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Thanathorn accused of breaching election laws

By Linda Khoo  BANGKOK, April 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s rising political star,  Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit  has been accused of violating election laws…

Update: Sri Lanka president vows security shake-up over attacks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 24 (NNN-NEWS VISION) – Sri Lanka’s president Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday vowed a major shake-up of…

Tehran International Book Fair Opens With China As Guest Of Honour

TEHRAN, Iran, April 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The 32nd Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) kicked off on Tuesday, at the Mosalla…

Heng Swee Keat appointed deputy prime minister in Singapore cabinet reshuffle

SINGAPORE, April 24 (NNN-CNA) – The move to name Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat as the next – and only…

Myanmar Top Court Rejects Final Appeal by Jailed Journalists

FILES) This file combination of photos taken on September 3, 2018 shows journalists Kyaw Soe Oo (L) and Wa Lone…

Kim-Putin summit agenda likely to focus on denuclearization, economic cooperation

VLADIVOSTOK, April 24 (NNN-Yonhap) — The agenda for the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader…

North Korea’s Kim heads to Russia for summit with Putin

SEOUL, April 24 (NNN-Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed for Russia by train Wednesday for his first summit…

Daesh claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

People react during a mass burial of victims, two days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and…

Second witness called in Soh Chee Wen’s penny stock crash trial

SINGAPORE, April 23 (NNN-Bernama) – The second witness was called today on the sixth day of the 2013 penny stock…

India To Buy Crude From Other Producers After US Tightens Iran Sanctions

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, April 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India will buy more oil from other producers after the United…