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Myanmar civil war spurs cross-border drug trade; meth prices fall in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said.
Volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2021
» A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods.
District offers free cows to boost vaccine campaign
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2021
» A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for its vaccinated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to boost the local Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Pianist's velvety tones soothe hungry monkeys
Reuters, Published on 23/11/2020
» LOP BURI: While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton has been mobbed by unruly audiences that tug his hair, steal his music and climb over his piano.
Bangkok traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2020
» Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the capital's familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions to get the economy back on track.
Miracle survivor on mission to buoy up tsunami warning system
Reuters, Published on 22/12/2019
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Arif Munandar had been pronounced dead before he woke up in a body bag four days after a monstrous wave swept his village in Indonesia's northern Aceh province 15 years ago.
24 provinces on alert in swine fever watch
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2019
» Authorities have designated 24 provinces as "surveillance areas" for African swine fever and ordered strict animal controls in hopes of preventing an outbreak of the deadly disease that has hit its neighbours, an agriculture official said on Friday.
200 pigs culled in Chiang Rai amid swine fever fears
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2019
» More than 200 pigs were culled in Chiang Rai this week, authorities said on Wednesday, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak of African swine fever.
Farmers asked to delay rice planting
Reuters, Published on 22/07/2019
» The government has asked farmers to delay planting rice because of drought and the pumping of water from reservoirs for irrigation threatens household supplies, an agriculture ministry official said on Monday.
PM May hosts reception for UK cave-diver rescuers
Reuters, Published on 25/07/2018
» LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May hosted a reception on Tuesday for the British divers who were involved in the rescue of 12 schoolboys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand earlier this month.