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Long-reigning Thai and British monarchs shared a bond
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» Their ancestors were "royal friends by correspondence" but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Thailand's His Majesty King Bhumibol the Great developed a face-to-face bond during their lifetimes.
Red Bull heir still at large 10 years on
AFP, Published on 03/09/2022
» A crashed Ferrari, a dead policeman and a fugitive heir to a multibillion-dollar fortune -- a decade on, Thailand is no closer to resolving one of its most notorious hit-and-run cases.
4 firms rush to produce mutant-specific vaccines
News, AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» NEW YORK: Four of the world's Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Sinovac -- are now developing new generations of their respective vaccines specifically targeting the new Omicron variant.
Delta threatens sports events, Russia fights record cases: virus world update
AFP, Published on 29/06/2021
» Russia's Saint Petersburg posted record Covid-19 deaths Monday as it prepares to host a Euro 2020 quarter-final despite the spread of the Delta variant, which is fuelling infection surges around the world and causing a headache for major sporting events.
Supercars and champagne: Bangkok's rich purr through pandemic
AFP, Published on 09/08/2020
» As the coronavirus brought the global economy to its knees, Thai businessman Yod decided to buy himself a 27 million baht treat -- a lime-green Lamborghini.
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:
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
AFP, Published on 23/04/2019
» JENJAROM, Malaysia: From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Investigators drop probes on Rolls-Royce
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» LONDON: Britain's Serious Fraud Office on Friday dropped major investigations into engineering firm Rolls-Royce and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline in a move condemned by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.
Refugee footballer held in Thailand 'losing hope'
AFP, Published on 24/01/2019
» LONDON: A footballer with refugee status who has been detained in Thailand for nearly two months over his alleged role in Bahrain's Arab Spring protests is "losing hope", according to a global players' union.
Pacific nations resist US push to increase tuna quota
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» HONOLULU: Pacific island nations have vowed to oppose US efforts to increase its catch limit in the world's largest tuna fishery, saying the proposal does nothing to improve sustainable fishing.