- A lawyer will try to post bail today for all 15 detainees charged with violating the ban on political gathering and joining a secrete society.

              Bail (Uncountable Noun) means money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime .               does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to .               go free until the trial.

- Academics have highlighted the challenges that higher education institutions within the region face in trying to meet international standards, including syllabus problems, system diversity, a lack of international staff and limited government support.

- Run-off water from Laos has been blamed for flooding in Loei province and prompting Thai authorities to arrange the evacuation of villagers living by the Mekong River.

- South Korea warned yesterday of possible North Korean assassinations and kidnappings in revenge for recent high-profile defections to the South.

- Indonesian authorities are investigating whether a suspected militant arrested last weak was piloting an attack on the resort island of Bali.

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