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Five Thai and  two Israeli hostages released from Gaza now in Israeli territory, military says

  By Reuters – published by CNA and CNN Jerusalem/Cairo – Two Israeli and five Thai hostages released by Palestinian militants in Gaza are now in Israeli territory, the Israeli military said today (Jan. 30). It identified the five Thai nationals as: Pongsak Tanna, Sathian Suwannakhan, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat and Surasak Rumnao. The military

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PM yet to order power supply freeze to Myanmar townships: Anutin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters  DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul commented today (Jan.30) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has not as yet ordered him to shut off power supply to a Myanmar township where criminal rackets have thrived across the shared border from Thailand.  Anutin said he could not act on his own in regard

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Passenger jet collides with army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport

  By AP and published by Yahoo!News Arlington, Va. – A passenger jet collided on Wednesday Jan. 29 (Jan. 30 morning in Thailand) with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all

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Analysis: Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as junta flags elections

  By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News  FOUR years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar’s embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy – by pushing to hold another election. In the last two months, the junta has outlined plans to neighbours for

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