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150 Rohingya stranded on leaking boat off Ranong
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2022
» At least 150 ethnic Rohingya people are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors.
Pig farmers angered by havoc from suspected African swine fever
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2022
» NAKHON PATHOM: Business began unravelling for pig farmer Jintana Jamjumrus two years ago, after dozens of her animals got feverish and died within days of a mysterious illness she suspected of being a viral disease with no known vaccine, African swine fever (ASF).
Thai Red Cross delivers Covid vaccines to vulnerable migrant workers
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2021
» The Thai Red Cross Society kicked off a vaccination campaign on Tuesday for migrant workers, one of the country's most vulnerable groups that has been largely left behind in the broader Covid-19 inoculation rollout.
Myanmar youths fleeing security forces jump from building, at least 2 die
Reuters, Published on 11/08/2021
» Five people jumped from an apartment building in Myanmar's main city of Yangon, killing at least two of them, in a bid to escape a raid by security forces, media reports said, sparking condemnation among opponents of military rule.
Rumours, fear dog Philippine vaccine plan
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2021
» MANILA: According to one rumour circulating in the Philippines, the coronavirus vaccine will allow President Rodrigo Duterte to kill people at the push of a button.
Two dozen Rohingya die on drifting boat, 382 rescued: Bangladesh
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2020
» DHAKA: At least two dozen ethnic Rohingya died on a ship that was drifting for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia, Bangladesh coastguard officials said on Thursday, after 382 starving survivors were rescued.
Facebook losing the war on Myanmar hate speech
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2018
» YANGON: In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told US senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted in Myanmar. The situation was dire.
Indonesians rush to save beached sperm whales
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesian officials and fishermen on Monday were trying to save a pod of 12 huge sperm whales that washed up on a beach at the northern tip of Sumatra island, a conservationist said.
Irma floods parts of Florida, knocks out power
Reuters, Published on 12/09/2017
» MIAMI - Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and a high surge of seawater on Monday, as residents of the part of the state first walloped by the storm tried to return to their homes.
China's liberals resist efforts to erase Liu Xiaobo legacy
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2017
» SHENYANG, China -- As the hospital treating Liu Xiaobao says his organs and breathing have begun to fail from cancer, few in China outside a small circle of dissidents know about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and his lifetime pursuit of liberal democratic reform.