TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A gunman who reportedly held two employees at a bowling alley hostage was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital for treatment. The two people being held were released unharmed, police and ambulance officials said. Details about the gunman’s condition […]
The commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces was reportedly denied entry to the United States shortly before setting off for an official visit to a Chiefs of Defense Conference in Washington. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, the commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, was denied entry to the United States despite having […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japan’s leader has scored a major victory in national elections that returned his ruling coalition to power in decisive fashion. Japanese media said Monday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party and a small coalition partner had together secured at least 312 seats in the 465-seat lower house of parliament, passing […]
In an attempt to tackle obesity on its campus, a university in Jiangsu, China, is offering overweight students the chance to enroll in a special weight-loss program, where they will receive their grades based on how much weight they shed and on how well they do in class. Zhou Quanfu, a lecturer at the Nanjing […]
A ranger, a member of the southern security forces, was shot dead in front of his home in Narathiwat on Sunday night. Police said Suber Wareying, 27, was murdered in Moo 6 village, Tambon Juap, Joh I Rong district. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
PHUKET, 23rd October 2017 (NNT) – Phuket authorities have inspected food items at Kathu Shrine as the Chinese Vegetarian Festival continues in the region. To ensure public safety and food hygiene during the Vegan Festival, Phuket Governor Norapat Plodthong and a group of local authorities visited a shrine in Kathu district where a large crowd […]
PHUKET: Two male Chinese tourists were saved from drowning at Patong Beach at about 7:30pm on Saturday night (Oct 21) by volunteer lifeguards and jet-ski operators, volunteer lifeguard and ex-lifeguard of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) Mr Somprasong Saengchat told The Phuket News today (Oct 23). “I had already finished volunteer duties at about 6:40pm. […]
BANGKOK — Bangkok is warned to expect more heavy rain Monday while flooding continues in 18 provinces, where seven people have already been killed. Though less reported in the media, the flood situation since Oct. 10 has impacted more than 260,000 people nationwide. The unrelenting disaster has expanded to cover a larger area in the […]
