By Reuters and published by Financial Post Kyiv – Russian forces bombarded areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region from land and air on Friday, destroying houses in residential districts and killing a number of civilians, Ukrainian officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the assaults had turned the Donbas into “hell.” In the southern port city
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Man held for bashing Russian tourist’s head in Chonburi
CHONBURI police have arrested a Thai man on the charges of hitting and wounding a Russian woman tourist on the head and dragging into a forest at a reservoir while she was jogging on Thursday night, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 20). Ms. Elena Yzulkova, 38, came out from Map Prachan Reservoir forest soaking
Read moreCambodia Airways inaugural Phnom Penh-Koh Samui flight warmly welcomed
SENIOR officials were on hand to welcome passengers flying from Phnom Penh to Koh Samui on Cambodia Airways inaugural flight KR 723 today (May 20) with this leading to two non-stop weekly flights on this route henceforth, Naewna newspaper said. Surat Thani Governor Mr. Witchawut Jinto and Koh Samui District Chief Mr. Chayaphon Ontornsupha accompanied
Read moreEntertainment venues allowed to reopen in blue, green provinces from June 1
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee today (May 20) allowed entertainment venues such as pubs, bars, karaoke lounges and massage parlours to reopen from June 1 onwards but only in blue and green provinces, Sanook.com said. Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman,said these venues are only allowed to stay open till midnight and
Read moreRussia’s laser weapon claim derided as propaganda
By BBC RUSSIA claims to have used laser weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, although the US says it has seen no evidence of this and Ukraine has derided it as propaganda. What are laser weapons and how effective could they be in the conflict? Yury Borisov, the deputy prime minister in charge of
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