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Single mother jailed 7 years for Facebook post
dpa, Published on 16/12/2015
» A single mother was given a seven-year prison term for lese majeste and sedition, her lawyer confirmed on Wednesday.
Australia ends ban on wind energy investment
dpa, Published on 13/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ended the controversial ban on government investment in wind energy, the Sun-Herald newspaper reported Sunday.
Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
New rules aim to stop crocodile escapes
dpa, Published on 16/10/2015
» Crocodile farms will need walls at least 1.5 metres high around their pits under planned government guidelines, an official said Friday, after 28 crocodiles escaped in early October.
41 dead after suicide bombers attack Chad market
dpa, Published on 11/10/2015
» N'DJAMMENA - At least 41 people died after suicide bombers attacked a weekly market in the town of Baga Sola in Chad on Saturday afternoon, a government minister said.
Dissident blogger released from prison
dpa, Published on 21/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - Vietnam dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan was released from Vietnamese prison and arrived Sunday in the United States, the US State Departmente confirmed.
Haze blocks out Hat Yai, Trang
dpa, Published on 04/09/2015
» A haze caused by forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra province on Thursday reached unhealthy levels in Malaysia and southern Thailand Thursday, officials said.
New underpants to protect men from radiation
dpa, Published on 30/08/2015
» Apprehensive men are being offered electrically shielded underpants on the off-chance that radiation from a mobile phone in the trouser pocket could be detrimental to their fertility.
Tonnes of ivory, pangolin hides seized in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 28/08/2015
» HANOI — Customs officers in central Vietnam seized a tonne of ivory and four tonnes of the scaly hide of the pangolin, authorities said Friday.
Locals answer call for help after deadly Bangkok blast
dpa, Published on 18/08/2015
» Khonnnon Jathrakul was nowhere near the city centre when the deadly Bangkok bombing occurred on Monday evening.