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Floods hit Thai-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 31/07/2013
» YANGON - Almost 25,000 people have been evacuated to makeshift camps after floods ravaged eastern Myanmar, an official said Wednesday, as relief teams struggled to reach remote areas inundated by water.
Mosquito genes affect dengue infection
AFP, Published on 01/08/2013
» Complex genetic interaction between the mosquito and the virus that causes dengue fever lie at the spread of this dangerous disease, according to a study by French and Thai scientists released in Paris on Thursday.
Four Thais kidnapped in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 10/08/2013
» LAGOS - A gang has abducted four Thai nationals in southern Nigeria in what was believed to be a ransom kidnapping, while a Nigerian drowned in the incident, a local official said on Saturday.
Bangkok expats hunted in penny-stocks scam
AFP, Published on 15/08/2013
» NEW YORK CITY - Six people appeared in US federal courts on Wednesday in connection with what American officials are calling one of the biggest international penny stock frauds ever investigated.
Rooney 'gutted' after injury ends Asian tour
AFP, Published on 12/07/2013
» Wayne Rooney said he was "gutted" after a hamstring injury forced him out of Manchester United's Asian tour on the very first day with questions still unanswered about his future.
Moyes's ManU reign begins with loss
AFP, Published on 13/07/2013
» David Moyes' reign at Manchester United began with an embarrassing upset on Saturday as his highly paid squad of players slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Singha All-Star XI.
Manila mayor rejects elephant transfer
AFP, Published on 18/07/2013
» MANILA - The mayor of the Philippine's capital on Thursday rejected calls by animal rights campaigners to transfer the country's sole elephant from Manila's rundown zoo to a Thai sanctuary.
Chelsea bid for Rooney rejected
AFP, Published on 17/07/2013
» Manchester United have rejected a bid from English Premier League rivals Chelsea for Wayne Rooney, British media reported on Wednesday.
Conman gets 10 years for 'bomb detectors'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2013
» LONDON - A British millionaire was on Thursday jailed for 10 years for selling fake bomb detectors to the Iraqi government, Thailand and other countries, by a judge who told him he had blood on his hands.
Ahmadinejad to speak at water summit
AFP, Published on 18/05/2013
» Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address the international forum on water security in Chiang Mai on Monday, an embassy official in Bangkok has confirmed.