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Wildlife crimefighters start to sniff the money trail
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2017
» In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes to pose as trophy hunters would have marked the end of the story.
Typhoon Doksuri batters central Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 15/09/2017
» HANOI: Typhoon Doksuri slammed into central Vietnam Friday, killing one person and injuring 10 others as it dumped rain and strong winds that ripped off roofs and electricity poles.
Cambodian leader says border crisis with Laos averted
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who threatened Friday to use force over a border crisis with neighbouring Laos, announced Saturday that the situation had been peacefully resolved after he made a lightning trip for face-to-face talks with his Laotian counterpart.
Researchers in Cambodia find nest of rare riverine bird
Associated Press, Published on 21/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world's most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival.
Southeast Asia gets Trump's attention
Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2017
» JAKARTA - Southeast Asia, a focus of past US presidents, has been overlooked thus far for the Trump administration, but Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Indonesia Thursday marked a sign of change and he announced the president would follow him to the region later this year.
Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2017
» Conservationists say they have evidence that the critically endangered Indochinese tiger is breeding in a Thai jungle, giving hope for the survival of an animal whose total population may be less than 300.
Pride in Obama remains
News, Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2016
» As US President Barack Obama's second term nears its end, Indonesians still speak with pride of the childhood years he spent in their country, though much of the enthusiasm has faded along with the impossibly high expectations of what the first African-American president would achieve.
US: Forced labour continues on Thai fishing vessels
Associated Press, Published on 14/04/2016
» The US State Department said Wednesday that forced labour on Thai fishing vessels has continued in the past year despite legal reforms and arrests following an Associated Press investigation into the country's seafood industry.
Vietnam warns of dire impact from planned Mekong dams
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2016
» HANOI -- Vietnam has predicted “very high adverse effects” on the Mekong River environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on its lower mainstream.
Indonesia jails 5 Thai captains for enslaving fishermen
Associated Press, Published on 11/03/2016
» AMBON, INDONESIA -- Five Thai fishing boat captains and three Indonesians were sentenced Thursday to three years in jail for human trafficking in connection with slavery in the seafood industry.