Passenger aircraft under gun fire during airport descent

DUBAI: -- Dubai based Flydubai, Emirates Airlines, Sharjah’s Air Arabia and Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways suspended flights from Dubai to Baghdad in compliance with security guidance from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority. A shooting incident involving Dubai's flydubai carrier at the airport of the Iraqi capital caused the suspension of services

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SET index closed 1,589.81 up 1.50; Bt/USD32.45; GBP48.86; AUD25.58; EUR36.37; CAD25.89; HKD4.17; SGD24.05; JPY27.40

U.S. Crude Inventories Hit Highest Level in 80 Years
BY JACOB MASLOW



The price of crude for delivery in March slipped 3.1% to $46.31 per barrel, on the New York mercantile exchange last week. This reflects the fact that U.S. inventories of crude oil have hit an 80 year high. Think about that.

Full story: http://www.streetwisejournal.com/u-s-crude-inventories-hit-highest-level-80-years/5298/

Thailand prepares for ASEAN foreign ministers meeting
By Digital Content



KOTA KINABALU, Jan 27 -- Thailand's permanent secretary for foreign affairs and senior officials met here to prepare for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) tomorrow.

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Employee says 5 gunmen attack luxury Libyan hotel popular with foreigners; 1 guard killed /AP

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THAI-US RELATIONS
No plan to left martial law : Prayut

BANGKOK: -- The United States has failed to give an answer when asked what it would do if it faced the political problems like Thailand, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday.

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Danish man charged with sex with minors in Philippines

CEBU: -- Police investigators have gathered more evidence against a 54-year-old Danish man who was arrested earlier in January on charges of sex with minors. The man charged with rape could face life imprisonment, if convicted, the prosecutor’s office told Danish newspaper, BT.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795375-danish-man-charged-with-sex-with-minors-in-philippines/

Libyan security official says gunmen at luxury Tripoli hotel take hostages; 3 guards killed /AP

Gunmen at Libyan luxury hotel take hostages; 3 guards dead
By ESAM MOHAMED

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan security official says gunmen have stormed a luxury Libyan hotel popular with foreigners and have taken hostages after killing at least three guards.

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Villages affected by gold mining operations make four demands to the government



PHICHIT: -- A four-point demand was today submitted to the director-general of Primary Industries and Mines Department by a group of villagers living around the Akara Resources company’s gold mine in Phichit province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795380-villages-affected-by-akara-gold-mining-operations-make-four-demands-to-the-govt/

Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi airport threaten to stop services unless they are allowed to double big-cab surcharge and get suitcase handling fees. /@BKK Post

Yingluck's Lawyer Summoned By Military For 'Attitude Adjustment'

By Khaosod Eng.



BANGKOK — The top legal adviser to former PM Yingluck Shinawatra was summoned by the military for "attitude readjustment" today after he publicly criticized her impeachment last Friday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/795409-yinglucks-lawyer-summoned-by-military-for-attitude-adjustment/

RT @RichardBarrow: Restrictions on Flying Drones in #Thailand; Could face 1 year in prison for flying illegally http://www.richardbarrow.com/2015/01/restrictions-on-flying-drones-in-thailand/ http://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/559534013195378688/photo/1

Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation 70 years on without Putin
VANESSA GERA, Associated Press

BRZEZINKA, Poland (AP) — When the Soviet army entered Auschwitz exactly 70 years ago, finding piles of corpses and prisoners close to death, a Russian soldier took a small and hungry 11-year-old girl into his arms and rocked her tenderly, tears coming to his eyes.

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