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Tourist arrivals fall 6.6% in 2014
dpa, Published on 08/01/2015
» The number of tourists visiting Thailand fell by 6.6% in 2014 from the previous year because of the kingdom's political tensions and a drop in the value of the Russian rouble, officials said Thursday.
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Malayan tigers need 'more' protection
dpa, Published on 02/11/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia needs to employ at least 400 forest rangers if it wants to protect its critically endangered Malayan tiger population, a conservationist group said Sunday.
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Conflict hurts Bangkok 'liveability'
dpa, Published on 19/08/2014
» MANILA – Conflicts around the world have led to an overall decline in the liveability of the world's cities over the past five years, a survey said Tuesday.
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Ministers trade jibes over soccer fever
dpa, Published on 13/06/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Friday turned down a light-hearted request for sick leave from his youth and sports minister, who claimed he was ill after watching the opening game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a news report said.
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Laos exports up 6% last year
dpa, Published on 18/04/2014
» VIENTIANE - Laos' exports reached US$2.4 billion (78 billion baht) in 2013, up 6% year-on-year with minerals accounting for the lion's share, media reports said Friday.
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Two jailed for killing Sabah orangutan
dpa, Published on 14/02/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has sentenced two Filipino plantation workers each to two years in prison for killing an orangutan in the eastern state of Sabah, a wildlife official said Friday.
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Police rule out murder in death of Tata Motors managing director
dpa, Published on 27/01/2014
» Police on Monday eliminated murder as the cause of death of Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym, who fell from the 22nd floor of a Bangkok hotel over the weekend.
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Myanmar's chinlone set to steal show
dpa, Published on 26/11/2013
» YANGON - Zay Koko Shine and Zay Nyinyi Shine, 11-year-old twins from Myanmar's Karen state, are glad they listened to their grandmother.
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Thailand Open folds, sold to Shenzhen
dpa, Published on 21/11/2013
» Falling spectator numbers and a general decline in local tennis interest since the 2007 retirement of Paradorn Srichaphan has killed the Thailand Open, with the ATP 250 event sold to organisers in Shenzhen, China, officials confirmed on Thursday.
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Elderly 'less adept' at decision-making
dpa, Published on 08/10/2013
» Decision-making skills - along with general cognitive function - decline significantly in older adults, according to a new study by researchers from the Yale School of Medicine, New York University and the University of Sydney.
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