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Tearful Thai general says 'don't blame army' for soldier's rampage
AFP, Published on 11/02/2020
» An emotional army chief on Tuesday urged a nation in mourning over a mass shooting "not to blame the army" after a soldier gunned down at least 29 people in a rampage linked to a debt dispute with a senior officer.
The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Vote banks and cash top-ups: political loyalty up for grabs
AFP, Published on 17/03/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: In his final days as a "Red Shirt" rabble-rouser Suporn "Rambo Isaan" Attawong urged farmers to take up martial arts in defence of Thai democracy as a coup loomed.
Australia river agency pilloried amid mass fish deaths
AFP, Published on 31/01/2019
» SYDNEY: The authority that oversees Australia's largest river system was accused of "maladministration", "gross negligence" and ignoring climate science Thursday, as its waterways were carpeted with hundreds of thousands of dead fish.
'Model spy' deported from Thailand still in Russian jail
AFP, Published on 20/01/2019
» MOSCOW: A Belarusian model who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with the Trump election campaign, had her detention in Moscow extended by three days by a Russian court on Saturday.
Thais take Asean chair, haunted by past summit chaos
AFP, Published on 15/11/2018
» Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter -- Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos.
Greeted, trolled and flamed: Prayut on Facebook
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received what seemed like a year's full of social media 'welcomes' as he opened new accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Monday.
Treacherous cave rescue bid enters day two
AFP, Published on 09/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: A treacherous rescue bid to free a youth football team trapped in a flooded Thai cave entered its second day Monday, with nine of the "Wild Boars" still inside after elite divers guided four out.
Hungry penguins chase Antarctic's declining krill
AFP, Published on 08/04/2016
» ANTARCTICA - Waddling over the rocks, legions of penguins hurl themselves into the icy waters of Antarctica, foraging to feed their young.
Isan youths' development stunted as parents go to Bangkok
AFP, Published on 23/03/2016
» With a bit of luck eight-year-old Chayanit will see her mother twice this year.