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Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» RAJSHAHI (BANGLADESH) - In the swamplands along Bangladesh's mighty Padma River, snakes slithering through villages have become an unrelenting menace, leaving residents terrified and hospitals overwhelmed with bite victims.
Woman bitten by snake in cinema seeks more damages
Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2024
» A woman who was bitten by a snake in a movie theatre two months ago has turned down an offer of additional compensation from the cinema operator, which has already paid her hospital costs.
Snake bites man in toilet
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2024
» A Samut Prakan man making his morning visit to the toilet was surprised on Wednesday by a sudden, sharp pain in his testicles after he sat down.
Scrotum takes snake's fancy
News, Published on 22/08/2024
» A Samut Prakan man making his morning visit to the toilet was startled on Wednesday by a sudden, sharp pain in his testicles after he sat down.
Snakes can do good
News, Published on 29/08/2022
» Re: "Snake encounter reported every 15 minutes in Bangkok," (Online, Aug 27).
'Jesus loves you' missionary slain by island tribe in India
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» PORT BLAIR, India: An American missionary killed in a hail of arrows by an island tribe untouched by modern civilisation was bent on converting them to Christianity, it emerged Thursday.
Period pain: India tackles menstruation taboos
Asia focus, Published on 05/02/2018
» Sumitra Devi, 29, becomes bashful when she has to talk about menstruation.
Southeast Asian masters in the spotlight
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/01/2018
» To any regular art enthusiast, the mention of 19th century artists brings to mind European (especially French) masters like Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. Asian artists rarely get any mention or recognition -- and unless you're Indonesian or Filipino, the names Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (1811-1880) and Juan Luna y Novicio (1857-1899) would probably mean nothing to you.