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Bangkok bars battle to beat booze ban battering
AFP, Published on 24/10/2021
» BANGKOK: As gin bottles gather dust, a Bangkok bar owner is trying to keep his joint going through a Covid booze ban with fruity mocktails seasoned with kratom, a recently decriminalised tropical herb.
Dozens of Myanmar refugees make 'voluntary return’
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» Some 50 Myanmar refugees who fled air strikes to neighbouring Mae Hong Son province "voluntarily" returned across the border Wednesday, Thai authorities said, despite reports of continued bombings in their home state.
Asia virus latest: India curbs foreign takeovers; Japanese tulips snipped
AFP, Published on 19/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Genetic tweak used to wipe out mosquito population
AFP, Published on 25/09/2018
» PARIS: Scientists said on Monday they had succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab using a gene editing tool to programme their extinction.
Korean firm saw risk of dam collapse 24 hours before
News, AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» SEOUL: SK Engineering & Construction, the South Korean partner in a Laos hydropower dam, said Wednesday it discovered the upper part of the structure had washed away 24 hours before it collapsed, engulfing seven of 12 villages downstream.
Giraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandal
AFP, Published on 11/08/2016
» TAIPEI - A seven-year-old male giraffe has died of anxiety after being caged and loaded onto a truck at a Taiwan zoo, the latest animal death to spark angry calls for tougher protection laws.
US rocker Meat Loaf collapses on stage
AFP, Published on 17/06/2016
» US rocker Meat Loaf collapsed on stage mid-way through a hit song while performing late Thursday in the western Canadian city of Edmonton, local media reported.
Cambodia firm to cut elephant work after jumbo death
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian tour operator said Tuesday it would reduce work hours for elephants during high temperatures following the collapse and death of an animal which had been ferrying tourists in 40C heat.
Thailand, Malaysia set peace-talks conditions
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Thai and Malaysian premiers agreed Monday that stalled talks on ending southern Thailand's deadly Muslim insurrection could only resume once all rebel attacks cease and its various insurgent groups come to the table as one.