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Japan's 'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai fame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.
Rare Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 12/05/2016
» JAKARTA - A Sumatran rhino gave birth at a sanctuary in Indonesia on Thursday, an official said, taking the critically endangered species a step further away from extinction.
UN: Decline of bees, other pollinators, poses crop risks
AFP, Published on 26/02/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Populations of bees, butterflies and other species important for agricultural pollination are declining, posing potential risks to major world crops, a UN body on biodiversity said on Friday.
Prachatai editor loses appeal over LM website comments
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» BANGKOK - Thailand's highest court on Wednesday upheld a lese majeste conviction against an online newspaper editor who fell foul of the draconian law after failing to speedily remove reader comments deemed critical of the monarchy.
Miss Spain is Miss World 2015
AFP, Published on 20/12/2015
» SANYA - Spanish model Mireia Lalaguna was crowned Miss World 2015 late Saturday after beating out 113 contestants from across the globe on Saturday night at a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan province.
Facebook user faces 32 years in prison for clicking 'Like'
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» A Samut Prakan man has been arrested for "liking" a doctored photo of HM the King and sharing an infographic on Facebook about the Rajabhakti Park scandal, the military said Thursday
Warming opens famed Northwest Passage to navigation
AFP, Published on 09/12/2015
» ABOARD CCGS AMUNDSEN (CANADA) - Beneath the Aurora Borealis an oil tanker glides through the night past the Coast Guard ice breaker Amundsen and vanishes into the maze of shoals and straits of the Northwest Passage, navigating waters that for millennia were frozen over this time of year.
US ambassador raps lese majeste sentences
AFP, Published on 26/11/2015
» US Ambassador Glyn T Davies on Wednesday expressed concern about the "unprecedented" prison terms handed down under the Criminal Code Section 112 law.
Prayut says military not to blame for Mor Yong death
AFP, Published on 10/11/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said the military was not to blame for the death of a famous fortune teller charged with royal defamation after he died in custody in a Bangkok army barracks.
Toilet scribbler jailed another 18 months for lese majeste
AFP, Published on 16/10/2015
» An elderly man already jailed for royal defamation was Friday sentenced to a additional 18 months for violations of the lese majeste law related to graffiti he scrawled in a Bangkok toilet last year, his lawyer said.