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Thai ruling party launches election bid amid protests
AFP, Published on 04/01/2014
» Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's party on Saturday kicked off campaigning for February elections in the face of an opposition boycott and protester plans to "shut down" Bangkok in a bid to derail the vote.
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Opposition protesters march through Thai capital
AFP, Published on 05/01/2014
» Thousands of Thai opposition protesters marched through Bangkok on Sunday to demand the prime minister step down, in a "warm-up" for their planned occupation of the city.
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Farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» By the light of a head torch, Wanida Hityim deftly strips bark from a rubber tree, collecting the milky latex as she explains why she is among a small number of Thai farmers trying to work more sustainably.
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Fishing crews fear 5-year recovery after oil spill
AFP, Published on 31/01/2022
» The nightly armada of bobbing green lights from squid boats has all but disappeared near the site of an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, as devastated local crews brace for lost income and damaged fish stocks.
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Equities in freefall after Wall St, Europe implode on virus fears
AFP, Published on 13/03/2020
» HONG KONG: Asian equities went into freefall on Friday, extending a global rout that saw markets experience their worst day in decades as fears of a worldwide recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic wiped trillions off valuations.
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The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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Fleets shift to Africa to avoid crackdown: Greenpeace
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» Fishing fleets have shifted to remote and ecologically vulnerable waters off the east African coast to evade a regional crackdown on illegal fishing and human trafficking, environmental watchdog Greenpeace said Thursday.
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Thai trawlers evade illegal-fishing crackdown
AFP, Published on 16/12/2016
» Thai fishing fleets have shifted to remote and ecologically vulnerable waters off the east African coast to evade a regional crackdown on illegal fishing and human trafficking, environmental watchdog Greenpeace said on Thursday.
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Asian markets mostly up but traders on edge
AFP, Published on 08/11/2016
» HONG KONG - Most Asian markets extended gains on hopes Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump to win Tuesday's presidential election but traders are cautious with many opinion polls saying the race is too close to call.
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Obama holds 'excellent conversation' with Trump at White House
AFP, Published on 11/11/2016
» WASHINGTON - Barack Obama and his successor Donald Trump held a 90-minute transition meeting in the Oval Office Thursday, with the outgoing president vowing his support after an "excellent conversation."
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