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Chinese hunger for durian threatens Malaysian forests
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» RAUB, Malaysia: Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.
Terrorists attack Dusit hotel in Nairobi
AFP, Published on 16/01/2019
» NAIROBI: A huge blast followed by a gun battle rocked the DusitD2 hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab Islamist group.
Developers zero-in on historic Chinatown
AFP, Published on 04/05/2016
» For nearly a century Thanuan Amnueilap has watched history sweep through the bustling maze of alleyways that make up Bangkok's Chinatown, one of the city's few districts yet to be devoured by malls and high-rise condos.
Ikea meatballs 'contain horsemeat'
AFP, Published on 27/02/2013
» STOCKHOLM - The producer of Ikea meatballs withdrawn from shelves in Thailand and two dozen other countries has found horsemeat in its products, the national food agency SLA said Wednesday.