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Ahead of CITES, pressure to ban Thai ivory trade
Associated Press, Published on 02/03/2013
» You can buy it freely in urban markets and rural stalls set up at elephant shows in Thailand every day: ivory, carved into everything from intricate statuettes of the Hindu deity Ganesh for more than US$1,000 apiece, to tiny tusk pendants worth less than $10.
Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens up
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2013
» Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighbouring Thailand.
Malaysia bans Ke$ha concert
Associated Press, Published on 26/10/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR - Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have banned a planned concert by the US pop singer Ke$ha after deciding it would hurt cultural and religious sensitivities.
Crimes against humanity in N. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2014
» WASHINGTON — A UN panel has found crimes against humanity have been committed in North Korea and will call for an international criminal investigation, the Associated Press has learned.
US contractor liable for worker abuse
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2014
» HONOLULU - A federal judge has found a US labour contractor liable for discrimination and abuse of hundreds of Thai workers at Hawaii farms.
Plane crashes in Taiwan, killing 51
Associated Press, Published on 23/07/2014
» TAIPEI — A plane making a second landing attempt in stormy weather crashed at an airport on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, killing 51 people and injuring seven, fire officials said.
Divorce ban shows Catholic church's power in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 16/01/2015
» MANILA — The courts did not grant Chatto Realuyo a divorce when it allowed her to end her marriage, 10 years after her husband moved out. They can't. They best they can do is say the marriage never happened.
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.
Thailand halts seahorse trade amid conservation concerns
Associated Press, Published on 30/09/2016
» JOHANNESBURG -- Thailand, the world's biggest exporter of seahorses, is suspending trade in the marine animal because of concerns about threats to its wild population.
Revised Trump travel ban targets six majority-Muslim countries
Associated Press, Published on 07/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and shutting down the US refugee program.