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Lent's fireballs return to Nong Khai, Bueng Kan
Life, Published on 17/09/2020
» Oct 2 will mark the end of Buddhist Lent, or Wan Ok Phansa. The three-month annual retreat of monks will complete on the day of the Full Moon of the 11th lunar month. Temples nationwide will organise fairs and festivals. One of the highlights will take place on the Mekong River in the northeastern provinces of Nong Khai and Bueng Kan where a colourful phenomenon known as the "naga fireballs" will take place.
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Scientists find gas on Venus linked to life on Earth
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» PARIS - The atmosphere of Venus contains a gas that on Earth can be attributed to living organisms, scientists said Monday, a discovery the head of NASA called "the most significant development yet" in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
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Imports of US feed grains halted over fumigation
Published on 12/01/2019
» CHICAGO: Exports of a key animal feed ingredient from the United States to Thailand have stopped due to new fumigation requirements imposed after beetles were discovered in a shipment last year, American traders say.
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See the fireballs
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/10/2018
» Every year when Buddhist Lent ends on the first Full Moon night of October, a colourful phenomenon known as the Naga Fireballs takes place on the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Nong Khai.
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Mystery tourist deaths & illegal bedbug spray
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2015
» Deaths of Canadian sisters on Phi Phi Island in 2012 likely from phosphine, bedbug insecticide officially banned in Thai hotels. 20 deaths tied to Phosphine in Southeast Asia since 2009.
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Illegal bedbug spray 'probably' killed sisters
Published on 07/03/2015
» Two Canadian sisters who were found dead in their Phi Phi Island hotel room in 2012 were probably killed by phosphine, a deadly chemical used to kill bedbugs, a Canadian coroner says.
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What's new in business news: August 26, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/08/2013
» Govt refuses to buy farmer's rubber at above market prices, elections and Greek debt dangers & rejected rice safe, FDA insists.
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FDA insists rejected rice safe
News, Published on 26/08/2013
» A shipment of Thai rice rejected by the United States does not contain any toxic contamination, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secretary-general Boonchai Somboonsuk said yesterday.
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Change in air for gaseous pesticide
News, Published on 26/07/2013
» Several chemical substances are used to fumigate rice including carbon dioxide and hydrogen phosphine, though methyl bromide is usually preferred as it is cheaper.
Careful staying in cheap local owned hotels
By Jorgen, Created on: 05/03/2015, Last updated on: 02/05/2015
» A recent Canadian coroner report has concluded the Belanger sisters found dead in their Phi Phi island hotel room three years ago, were probably intoxicated by phosphine, a strong pesticide. Dr Renee Roussel said phosphine, the gas released by aluminum phosphide, is the most likely poison to have...
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