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Cook Islands wages war on 'plague' of hungry starfish
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» RAROTONGA (COOK ISLANDS) — Divers clutch wooden spears as they plunge beneath the waves, hunting hordes of hungry starfish destroying the coral reefs around the Cook Islands.
China claims sovereignty over disputed reef in South China Sea
Published on 27/04/2025
» China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines over the disputed area.
'Homeless man' attacks Taiwanese tourist in Pattaya
News, Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 22/04/2025
» PATTAYA — A Taiwanese tourist suffered a head wound in an unprovoked attack by a man wielding a stick, while sitting outside a restaurant in this tourist town on Monday night.
Pregnancy scam bites; hammock attack; canine kill
News, Mae Moo, Published on 13/04/2025
» Pitter, patter of tiny feet
Girl attacked by neighbour's pit bull
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/02/2025
» A six-year-old girl was seriously injured in Nonthaburi after a neighbour's pit bull attacked her while she slept.
Girl attacked by neighbour's pit bull
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2025
» NONTHABURI — A six-year-old girl was seriously injured after a neighbour's pit bull attacked her while she slept.
A cheap room with a precious view
Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/02/2025
» I have just spent a month in Chaiyaphum and during that time visited Loei province and the Mekong River town of Chiang Khan on the border with Laos. It prompted memories of my first trip to Loei many moons ago.
Thailand detains 70 illegal migrants believed to be Rohingya from Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 16/11/2024
» Thailand arrested 70 immigrants, including 30 children, who were suspected of being Rohingya in the country illegally from Myanmar, a Thai official said on Saturday, in the latest wave of arrivals in Southeast Asia.
A Swiss adventure
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 31/10/2024
» It was a wonderful morning in Zurich with the Sun beaming and temperatures dropping to 14C. One of my travel companions did not skip her running routine and I was tempted to set up my own walking mission and relish a slower pace.
Those pesky pigeons and a plastic owl
Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/07/2024
» Fond as I am of our feathered friends I admit to getting in a bit of a flap over the rapidly increasing number of pigeons (nok pilab) that have been descending on our residence in recent times. Some people call pigeons "rats with wings", others more generously "doves without the PR". I must confess to be leaning towards the first of those opinions.