Thai PM plans to rein in pvt van transport
Bangkok: Thailand’s Prime Minister is vowing to crack down on the country’s private van transportation industry after a fiery crash that killed 25 people.
Emiratis banned from keeping wild pets
Dubai: The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates, where keeping exotic creatures as pets is a status symbol for some, reports said.
China hails wanted terrorist’s death
Beijing: Chinese media and netizens hailed the death of Xinjiang’s most wanted terrorist in US air strikes in Syria as “superb New Year’s gift”, stressing the importance of global fight against terrorism while glossing over China’s stonewalling of India’s bid to slap a UN ban on JeM leader Masood Azhar.
Clinton to attend Trump’s inauguration
Washington: Hillary Clinton will attend the January 20 inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump, her bitter rival from the 2016 campaign.
Over 100 suffer minor injury in train accident
New York: New York City authorities say more than 100 people suffered minor injuries when a long Island Rail Road train hit a bumping block at a Brooklyn station. Fire officials at the scene on Wednesday said metal that appeared to be from a rail pierced the bottom of the train and the wheels lifted up. They said the crash also damaged a work area beyond the tracks.
Islamic school loses tag for poor pedagogy
london: An Islamic boys’ school in east london has been downgraded by the UK’s schools watchdog for failing to prepare its pupils for modern day life with many unable to even name the British PM.