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Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
Srettha invites Putin for official visit
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIJING - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for an official visit next year, he said in Beijing on Wednesday.
Hatching leatherback turtles get helping hand
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» PHANGNGA: It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand.
Southeast Asia's Russian dilemma as summits loom
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» Southeast Asian countries look set to maintain ties with Russia as a trio of global summits loom, despite United States-led efforts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine invasion.
Extreme piercing cleanses souls at Phuket vegetarian festival
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» Taoist devotees had body parts pierced with objects ranging from skewers and swords to a model ship on Tuesday as Phuket's Vegetarian Festival returned from a two-year Covid-19 pandemic hiatus.
RIP Internet Explorer: South Korean engineer's browser 'grave' goes viral
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» SEOUL - A South Korean engineer who built a grave for Internet Explorer -- photos of which quickly went viral -- told AFP Friday that the now-defunct web browser had made his life a misery.
Taiwan's Chan Shih-chang claims inaugural Royal's Cup Thailand
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» Taiwan's Chan Shih-chang claimed the inaugural Royal's Cup golf tournament in Kanchanaburi on Sunday, capping off a stellar run of four days as clubhouse leader.
Interpol issues warrants for Canadians over gangster's murder in Phuket
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» Interpol has issued two "red notice" arrest warrants for a pair of Canadians over the suspected murder of an Indian gangster outside a luxury villa on Phuket island.
Sea turtles return to Phuket's shores during pandemic
AFP, Published on 23/12/2021
» After laying eggs on a deserted Phuket beach, a green sea turtle dives back into the turquoise-coloured waters of the Andaman Sea -- a welcome sight for biologists who say the absence of tourists spurred the marine animal's return.
Govt plots sustainable comeback for Phi Phi islands
AFP, Published on 07/12/2021
» KRABI: While travel stopped and the world locked down, in the dazzling blue waters of the idyllic Phi Phi islands, a gentle renaissance was underway.