By Bloomberg, published by Mint INDIA opened dozens of new bridges — many of them providing all-weather access along its disputed border with China — in a move that could provoke a fresh round of tensions. Eight of the bridges are in the Ladakh province, where India and China have each amassed over 50,000 soldiers,
Read moreDay: October 13, 2020
Probe launched into small boy’s death at home
THE Governor of Kalasin province today (Oct. 13) ordered an investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy after his father and doctors raised suspicions that it was unlikely he fell off his bed and then slipped in the bathroom as relatives claimed, Thai Rath newspaper reported. The boy, A (fictitious name), three years and
Read moreWoman kills ex-husband’s new girlfriend and flees
POLICE in northern Lampang province are hunting for a 50-year-old woman who shot dead her former husband’s new girlfriend and also injured him at their home before driving off, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Pol. Capt. Phasaworn Bunthiam, deputy inspector for investigation at Mueang Lampang station, rushed to the victims’ shophouse after being alerted of the
Read moreLegal consumption of kratom to be tightly controlled
A NEW draft law is being worked out to control the consumption of kratom once the draft Narcotics Act to remove it from the drugs list is passed by Parliament, Sanook.com reported this morning (October 13, 2020). After the Cabinet approved in principle to remove kratom from the drugs list in March this year, a
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