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Gambia apologises to Thailand for sex tourism slur
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BANJUL: The Gambia apologised to Thailand on Tuesday after its foreign minister said the Asian country was a haven for sex tourists, sparking a strongly worded protest from Bangkok.
Cambodians jailed for brutal attack on French tourists on Koh Kut
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» A court has sentenced five Cambodian fishermen to 50 years each for a violent 2016 attack on French tourists in which two women were raped, an official said Monday.
Study: Ancient elephants interbred, today's do not
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» MIAMI: Ancient species of elephants and mammoths interbred, swapping genes that helped them adapt to new habitats and climates, a practice that is lost among modern-day elephants, researchers said Monday.
World's ugliest fish examined
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» SYDNEY: More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr Blobby.
Cobra blood for Cobra Gold marines
AFP, Published on 20/02/2018
» SATTAHIP: US and Thai marines slurped snake blood and ate scorpions in a jungle survival programme on Monday as part of the annual Cobra Gold war games.
Penis-whitening fad worries surgeons
AFP, Published on 03/02/2018
» PARIS: Plastic surgeons raised red flags this week about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic "fashion" with uncertain benefits and many risks.
Police defend human trafficking crackdown in fishing sector
AFP, Published on 24/01/2018
» The Royal Thai Police rejected criticism of efforts to root out human trafficking in the kingdom's multi-billion dollar seafood industry on Wednesday, following accusations that reforms had failed to check rampant labour abuses.