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Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» PA BON (THAILAND) - Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey.
How have teams qualified for the Club World Cup?
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» PARIS — The new-look Fifa Club World Cup kicks off in the United States this weekend with 32 teams from around the globe taking part.
Young Thai chefs shake up Bangkok's food scene
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» Thitid Tassanakajohn has a degree in economics from Thailand's top university but turned his back on a stable career in finance to launch a high-end restaurant in Bangkok -- a city famed for its street food.
Bangkok becoming a weed Wild West
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok since decriminalisation, but in a country once infamous for tough drug laws, vendors are asking: can the high times last?
National parks ban single-use plastics
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» The government on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.
Swinging double, and Rahm's testing times: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 08/06/2021
» HONG KONG - Rory McIlroy's swing double and Jon Rahm's untimely positive Covid test feature in AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
Major stars and world's sexiest player: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» HONG KONG - The second men's major of the year, at Kiawah Island, and some first-time winners on the US PGA and European tours feature in AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
Ko comeback, Cinks in synch, world traveller: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 20/04/2021
» HONG KONG - Familiar names returning to the top of leaderboards, and a travelling American winning a return ticket home dominate AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
Japanese bow, Scots Bob and Welshman on one leg: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» HONG KONG - The first men's major of 2021 dominates AFP Sport's golf talking points this week:
Johnson breaks a curse, Im on the rise: golf talking points
AFP, Published on 17/11/2020
» HONG KONG - Masters records, emerging talent and the LPGA Tour's return feature in AFP Sport's golf talking points this week: