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Tiger Woods has effect on Thai sports like few others
Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2019
» JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: Tiger Woods' first vacation to Thailand was a lot different from when he goes there for work.
Alleged wildlife smuggling kingpin jailed
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2018
» A court has sentenced a man believed to be a kingpin in the illicit wildlife trade to two years in prison for smuggling rhinoceros horns, according to an organisation that works with police to combat trafficking.
Toys 'R' Us founder dies days after chain shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 23/03/2018
» NEW YORK: Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys "R" Us six decades ago and transformed it into an iconic piece of Americana, died Thursday at age 94, a week after the chain announced it was going out of business.
Revellers around the world ring in 2018
Associated Press, Published on 31/12/2017
» A look at how people around the world are ringing in 2018:
Men describe rape, torture by Sri Lanka government
Associated Press, Published on 09/11/2017
» LONDON: One of the men tortured in Sri Lanka said he was held for 21 days in a small dank room where he was raped 12 times, burned with cigarettes, beaten with iron rods and hung upside-down.
Wildlife crimefighters start to sniff the money trail
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2017
» In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes to pose as trophy hunters would have marked the end of the story.
US Congress votes to kill Obamacare health plan
Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives gave President Donald Trump a huge political victory on Thursday, narrowly passing the repeal and replacement of the controversial national health plan known as Obamacare.
Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2017
» Conservationists say they have evidence that the critically endangered Indochinese tiger is breeding in a Thai jungle, giving hope for the survival of an animal whose total population may be less than 300.
Cambodia to repopulate forests with tigers from abroad
Associated Press, Published on 07/04/2016
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia has unveiled a plan to reintroduce tigers from abroad into the dry forests of the country, where the big cat has become virtually extinct thanks to poaching, conservation officials said.
Pope visits Sri Lanka hoping for peace
Associated Press, Published on 12/01/2015
» COLOMBO — Less than a week after its long-time president was surprisingly voted out of office, Sri Lanka welcomes Pope Francis on Tuesday, with the island nation's Catholic minority hoping he can help heal the lingering wounds of the country's 25-year civil war.