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Myanmar boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.
Myanmar traditional boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout of traditional Myanmar boxing, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.
Treaty ahoy! UN states agree 'historic' deal to protect high seas
AFP, Published on 05/03/2023
» UNITED NATIONS, US: UN member states finally agreed Saturday, following years of talks, to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
Hatching leatherback turtles get helping hand
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» PHANGNGA: It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand.
Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly voted in a new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption following the resignation of his predecessor in an anti-graft campaign.
Cambodia: No human-to-human bird flu transmission found
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian health authorities have said there was no human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the case of a father and daughter who caught the virus.
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.
Amnesty: Hundreds of children face protest-related charges
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» More than 200 children are facing serious criminal charges, including sedition, for their role in the largely peaceful pro-democracy protests that began in 2020, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
US Fed set to slow rate hikes
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve started the second day of its policy meeting on Wednesday, on growing expectations that it will step down to a smaller interest rate hike as red-hot inflation shows signs of cooling.
Myanmar junta prepares for poll, raising fears of more bloodshed
AFP, Published on 31/01/2023
» Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar's short-lived democratic experiment, the country's military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on.