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Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday.
Torture in Thailand: The full report
Reuters, Published on 07/08/2014
» WASHINGTON - The US State Department is increasing security at some American embassies in anticipation of the public release of a long-awaited Senate report detailing the CIA's use of harsh interrogation techniques, US officials said on Wednesday.
Prayut sought fortune-teller advice
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2014
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted Tuesday he had sought advice from fortune-tellers after media speculated about his spiritual beliefs.
117 migrants questioned as crackdown deadline nears
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2015
» SONGKHLA — Authorities on Saturday questioned more than 100 migrants discovered in the country's south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, as they race to meet a deadline to uncover people smuggling camps within its borders.
Thailand to meet neighbours Wednesday on migrant crisis
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia said on Monday that its foreign minister would meet his Thai and Indonesian counterparts in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to discuss ways to tackle human trafficking, after thousands of desperate asylum seekers arrived on its shores in the past week.
Forced labour shows back-breaking lack of reform in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2015
» BUTHIDAUNG, MYANMAR — In the fertile river valleys near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, stateless Rohingya Muslims say there is no let-up in soldiers forcing them into hard labour, despite the government launching a campaign three years ago to end the practice.
Rice annual exports to fall short of target
Reuters, Published on 13/07/2015
» The Thai rice export association lowered its annual target from 10 million to 9.5 million tonnes on Monday, due to a slowdown in the global economy and fears that drought in Thailand could slash output for the year.
Ocean heatwave harming world's coral reefs
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2015
» OSLO -- Coral reefs are suffering a severe underwater heatwave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob", scientists say.
China to release water from dam to alleviate SE Asia drought
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2016
» BEIJING -- China will release water from a dam in its southwestern province of Yunnan to help alleviate a drought in parts of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Study suggests fake sweetener link to infant size, obesity
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2016
» Pregnant women who drink artificially sweetened beverages may be more likely to have overweight infants than women who do not, a study suggested on Monday.