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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued a shoot-to-kill order Friday for security forces dealing with protesters following a week of unrest in the Central Asian country.In a televised national address, the president said, “Terrorists continue…
Road death toll 34 on Day 6 of break Holiday accidents and deaths below last year’s figures Thirty-four people died and 274 others were injured in 264 road accidents on Monday, the sixth of the “seven dangerous days” of the New Year period, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported. Traffic accidents and road fatalities are both 18.9% lower than in the same period a year ago. According to official data, speeding was the most common cause of the accidents on Monday, 35%, followed by drink-driving at 18%, while 83% involved motorcycles and 6% pickups, the next highest group. … Read more about Road death toll 34 on Day 6 of break …
SHANGHAI — U.S. human rights and trade groups on Tuesday blasted Tesla’s New Year’s Eve announcement that it had opened a showroom in Xinjiang, the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region where detention camp…
Before the birth of the youth-led protest movement in 2020, criticism of the monarchy and calls for changes to the institution were only limited to academia.But after the movement made three core demands – a more democratic Constitution, the resignatio…
Authorities in Thailand intercepted more than 193 kilograms of amphetamine hidden in punching bags bound for Australia where it would have a street value of almost $30 million.The drugs, packaged in bags each weighing more than 10 kilograms, were hidde…
A core member of Thailand’s anti-establishment group “Redem”, Jutatip “Ua” Sirikhan , was sentenced to two months in prison today (Wednesday), suspended for two years, by the Criminal Court after she was found guilty of committing contempt during a pro…