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Bad stats hurting tiger-saving effort
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.
Australians debate Gammy case
AFP, Published on 03/08/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia's Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday a question of "moral responsibility" should determine the fate of a baby born with Down Syndrome, reportedly abandoned by an Australian couple with its surrogate mother in Thailand.
Australian couple 'want Gammy back'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2014
» PERTH - The Australian couple at the centre of the surrogate scandal Sunday denied they deliberately abandoned their baby son because he had Down's syndrome and said they would fight to get him back.
Police: DNA matches 15 surrogate babies
AFP, Published on 20/08/2014
» A DNA test of the sample sent by a Japanese man embroiled in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand matches the 15 babies reportedly sired by him, police said Wednesday.
EU urges 'clear timetable' for poll
AFP, Published on 21/05/2014
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday called for "a clear timetable" for a snap election in Thailand after the military imposed martial law across the kingdom.
US suspends military aid for Thailand
AFP, Published on 24/05/2014
» The United States Friday suspended US$3.5 million in military assistance for Thailand, about one-third of its aid to the ally, and urged Americans to reconsider travel plans after the army seized power.
Army threatens social media block
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's new ruling junta on Friday warned it would block any social media platforms in the country found to carry content that incites violence or is critical of its military leaders.
Thailand relieved, anxious after coup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's military coup was met with both jubilation and dismay by rival sides of Thailand's political divide, but for most Bangkok residents the more prosaic concern of getting home safely before a night-time curfew dominated.
Thai tanker believed hijacked
AFP, Published on 31/05/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Thai tanker is thought to have been hijacked on its way from Singapore to Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said Saturday, following a number of pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.
Cambodia slams Thailand over post-coup worker exodus
AFP, Published on 18/06/2014
» Cambodia has accused Thailand's new military rulers of fomenting an exodus of migrant workers which it claimed had caused at least eight deaths and economic hardship for both countries.