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Ambassador told to push for quick release of Thai fishing crew
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn and AFP, Published on 03/12/2024
» Thailand has urged the Myanmar ambassador to push for the immediate release of the four Thai citizens who are currently detained in the neighbouring country after their boat came under fire from Myanmar navy ships off the coast of Ranong last week.
Pongsakorn aims for second gold in Paris
Sports, Bangkok Post & AFP, Published on 04/09/2024
» Paris: Wheelchair racer Pongsakorn Paeyo will be bidding to win his second gold medal at the Paris Paralympic Games as he defends his men's 100m T53 title on Wednesday.
Brazil to stage 2027 Women's WC
Sports, AFP & Bangkok Post, Published on 18/05/2024
» The Women's World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at the 74th Fifa Congress yesterday.
PM impressed by Singapore's Swift deal
News, AFP and Bangkok Post, Published on 06/03/2024
» Singapore struck a deal ensuring Taylor Swift played in the city-state, but nowhere else in Southeast Asia, the country's prime minister said on Tuesday while defending the secretive arrangement.
Flooding in five southern provinces easing
Online reporters and AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» Flood levels were subsiding in five lower southern provinces, with nearly 70,000 households affected from the disaster, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported on Wednesday.
Icelandic volcano eruption misses town
Reuters and AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» Lava from a large volcanic eruption in Iceland appeared to flow away from the only town in the area, offering hope that homes would be spared, geologists and rescue officials said on Tuesday.
'Tread carefully' on South China Sea
Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» Thailand hopes that Sunday's discussion between Asean and Japan about solving disputes in the South China Sea will tread carefully to avoid any problems with Beijing.
Indian rescuers start pulling out trapped workers from collapsed tunnel - TV
Reuters and AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» SILKYARA - Rescuers on Tuesday successfully pulled out the first of the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them, TV channels said citing officials.
Big bang: Dutch firm eyes space babies
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Climate crises, nuclear Armageddon, or a sudden meteor strike — it’s clear humanity could do with Planet B. But first we need to learn to reproduce safely in space, says Dutch entrepreneur Egbert Edelbroek.
Myanmar risks breaking apart amid attacks by rebel militias: junta
Kyodo News and AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» NAYPYITAW - Myanmar's ruling military junta has said the country could break apart if it fails to control the latest surge of attacks by ethnic minority militias and pro-democracy armed forces in the country's east, according to a state media report released Thursday after anti-junta forces seized several towns.