Headlines, Thailand, Myanmar, Phillipines

WHO official denies maid slavery claims
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:57:00 +0700 : The World Health Organisation's top official in Thailand on Saturday denied beating his Ethiopian domestic helper and treating her like a modern day slave.
Suzuki to build second plant in Myanmar
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:45:00 +0700 : TOKYO - Japanese automaker Suzuki plans to invest tens of millions of dollars to build a second plant in Myanmar, seeking to make quick inroads in the country's growing market, a report said Saturday.
Philippines raises storm warning alert
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:31:00 +0700 : MANILA — The Philippines weather bureau on Saturday raised storm warning alert in 24 provinces even as Typhoon Maysak weakened further overnight as it moves closer to the country's eastern coast.
Gold prices unchanged at B18,500
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 11:28:00 +0700 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 18.131.36 baht per baht weight for gold ornaments and 18,400 baht per baht weight for gold bar.
California man gets 18 years for 'revenge porn' site
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 09:45:00 +0700 : LOS ANGELES - A California man who posted thousands of sexually explicit photos of men and women on a "revenge porn" website was jailed for 18 years in what was described as the first case of its kind in US criminal history.
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News Update from Thailand

New summer storms on the way
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 16:08:00 +0700 : Summer thunderstorms are expected to hit the North, Northeast, Central Plains and the East of Thailand between Tuesday and Friday, the Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

25 hurt on Phuket-bound bus
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:10:00 +0700 : Twenty-five passengers were injured, one seriously, when an air-conditioned interprovincial bus travelling from Bangkok to Phuket overturned in Krabi on Saturday morning.

Officers escape Narathiwat blasts
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:28:00 +0700 : Two bombs believed to be targeting security officers exploded in two districts of strife-torn Narathiwat province on Saturday morning, causing no injuries.

Hundreds protest Islamic law in Australia
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 13:45:00 +0700 : SYDNEY - Protesters waving Australian flags and carrying signs such as "Yes Australia. No Sharia" rallied around the country on Saturday in events organisers said were against Islamic extremism.

DPRK Notifies Japanese Side of Its Stand on Grave Political Provocation and Encroachment on State Sovereignty Pyongyang, April 2 (KCNA) -- The DPRK sent a notice to the Japanese side on Thursday through diplomatic channel, clarifying its stand on Japan's grave political provocation and encroachment on the state sovereignty of the DPRK which are going beyond tolerance limit. Recalling that the DPRK is sincerely implementing the DPRK-Japan Stockholm Agreement, the notice said that Japan is internationalizing the abduction issue and hyping it as a main issue at the UN human rights forum in violation of the agreement in which both sides decided to settle the issue, thus making it hard to trust the dialogue partner. Strongly denouncing the Japanese police for perpetrating the unheard-of encroachment on the sovereignty of the DPRK by searching the houses of the leading officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan who are deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, the notice demanded the Japanese government make a thoroughgoing probe into the case and make an apology. Under such situation it is hard to hold DPRK-Japanese inter-governmental dialogue, it said.

THAAD’s efficacy in dispute (The Korea Herald) Amid controversy over the U.S.’ potential deployment of an advanced missile defense battery here, defense experts are focusing on its military efficacy.

South Korea contracts U.S. company to upgrade missile defense South Korea plans to upgrade its Patriot Air and Missile Defense systems to the PAC-3 variant, American defense contractor Raytheon announced Monday.

. Korea test-fired short range projectiles North Korea test-fired four short range projectiles, Yonhap reported. “North Korea fired four short range projectiles toward the East Sea, flight range of which surpassed 100 kilometers”.

China blocks North Korean international bank membership China is not allowing North Korea to become a member of the newly established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), sources told the financial news site Emerging Markets.