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Bat guano collectors in Ratchaburi undeterred by virus link
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2020
» RATCHABURI: Thai villagers scouring a dark cave for bat guano, sought after by farmers as a nutrient-rich crop fertiliser, are undaunted by scientists' suggestion that it could be behind a coronavirus that has infected more than 150,000 people worldwide.
Myanmar's opium crop plummets while meth stalks SE Asia
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2017
» A "dramatic" drop in opium cultivation in Myanmar underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many Asian countries are struggling to combat, a senior UN official said on Wednesday.
Tillerson's visit: Thailand hopes to get off Trump's trade hit list
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2017
» Thai officials voiced hope ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of escaping US pressure over the size of their trade surplus with the United States as their figures point to a jump in imports, but US data shows little change.
Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empire
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2016
» THE MEKONG RIVER -- The Lao People's Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
Erawan bombers first targeted pier for Chinese tourists
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2016
» The perpetrators of last year's deadly explosion at the Erawan shrine originally chose a Chao Phraya River dinner-cruise pier packed with Chinese tourists as their primary target and had amassed enough chemicals to make 10 powerful bombs, the chief of Thailand's police bomb squad told Reuters.