Flood wall proposed to prevent Bangkok flooding

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BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – Thailand's National Disaster Warning Centre chairman Smith Tumsaroch Tuesday proposed construction of flood barriers in the nation's capital, warning of possible floods t

AGO BEGINS GRILLING JUNIOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Jakarta, June 17 (ANTARA) - A supervision team of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Tuesday began questioning Junior Attorney General for Civil and State Administrative Cases (Jamdatun) Untung

Borrowers may be spared further pain

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Canberra, June 17 (AAP) - Federal Labor's first budget in 13 years has won the backing of the central bank as one that fights inflation.

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss energy cooperation

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Baku, Azerbaijan, June 17 (IRNA) - Iran's Energy Minister Parviz Fatah held talks with his Azeri counterpart Natiq Aliyev on issues of mutual interest including cooperation in energy field.

Distraught D'Arcy accepts Olympic axing

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Canberra, June 17 (AAP) - A distraught Nick D'Arcy says he has accepted the fact that he will not swim at the Beijing Olympics but admits it is "one of the harder things I've had to do".

Indian Government grants scholarships to Lao people

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Vientiane, June 17 (KPL) - The Indian Government has provided scholarships to one government official from the National Authority for Science and Technology, Prime Minister's Office, and one studen

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