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Village under siege from marauding monkeys
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» CHACHOENGSAO - In one village homes are raided, property is pinched and locals are attacked by dastardly gangs operating beyond the law - but the perpetrators are monkeys, not men.
One family, five candidates: dynasties rule rural Thailand
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» They are one of several families woven into the fabric of Thai politics — the most famous of which is the Shinawatras, whose patriarch Thaksin was prime minister from 2001 to 2006 and continues to loom large from exile abroad.
Protest parallels in Thailand and Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 19/10/2020
» Hong Kong and Thailand have both seen their streets filled with protesters daring to take on an entrenched political elite, and to discuss once-taboo subjects in their push for greater freedoms.
'Their voice is vital' - Thai celebs break silence on democracy protests
AFP, Published on 18/10/2020
» A K-pop superstar, beauty queens and TV personalities are among a growing wave of celebrities backing Thailand's pro-democracy movement, sending out messages of support to millions of followers on social media.
British activist braces for Thai libel trial
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» BANGKOK - A British activist will go on trial in Thailand Tuesday for defamation, facing a possible jail term after his investigation into alleged labour abuses in the kingdom's food industry.
Bad stats hurting tiger-saving effort
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.
Cambodia slams Thailand over post-coup worker exodus
AFP, Published on 18/06/2014
» Cambodia has accused Thailand's new military rulers of fomenting an exodus of migrant workers which it claimed had caused at least eight deaths and economic hardship for both countries.
Cambodian migrants return home empty-handed
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» PHUM LUONG, Cambodia - Fearing arrest by Thailand's new army rulers, Chea Sokla fled across the border to Cambodia. But, like many others, she returned to a hard-scrabble village with no home, no jobs and no idea of what lies ahead.
Army accused of killing Cambodians
AFP, Published on 14/03/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's military on Friday accused Thai troops of killing 15 villagers who illegally crossed the border to log for valuable timber.
Laos recovers plane crash black boxes
AFP, Published on 31/10/2013
» Search teams on Thursday recovered the flight data recorders of a Lao Airlines plane that plunged into the Mekong River in bad weather killing all 49 people on board, officials said.