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Worst floods in 2 decades hit Sakon Nakhon (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2017
» Tropical depression "Sonca" has lashed Sakon Nakhon, leading to the worst floods in the northeastern province for two decades. Flooding persisted across the Northeast.
Japan quake: Rain complicates rescue effort (Updated Sun.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2016
» More than 40 people are known to have died in the two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan as rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides.
Drought set 'to worsen', hospitals under strain (Updated Tues.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/02/2016
» The severe drought is expected to worsen between March and April, as five hospitals in the North and Northeast already report severe water shortages.
Those fake (plastic) tofu skin rumours
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/10/2015
» Tofu skin, a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine, made headlines when it was reported that fake tofu skin was being sold in some rural markets, and even in Chinatown.
Warm welcome for refugees in Germany, but thousands still stranded.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/09/2015
» Thousands of exhausted migrants received a hero's welcome as they streamed into Germany on Sunday as the UN criticised overall European efforts to help them.
Border camp horrors revealed, official arrested (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/05/2015
» The former president of the Rohingya Association of Thailand says the camp and graveyard found in Songkhla is just the tip of the iceberg. He estimates there are at least 60 such camps in the Malaysian border area. Meanwhile a local official has been arrested.
Nepal quake death toll climbs over 5000 with more than 10,000 injured (Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2015
» Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis are spending another night in the open after a massive quake which has killed more than 5,000, as officials warned the final toll could rise sharply once rescuers reach cut-off areas. (Includes drone video)
Paris attack: Police kill gunmen, freeing hostages
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/01/2015
» Heavily-armed elite French forces killed two brothers and an ally in a dramatic end to the country's worst terrorist crisis in decades. Three blood-soaked days left 17 people dead, including four hostages killed yesterday as one gunmen stormed a Jewish grocery store. (Videos included)
Q-mark: not a guarantee of food safety
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/08/2014
» You buy your fruits and vegetables in a modern Thai supermarket and you make sure they have a Q-Mark certificate. Thus, you can be certain they are safe to eat, right? Wrong.
Thai supermodel gets help
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/09/2013
» Rojjana ‘‘Yui’’ Phetkanha, an international supermodel during the 1990's, was found wandering aimlessly in the Phetkasem Soi 42 area Friday morning, clearly in need of help. Now she is getting it.