start an economy threatened by recession after months of political turmoil. The plans, outlined by Air Chief Marshal Prajin Juntong late on Sunday after a meeting with officials at economic ministries, take in longer-term measures such as the development of special economic zones on the borders with Myanmar, Laos and Malaysia. The […]
Tornado in northwest China
A tornado wreaked havoc in northwest China, stranding hundreds of passengers.
Acoustic ‘pings’ unrelated to missing MH370 jetliner
A U.S. Navy official says, the acoustic ‘pings’ which were at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 are no longer believed to be from the aircraft’s black box. Lady Christel Regalado reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fire at a South Korean hospital for the elderly kills at least 21
(Reuters) — A fire at a rural South Korean hospital for chronically ill elderly patients killed 21 people and injured eight on Wednesday (May 28) in the second major fire this week while the country still mourns the deaths of more than 300 people in a ferry disaster last month. The fire started after midnight at around 00:27 a.m. at the hospital in the southwest region of Jeolla, the local fire station said. It was put out relatively […]
Thai Military Channel Shows Detained Political Protest Leaders
(Reuters) — Thailand’s military-run TV channel aired on Tuesday (May 27) a programme showing several high-profile detainees who were taken into custody after Army chief Prayuth Chan-ochatook over power in a bloodless coup last week. The programme hosted by a presenter and also an army spokesman, showed the accommodation of the detainees. They said the detainees had access to medicine and were being “well looked after” and that they have “never been tied up”. The programme also […]
China holds anti-terror drills following violent attacks
Following terrorist attacks, China is leveling up its security drills nationwide
Pakistan woman stoned to death by family for marrying man she loved
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old woman was stoned to death by her family outside one of Pakistan’s top courts on Tuesday in a so-called “honor” killing for marrying the man she loved, police said. Farzana Iqbal was waiting for the High Court in the eastern city of Lahore to open when a group of around dozen men began attacking her with bricks, said Umer Cheema, a senior police officer. Her father, two brothers and former fiance […]
Malaysia, UK satellite firm release data on missing flight
(Reuters) – Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released the data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, following mounting calls from passengers’ relatives for greater transparency. Relatives of passengers on the missing flight said they had received the data report compiled by Inmarsat and Malaysian officials and they published it on their Facebook page. The data communications log comprises 14 pieces of data from seven “handshakes,” or pairs […]
Vietnam, China trade accusations after Vietnamese fishing boat sinks
(Reuters) – Vietnam and China traded accusations on Tuesday over the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat not far from where China has placed an oil rig in the disputed South China Sea, as tensions fester between the two countries over the giant drilling platform. Hanoi said some 40 Chinese fishing boats had surrounded the Vietnamese craft before one of them rammed it and it sank. Vietnamese fishing boats operating nearby rescued the 10 fishermen on board, the government and […]
Thai coup leader gets royal endorsement, threatens crackdown on protests
(Reuters) – Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again. Prayuth seized power on May 22, saying the army would restore order after nearly seven months of sometimes deadly street demonstrations. The military has since taken into custody of scores of politicians, activists, […]
Floods in China kill 19, affects thousands
(Reuters) — Rescuers evacuated residents in southern China on Sunday (May 25) after flooding caused by heavy rains killed 19 people and affected thousands, state media reported. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers carrying people from flooded homes in Jiangkou County of southwest Guizhou province. State media reported that heavy flooding in Guangzhou city resulted in the collapse of an 80-year-old bridge. Official Xinhua news agency said seven people are missing in Guangdong province, where flood levels in some regions reached up […]
