2015年8月17日 星期一

2015-08-18 Malaysia World


Wall Street Journal
   
Bangkok Bomb Blast Revives Fears of Political Violence   
Wall Street Journal
BANGKOK—A bomb placed inside a shrine in Bangkok's main shopping district exploded during the evening rush hour Monday, killing at least 20 people and reviving fears of a return to the political violence that has plagued Thailand for years. The blast ...

Bangkok bombing investigation: no shortage of suspects in Erawan Shrine attack   Sydney Morning Herald
Bangkok bombs: What do we know?   BBC News
MarketsThai stocks fall 2.7% after deadly bomb attack   Financial Times
ABC Online   
Herald Sun   
The Guardian   
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NBCNews.com
   
20 Bodies Found at Indonesian Plane Crash Site   
NBCNews.com
Twenty bodies have been found among the wreckage of a Trigana Air Service plane that crashed with 54 people on board in Indonesia, the national news service Antara confirmed Tuesday morning. The ATR 42-300 passenger plane disappeared Sunday, ...

Indonesian rescuers reach crash site, plane 'destroyed'   The Sun Daily
Bad weather prevents rescuers from reaching Indonesian plane   Financial Express
38 bodies found at Indonesian plane crash site: official   The Star Online
Mashable   
The News International   
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The Indian Express
   
Ukraine violence: 9 dead as shelling increases in eastern Ukraine   
The Indian Express
Ukraine fighting: A woman visit her apartment damaged after shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. At least seven civilians and two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight today in eastern Ukraine as shelling from the warring sides ...
Ukraine crisis: Civilians among 10 killed in fierce clashes near Mariupol as ...   ABC Online
Civilians killed in Ukraine amid fears for fragile ceasefire   Irish Independent
Putin Escalates Again in Ukraine   Wall Street Journal
The Sun Daily   
Times of India   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat in Sri Lankan elections - then changes his mind   
Telegraph.co.uk
Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's former president, conceded defeat in parliamentary elections on Monday night, before changing his mind and saying nothing had been decided. The election was billed as a referendum on former presidential strongman's ...

Sri Lanka: Ex-prez Rajapaksa concedes losing a difficult election   Hindustan Times
Ex-Sri Lanka leader Rajapakse concedes election defeat   Times of India
Sri Lanka Parliamentary election: 'Rajapaksa concedes defeat'   The Hindu
Firstpost   
The Indian Express   
Bloomberg   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Rise of the drones: Pentagon plans 50pc more pilotless flights, with eye on ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 per cent over the next several years, using the US Army and civilian contractors to bolster Air Force-operated flights. Te ...
US military plans for more drone flights   The Australian (blog)
US Military Prepares Drastic Escalation of Global Drone Program   eNews Park Forest

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Bangkok Post
   
1MDB Swiss blackmailer jailed for three years   
Bangkok Post
Xavier Andre Justo is led away from the courtroom after receiving a three-year sentence. - +. Related Stories. BoT, 3 Asian central banks bucking fervour for easing · Malaysia central bank predicts economic slowdown · US lawmakers demand accounting on ...

Swiss national sentenced over blackmail attempt on ex-employer PetroSaudi   The Star Online
Justo jailed 3 years for 1MDB-linked blackmail   The Edge Markets
Ex-PetroSaudi exec Justo jailed 3 years   The Straits Times
Toronto Star   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Irish Independent
   
Anti-terror law clamps down on Egyptian journalists   
Irish Independent
The Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has approved a tough anti-terror law which could issue journalists with exorbitant fines and suspend them from work if they produce "false" reporting on militant attacks.
Rights activists denounce Egypt's new anti-terrorism law as draconian   The Globe and Mail
Egypt's President Approves Antiterrorism Measures   Wall Street Journal
Egypt president approves sweeping anti-terrorism law   Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor   
Daily Times   
The Nation   
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New York Times
   
South Sudan's President Lets Deadline for Signing a Peace Deal Pass   
New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — Bucking the threat of international sanctions, the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, refused to sign a peace deal to halt the nation's civil war on Monday, the deadline for a final accord mediated by African leaders. “If it is ...
South Sudan president fails to sign proposed peace deal   The Daily Star
S.Sudan gov't refuses to sign peace deal   New Vision
South Sudan signs peace agreement with rebels   Business Standard
Boston Globe   
The Nation   
Zee News   
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New York Times
   
Shake-Up in Moscow as Railways Chief, a Putin Friend, Is Reported Ousted   
New York Times
MOSCOW — Vladimir I. Yakunin, the director of Russia's national railway company and a longtime associate of President Vladimir V. Putin, has reportedly been ousted in one of the most significant shake-ups in domestic politics since the Russian economy ...

Putin Ally Yakunin to Drop Railway CEO Job to Become a Senator   Bloomberg
Vladimir Putin visits Crimea as violent clashes intensify   Irish Times
UPDATE 1-Russian Railways head Yakunin to resign, become govt senator   Reuters
The Australian Financial Review   
NDTV   
Financial Times   
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ABC Online
   
Same-sex marriage: Cabinet split over 'people's vote'   
The Australian
Tony Abbott has vowed to punish colleagues who leak from federal cabinet as Coalition MPs express dismay at the government's slump in the polls amid a split over gay marriage. The Prime Minister assured the Coalition party room that he would take ...
Australian PM shoots down same-sex marriage bill by blocking free vote   Irish Independent
Australia gay marriage: Liberal maverick Warren Entsch introduces private ...   The Independent
Q&A recap: gay marriage sequel dominated by patronising guests   Sydney Morning Herald
Times of India   
The Queensland Times   
The Guardian   
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