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Srettha Thavisin rejects graft claims, promises poverty action
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin says he wants to tackle poverty and inequality, as he fends off corruption allegations ahead of a confirmation vote next week.
Protest parallels in Thailand and Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» Hong Kong and Thailand have both seen their streets filled with protesters daring to take on an entrenched political elite, and to discuss once-taboo subjects in their push for greater freedoms.
Police: DNA matches 15 surrogate babies
AFP, Published on 20/08/2014
» A DNA test of the sample sent by a Japanese man embroiled in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand matches the 15 babies reportedly sired by him, police said Wednesday.
Army accused of killing Cambodians
AFP, Published on 14/03/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's military on Friday accused Thai troops of killing 15 villagers who illegally crossed the border to log for valuable timber.
Unilever whitening brand defends cash prize for Thai students
AFP, Published on 23/10/2013
» A Thai company owned by consumer goods giant Unilever has rejected accusations of discrimination after its competition featuring a skin whitener and offering university "scholarships" was seen as favouring paler-skinned students.
Manila mayor rejects elephant transfer
AFP, Published on 18/07/2013
» MANILA - The mayor of the Philippine's capital on Thursday rejected calls by animal rights campaigners to transfer the country's sole elephant from Manila's rundown zoo to a Thai sanctuary.
Chelsea bid for Rooney rejected
AFP, Published on 17/07/2013
» Manchester United have rejected a bid from English Premier League rivals Chelsea for Wayne Rooney, British media reported on Wednesday.
Sharks, manta rays win protection
AFP, Published on 11/03/2013
» Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by overfishing.
Tassie tiger 'no longer endangered'
AFP, Published on 07/03/2013
» There are two ways to get removed from the list of endangered species, and the Tasmanian tiger, the buff-nosed kangaroo rat and the pig-footed bandicoot have found the surest. They're extinct.
Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk
AFP, Published on 23/07/2012
» From a cafe near the go-go bars of a Bangkok red light district where she campaigns for safe sex, Gigi gives an unvarnished view of how she joined Thailand's growing ranks of transgender people with HIV.