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An Isaan village chief found human bones in a rice field today as he was spreading fertiliser over his crops. A local 49 year old man was reported missing last month and police suspect the remains are his. The found bones scattered around the field in Buri Ram. Police along with a doctor from the district hospital investigated the scene. Police found teeth, a skull, leg bones and arm bones. The remains had no flesh and appeared to have been chewed on by dogs. Police also found a torn up pair of shorts as well as a dog collar. The family of Sin Deeporam, who was reported missing, say they believe the shorts are probably his. The bones were sent to a district hospital to be examined by medical professionals. Police are still investigating. SOURCE: Bangkok Post Keep in contact with Thaiger by following our Facebook page . Never miss out on future posts by following Thaiger . ... » Learn More about Isaan village chief finds human bones in rice field

By Prisca Chaoui GENEVA: Two years have passed since the introduction of the illegal pay cuts imposed on staff in the Professional Category — and above — working for the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, following a cost-of-living survey conducted by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in 2016. For this second anniversary, the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT), whose jurisdiction covers staff working in the UN secretariat, issued its judgment declaring the cuts legal. This was contrary to the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labor Organization (Iloat) judgment of 2019 that led to the restoration of the salaries that were prevailing before the introduction of the cuts for staff working in the agencies, namely World Intellectual Property Organization, International Labor Organization, World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union and International Organization for Migration. This means that for a work of equal value, staff working for the ... » Learn More about UN chief remains focused on reelection while Geneva staff feel abandoned

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says the United States should deploy more troops along the Black Sea in Bulgaria and Romania to deter potential aggression from Russia as tensions between Moscow and Washington heat up. Esper, now a fellow at the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University, said "I think we need to continue to stand up to Russia and trying to deter their bad behavior." Washington should look to reassure European allies and boost the NATO alliance by deploying more forces in Poland, "into the Baltics, if it makes sense, and places like Romania and Bulgaria, if not on a permanent - on a rotational basis," Esper said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday. President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to reduce tensions stirred by a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border and proposed a summit of the estranged leaders to tackle a raft of disputes. Russia seized Crimea ... » Learn More about Former Pentagon chief says U.S. should deploy troops along Black Sea

AND THEN THERE ARE 28 Philippine military officials say only 28 of the more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels—here seen up close in a satellite image—remained anchored at Julian Felipe Reef, which China calls Whitsun Reef, as of Sunday. —REUTERS MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin III discussed on Sunday the fleet of Chinese ships still anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone since early March when they were first spotted there. The two officials made their phone call ahead of Monday’s resumption of the Balikatan joint exercises between the American and Philippine military, which was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But even before the pandemic, President Duterte, who had been critical of Washington’s stand against his drug war policy, had been ambivalent about the conduct of joint military exercises under the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which provides the legal ... » Learn More about Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef situation in phone conversation

In a statement Tuesday (April 13), Perodua said the Aruz is priced at S$92,999 (about RM286,409), inclusive of the goods and services tax (GST) and certificate of entitlement (COE). The carmaker said the Aruz would be sold by the sole authorised Perodua distributor in Singapore, Perocom Auto Pte Ltd at its outlet in Ubi. Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad said the arrival of Aruz in Singapore marks the first seven-seater offered by Perodua in the island nation. "With nearly 58,000 units sold in Malaysia since its debut in 2019, the Perodua Aruz was Malaysia's best-selling sports utility vehicle overall in 2019 and 2020. "We are looking forward to sharing Aruz's space, safety, versatility, durability, practicality, and fuel efficiency with our southern neighbours," he said. Besides Singapore, Perodua also exports to Brunei, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Seychelles, Fiji, and Indonesia. – Bernama ... » Learn More about Perodua launches Aruz in Singapore, priced at RM286,409

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Tuesday it would start enriching uranium to 60% purity, a move that would take the fissile material closer to the 90% suitable for a nuclear weapon, a day after Tehran accused arch-foe Israel of sabotaging a key nuclear site. The disclosure came soon before the resumption of talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, an accord Israel fiercely opposed, after former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned it three years ago. Announcing 60% enrichment, chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi also said Iran would introduce 1,000 more centrifuge machines at Natanz, a nuclear installation hit by an explosion on Sunday that Tehran called an act of sabotage by Israel. "From tonight, practical preparations for 60% enrichment will begin in Natanz; 60% uranium is used to make a variety of radiopharmaceuticals," the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Iranian nuclear agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi as saying. The ... » Learn More about Iran to begin 60% uranium enrichment after nuclear site incident

Anti-coup demonstrators, many with signs showing support for a civilian-formed federal army, hold candles and sing protest songs as they sit in the streets of Yangon, Myanmar, on April 3, 2021. (New York Times photos) Late last month, foreign officials in army regalia toasted their hosts in Naypyitaw, the bunkered capital built by Myanmar’s military. Ice clinked in frosted glasses. A lavish spread had been laid out for the foreign dignitaries in honor of Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day. That very day, the military, which had seized power Feb 1, gunned down more than 100 of its own citizens. Far from publicly condemning the brutality, the military representatives from neighbouring countries — India, China, Thailand and Vietnam among them — posed grinning with the generals, legitimizing their putsch. The coup in Myanmar feels like a relic of a Southeast Asian past, when men in uniform roamed a vast dictators’ playground. But it also brings home how a region once celebrated for its ... » Learn More about Myanmar coup puts seal on autocracy’s rise in SE Asia

MANILA, Philippines – Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested in Las Piñas City a South Korean wanted for fraud in Seoul. Kim Dong Woo. Photo courtesy of BI According to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, fugitive Kim Dong Woo, 49, was arrested Monday by the Bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit’s (FSU) operatives. He said Kim will soon be deported to South Korea to face the charges against him. “His name has been placed in our immigration blacklist, hence any future attempts to re-enter the country will be barred,” Morente said. Immigration FSU Chief Bobby Raquepo said Kim is an “undocumented alien” as his passport had already been revoked by the Korean government. Additionally, the BI said Kim has been on South Korea’s wanted list since he fled to the Philippines in February 2018 to evade prosecution for fraud. It was found out that Kim used to hold office in Incheon, where he enticed a victim to lend him 65 million Korean won or almost US$58,000 for his alleged ... » Learn More about BI nabs South Korean fugitive in Las Piñas City

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines would have to add bite to its bark in defending its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea against China’s continued aggression and expansion through the gray zone strategy. The lingering presence of Chinese maritime militia vessels at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, which is inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), has pushed the Philippine government to file diplomatic protests and send more patrols to the area. It also led to a verbal tussle between Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the Chinese Embassy in Manila, which had given insulting replies to the Philippine defense chief. The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday (April 12) summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to express “utmost displeasure” over the continued presence of Chinese vessels inside the Philippines’ EEZ. Collin Koh, a Singapore-based maritime security expert, said it was important for the Philippines “to signal more resolutely to China that there ... » Learn More about PH told to add bite to bark in dealing with China aggression

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — A fisherman who manufactures improvised explosive devices (IED) used for fishing was arrested in Caramoran town in Catanduanes province Monday night. Capt. Ariel Buraga, chief of Caramoran police, said Sany Talion, 36, was arrested at around 7:40 p.m. in Barangay Dariao. Police officers, armed with a search warrant, recovered from his house material used for making fishing IEDs,  including a bottle of ammonium nitrate and a detonating cord with an attached blasting cap. “The ingredients come from Camarines Norte and he assembles it in his house,” Buraga said. Buraga said IEDs are being sold to other fishermen in the said town. /atm ... » Learn More about Fisherman who makes improvised explosives nabbed in Catanduanes