BANGKOK, Dec 31 (TNA) – Both Thais and foreigners flocked to join the New Year’s Eve countdown event in downtown Bangkok amid a heavy police presence to prevent an untoward incident.

Bangalore, Dec 30 (PTI) Popular Kannada actor
Vishnuvardhan died of cardiac arrest in south Indian city of
Mysore in the wee hours Wednesday. He was 59.

Senior BJP MP from Jharkhand Yashwant Sinha, party's
national vice president Karuna Shukla, Chief Ministers of
BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand besides Bihar Deputy

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Dec 30 (PTI) The number of Indian students in
Australia could plunge by a whopping 21 per cent in the coming

By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The prime minister said Thursday he is hopeful that
the government will draw public support for a revision to a plan to move some key

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will implement three Asean
regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) effective Friday.

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Culture Minister Yu In-chon said Thursday his ministry
will work towards making South Korea more tourist-friendly next year with the

Korean Festivals-calendar

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are the major cultural and tourist
festivals being in South Korea in January.

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- The newly nominated chief of KB Financial Group Inc.

By Neville D'Cruz