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Activists acquitted of libel, decry 'judicial harassment'
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» Three Thai human rights activists were acquitted of criminal defamation on Tuesday, but lamented what they called a hollow victory over the country's restrictive libel laws.
US to help Thailand develop small nuclear reactors
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on a visit Saturday.
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.
Blinken hails Thai help in US push to Asia
AFP, Published on 10/07/2022
» US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday hailed Thailand's role in the renewed US push in Southeast Asia, a key area of competition with China, on a trip where he also sought new ideas on how to restore democracy in Myanmar.
Revolution at the home of Thai boxing after Covid KO
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» Out with the gamblers and harsh neon lights, in with female fighters and fancy lasers -- after a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution.
The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Illegal logging in Brazil turning Amazon into a powder keg
AFP, Published on 24/04/2019
» ALTAMIRA, Brazil: A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts.
Court rejects Ecuador's damages appeal against Chevron
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» OTTAWA: Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from a group of Ecuadorian villagers seeking compensation from the Canadian subsidiary of US energy giant Chevron over oil pollution in the Amazon jungle.
World to miss 2020 climate 'turning point' - analysis
AFP, Published on 22/01/2019
» PARIS: The world is on course to miss its "best chance" of preventing runaway climate change with a key milestone in limiting greenhouse gas emissions likely to fall short in 2020, researchers warned Tuesday.
World's oceans are heating up at a quickening pace
AFP, Published on 11/01/2019
» TAMPA: The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said on Thursday.