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Students debate in English at high school championship
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/10/2017
» Nearly 200 students from 14 different schools are participating in this year's English debating competition.
Phuket beach crocodile caught
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2017
» A three-metre crocodile believed to be the one filmed swimming in the sea off Bang Tao beach last week has been captured in a coastal marsh in Thalang district.
Asia largely survives global cyber attack, but "threat not over" (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2017
» A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, but Asian countries report relatively little damage. Researchers warn the threat is not over.
Coin-swallowing turtle dies (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/03/2017
» Orm Sin, the turtle who swallowed 915 coins and required an emergency life-saving operation has died after an unsuccessful second operation.
'Swamp cats' seen in Chiang Mai, first time in 40 years
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/02/2017
» Two jungle cats have been spotted at Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary in Chiang Mai, the first time the species has been seen roaming wild in Thailand for more than 40 years
Juno now orbiting Jupiter (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/07/2016
» A $1.1 billion NASA spacecraft called Juno has reached the largest planet in the solar system and is now in orbit. It is also facing the sun again, so its solar power is back.
New Star-Wars-like planet discovered
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/06/2016
» Astronomers have discovered the largest planet outside our solar system which, like Tatooine in Star Wars, orbits two stars and is at a distance that would make life potentially possible for people, scientists announced Monday.
Bangkok to Chiang Mai in 30 minutes?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/05/2016
» Tests have begun in a desert site near Las Vegas on a "hyperloop" system that could propel passengers overland at speeds of over 1,100km per hour within five years.
Study puts Zika birth defect risk at 1%
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/03/2016
» A woman infected by the Zika virus during the first three months of pregnancy faces a one-in-100 chance her child will suffer severe brain damage, according to a study released Wednesday.
Meet a 99-million-year-old lizard from Myanmar
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/03/2016
» A fossilized lizard found in Southeast Asia preserved in amber dates back some 99 million years, Florida scientists have determined, making it the oldest specimen of its kind.