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Army chief sees red over Pheu Thai's defence budget cut plan  Bangkok Post

Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong on Monday said he strongly opposed the Pheu Thai Party's policy to cut the defence budget by 20% -- and use the money ...

'El Chapo' leaves a void in his Mexican hometown  Politiko

The downfall of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has done little to diminish his drug cartel's power, but locals say it has had a devastating effect in one place: his ...

Thai princess stays mum on PM bid  Western Advocate

The Thai princess whose stunning announcement she was running for prime minister was quickly opposed by her brother, the king, says she wants Thailand to ...

Thai opposition party undeterred after ally's failed princess bid  Reuters

Leaders of Thailand's biggest opposition party campaigning on Monday never mentioned ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, whose policies they espouse, nor ...

Google push for Western Sydney  https://www.innovationaus.com/

Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has joined with Google Australia and the education charity Schools Plus to support the expansion of a STEM ...

U.S. Accuses Ex-Intelligence Officer of Giving Iran Secrets  The Wall Street Journal

A former U.S. counterintelligence officer was accused of providing Iran with information about highly classified U.S. programs after defecting there.

MH370 co-pilot 'flew ghost plane on his own for hours after everyone else died'  Mirror.co.uk

Fariq Abdul Hamid could have been at the controls of the stricken plane when the cabin suddenly depressurised, an aviation writer has theorised.

The Guardian view on Thailand’s election: staving off the real reckoning  The Guardian

Editorial: The political soap opera around a princess's brief candidacy has further exposed the dangerous rifts within the country. Until they are addressed, the ...

Thai economic growth strengthens in Q4 but election could impact 2019 pace  The Business Times

[BANGKOK] Thailand's economy grew at its best pace in six years in 2018, with fourth-quarter beating expectations on higher domestic demand and record ...

MH370 latest: GHOST plane flown for HOURS with co-pilot only person alive, expert claims  Express.co.uk

THE missing flight MH370 flew for hours as a 'ghost plane' with only the co-pilot alive before it crashed, an expert who investigated its disappearance has ...