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Reporter gets jail in libel case filed by poultry farm
Associated Press, Published on 24/12/2019
» A court on Tuesday sentenced a reporter to two years in prison for criminal libel for a comment she tweeted about a labour abuse grievance at a poultry farm.
Three charged over Australia's largest meth seizure
Associated Press, Published on 05/12/2019
» CANBERRA: Three people have been charged with drug offences over Australia's largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok in stereo speakers.
Norwegian ends long-haul flights to Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 27/11/2019
» COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle says it is ending long-haul routes to Thailand and the United States from two Scandinavian capitals, citing technical issues with the Rolls Royce engines on Boeing 787s and low demand.
Anti-doping lab in Thailand shut down
Associated Press, Published on 21/11/2019
» MONTREAL: The only authorised anti-doping laboratory in Southeast Asia has been forced to suspend operations, leaving a gap in coverage for much of the region.
Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, part of a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues of concern including human trafficking and peacemaking.
US, S.Korea postpone joint exercise
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2019
» US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an "act of goodwill" toward North Korea.
US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to Thai summits
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2019
» US national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub.
Police arrest Australian Hell's Angels member
Associated Press, Published on 28/10/2019
» Police said Monday they have arrested an Australian Hell's Angels gang member who is wanted on drug charges in Western Australia.
Police arrest German man for disposing of woman's body
Associated Press, Published on 22/10/2019
» Police are investigating the death of a German woman after arresting a German man for allegedly dumping her body into a canal.
Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.