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Israel military approves plan for new Gaza offensive
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called “aggressive” Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City.
Global cocaine market hits record high, says UN
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» VIENNA - Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the United Nations (UN) drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
Huge seizure of smuggled chicken feet near Bangkok stokes bird flu fears
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/06/2025
» Police in Samut Sakhon province have seized 346 tonnes of smuggled chicken feet, an ingredient of a popular Thai spicy salad, and collected samples to be tested for possible avian influenza.
Gay-themed forum is cancelled in Malaysia
Published on 01/06/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A planned forum on themes related to LGBTQ+ issues in Malaysia was indefinitely postponed after online attacks by the public and harsh criticism by a government official.
NZ teen dies after taking part in rugby-inspired craze
AFP, Published on 27/05/2025
» SYDNEY - A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-inspired craze in which participants sprint into each other head-on with no protective gear, police said Tuesday.
Thumbs down for cannabis certificate plan
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/05/2025
» Cannabis advocates have expressed disappointment after learning about a new Public Health Ministry initiative that will require cannabis users to have medical certificates to ensure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published on 19/05/2025
» A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million (6 million baht), with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species.
Indonesia seizes Thai-flagged ship with record drug haul
Online Reporters, Published on 17/05/2025
» A Thai flag-bearing ship is at the centre of a drug seizure, reportedly the largest in Indonesian history, after the country’s navy took the vessel into custody for suspicious behaviour.
Coalition cracks deepen as Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai feud escalates
News, Published on 17/05/2025
» The open bickering between the ruling Pheu Thai Party and its largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, has prompted an opposition party to go on the defensive, according to observers.
Nazi files found in champagne crates in Argentine court basement
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - A hoard of World War II-era Nazi propaganda and membership documents has been unearthed in the basement of Argentina's Supreme Court, where it has lain, stashed in champagne crates, since 1941.