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New Zealand authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake hit northeast of Christchurch, the biggest city on South Island. At least two people have been confirmed dead in Kaikoura. The tremor, with a magnitude initially estimated at 7.4 before being scaled up to 7.8, had a depth of
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BANGKOK — Junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has asserted that a fugitive Redshirt activist wanted by Thai authorities for insulting the monarchy is no longer Thai. "Since he fled this country to another, it shows that he is no longer a Thai person and he cannot stay in Thailand," Gen. Prayuth
Read More BANGKOK, July 29 - Phusit Ratanakulsereroengrit, a senior official of Thailand's Department of International Trade Promotion, said representatives of Woolworths Limited want to discuss business deals with about 60 Thai operators as it plans to open a sourcing office in Asia Pacific and is especially interested in Thailand. He said
Read More New Zealand yesterday legalised same-sex marriage, with a surge in marriage applications, according to New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand is now the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise same-sex marriage, and the fourteenth country to do so worldwide. After passing a bill in April of this
Read More A gas leak at a biomass power plant in the southern province of Trang killed a New Zealand engineer and a Thai staff member early Monday morning. The engineer, identified as Michael Kogsin, 36 along with Chavalit Somnok, 37, a system control officer from Buri Ram province, reportedly died after inhaling
Read More BANGKOK, 21 March 2013 (NNT)-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra left for New Zealand today on an official visit to boost bilateral trade and investment, after which she will continue her trip to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea before returning to Thailand on March 25. Speaking prior to her departure, Prime
Read More A SCOT suspected of running an international trafficking racket has been deported from Thailand. John Alty, 57, is believed to have masterminded the smuggling of Sri Lankans and Iranians into Australia and New Zealand. Read more: dailyrecord.co.uk
Read More PHUKET: Sean Kenzie, the 27-year-old New Zealander stranded and unable to pay his mounting medical bills after a hit-and run-accident, boarded a plane for home today thanks to an anonymous donor who supplied the funds for his flight. Sean looked a little tired when he arrived at Phuket Airport; he walked
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