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Prosecutor among trio jailed for $1.4m rhino horn haul
AFP, Published on 20/11/2018
» A public prosecutor and two people were sentenced for four years Tuesday after they were caught attempting to smuggle more than a dozen rhino horns worth $1.4 million through Suvarnabhumi airport last year.
Dead sperm whale had 6kg of plastic in its stomach
AFP, Published on 21/11/2018
» JAKARTA: A sperm whale has been found dead in Indonesia with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach, raising concern among environmentalists and throwing the spotlight on the country's rubbish problem.
'No survivors likely' in Lion Air crash
AFP, Published on 30/10/2018
» JAKARTA: All 189 passengers and crew aboard a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jet were likely killed in the accident, rescue officials said Monday, as they announced they had found human remains and would continue the grim search through the night.
Female motortaxi drivers on the rise in Bangkok
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» Hair pulled back tightly as she lounges on her red scooter, Ar is a rare sight among the male-dominated ranks of Bangkok's "Win" motortaxi riders plying their trade on the capital's treacherous roads.
Death of King Power boss Vichai confirmed
AFP, Published on 29/10/2018
» LEICESTER, England: The billionaire boss of King Power and Leicester City football team was among three Thais and two foreigners killed when his helicopter crashed and burst into flames in the Premier League side's football stadium car park moments after taking off from the pitch, the club said on Sunday.
EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics
Business, AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» STRASBOURG: The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon sticks.
Greeted, trolled and flamed: Prayut on Facebook
AFP, Published on 16/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received what seemed like a year's full of social media 'welcomes' as he opened new accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Monday.
Air traffic to double by 2037: IATA
AFP, Published on 25/10/2018
» GENEVA: The number of people travelling by air should double to 8.2 billion a year by 2037, with Asia and the Pacific leading the way, sector federation IATA forecast on Wednesday.
Wild Boars team train with LA Galaxy, Ibrahimovic
AFP, Published on 20/10/2018
» LOS ANGELES: The Wild Boars football team, whose rescue from a cave in Chiang Rai captivated the world, trained with the Los Angeles Galaxy and their star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday in the latest stop of an international tour