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World's ugliest fish examined
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» SYDNEY: More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr Blobby.
More than 100 girls 'missing' after Boko Haram school attack
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» DAMATURU (NIGERIA) - More than 100 girls were missing on Wednesday, police said, two days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria that has raised fears of a repeat of the 2014 Chibok kidnapping that shocked the world.
Florida students turn up heat on lawmakers for gun action
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» TALLAHASSEE (UNITED STATES) - Student survivors of the Florida school shooting that saw 17 people killed in a hail of bullets last week descended on the state capital Wednesday to ramp up the pressure on lawmakers to enact tougher gun control measures.
Activists challenge protest ban in court
Published on 22/02/2018
» Pro-election activists on Wednesday petitioned the Constitutional Court to strike down the regime's ban on political gatherings, which they said violates their rights.
Exports hit 5-year high
News, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand's exports grew at their fastest rate in more than five years in January driven by a world trade recovery and higher purchase demand across the country's key markets.
PAD 79 get jail for NBT protest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/02/2018
» The Supreme Court Wednesday sentenced 79 members of the now-defunct People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to jail for seizing control of the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) during protests against the Thaksin Shinawatra-backed government.
Markets under fire after pickup attack
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/02/2018
» Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang Wednesdayday vowed to inspect all 364 markets across the city to ensure legal compliance following a pickup bashing incident at the Seri Villa housing estate in Prawet district.
As watch saga drags on, all eyes on NACC
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/02/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will write to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon in the next few days, demanding he provide specific details on how he acquired 25 luxury watches he was seen wearing in pictures shared online.
Small comfort in new graft rank
News, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand is doing a little better in the fight against graft, falling to 96th place in the latest Corruption Perception Index from 101st place a year ago.
Bleached coral reefs to heal by 2022
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/02/2018
» Severely bleached coral reefs in Phang Nga will recover by 2022, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said Wednesday.