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Endangered 'Ronin fish' spotted in Trang canal
Online Reporters, Published on 21/01/2026
» TRANG: A rare bowmouth guitarfish, also known as a shark ray and locally dubbed Ronin fish (ปลาโรนิน), has been spotted swimming in shallow waters, prompting marine officials to warn the public that harming the protected species carries penalties as severe as those for killing a black panther.
Malaysian PM appeals for calm after Najib court ruling
Published on 23/12/2025
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged all parties to handle jailed former leader Najib Razak’s failed bid for house arrest with “full patience and wisdom” after a court ruling on Monday tested ties within the governing coalition.
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
China's bluster over Japan's Taiwan remarks
News, Published on 05/12/2025
» Beijing has gone rhetorically ballistic over comments by Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a situation threatening Japan's survival" that thus could trigger a military response. Her statement poses uncharacteristically tough talk from Tokyo at a time when tensions are running high in the Far East.
Drowning in red tape
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2025
» Once a thriving southern trading post, Hat Yai has been swamped not only by muddy water but by the kind of hard, bitter lessons disasters bring.
Flood death toll in South rises to 145
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2025
» Severe flooding across southern Thailand has so far claimed 145 lives, with Songkhla province accounting for the majority at 110 fatalities, according to the government’s Emergency Flood Response Operations Centre.
No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» BRUSSELS — The European Union's (EU) member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the United Nations' (UN) COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again on Wednesday to thrash out a deal, according to Brussels officials.
Typhoon flooding kills 5, strands thousands in Philippines
AFP, Published on 04/11/2025
» CEBU — At least five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.
Spain regional leader resigns, a year after deadly floods
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» VALENCIA (SPAIN) - The heavily criticised leader of Spain's Valencia region said on Monday he was stepping down, a year after the area was hit by floods that were the country's deadliest natural disaster in a generation.
Post-typhoon cleanup under way in southern China
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» YANGJIANG, China - Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up on Thursday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong province, ripping down trees, destroying fences, and blasting signs off buildings.