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US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» NEW YORK: The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a federal judge said Tuesday.
Video shows abusive taming of Thai baby elephant
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» Footage of a distressed baby elephant jabbed by bullhooks at a camp in Thailand to tame it before joining the tourist industry has been released by conservationists in an appeal to end the practice.
Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers
AFP, Published on 04/06/2020
» A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers — one of the more unexpected measures Thai malls are taking as the kingdom relaxes virus restrictions.
Lines in the sand: beaches reopen with social distancing
AFP, Published on 01/06/2020
» People returned to some of Thailand's famed sandy beaches Monday, keeping well apart but enjoying the outdoors, as authorities eased some coronavirus restrictions for the first time in more than two months.
Walls close in on poorest as virus shrivels economy
AFP, Published on 31/05/2020
» Shuffling around their tiny slum home which is too small to stand up in, Thanapat Noidee and his wife Papassorn share donated noodles with their sons and worry about bills, as the coronavirus pushes Thailand's poor deeper into penury.
Asia virus latest: Japan lifts emergency, Thailand seeks cheap vaccine
AFP, Published on 25/05/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic:
Asia virus latest: Aussie jails report drugs spike; China warned of second wave
AFP, Published on 17/05/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic:
Bangkok's millionaires' club enjoys lockdown luxury
AFP, Published on 06/05/2020
» Gourmet take-out delivered by a butler in a black sedan -- the super-rich have not forgone luxury during a pandemic which has locked the country down, crushed the economy and left millions unemployed.
Jobless queue for food in Bangkok
AFP, Published on 22/04/2020
» Long lines of unemployed relying on free food across Bangkok, scrambles for cash handouts and fishing in fetid canals -- Thais are getting increasingly desperate as the pandemic destroys the economy and the government struggles to respond.
Asia virus latest: India curbs foreign takeovers; Japanese tulips snipped
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: