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Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
Coach offers apology to boys' parents
Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2018
» MAE SAI: The soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 boys apologised to their parents in the first letter he and the team have sent out through divers, in which the boys say they're doing well and missing their families.
Anupong: Rescue success hinges on drainage
Associated Press, Published on 26/06/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Intensive efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand for three days hinge on pumping out water so that navy divers have headroom to operate, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday.
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.
Russian sex guru, 'escort spy' now blame US for detention
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2018
» PATTAYA: A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 US presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating labour laws in Thailand but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years.
German cities may ban diesel vehicles
Associated Press, Published on 28/02/2018
» BERLIN: A German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with wide-ranging and costly implications that marks a turning point for diesel vehicles in Germany.
Qatar to scrap visit visas
News, Associated Press, Published on 11/08/2017
» DUBAI: Qatar announced yesterday it was scrapping visa requirements for visitors from 80 countries as it weathers a boycott by four Arab states and gears up to host the World Cup in 2022.
Qatar Airways removed from US laptop ban list
Associated Press, Published on 06/07/2017
» DUBAI -- Qatar Airways joined two other major long-haul Gulf carriers on Thursday in getting off a US ban on laptops and large electronics in airplane cabins, despite facing logistical challenges amid the country's diplomatic dispute with several Arab nations.
US agents foil Chinese, spirit family out of Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2017
» BEIJING - Stuck in a Bangkok jail with a deportation order against her, Chen Guiqiu waited with dread over what seemed certain to come next. A Thai immigration official showed her surveillance video of the jail entrance, where more than a dozen Chinese security agents were waiting.
Czech zoo saws off rhinos' horns to keep animals safe
Associated Press, Published on 22/03/2017
» PRAGUE -- A Czech zoo is taking no chances after the recent killing of a rhinoceros at a wildlife park near Paris by poachers who stole the animal's horn - the zoo has started to remove the horns from its 21 rhinos as a precaution.