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Why cave search is so tricky
News, Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2018
» A team of Thai football players --12 boys aged 11-16 and their coach -- have been missing inside a flooded cave in the country's far north since Saturday. Rescuers led by elite navy divers have found signs of the boys inside but have been unable to locate them. Here's a look at what's complicating the search:
Thailand wearies of junta rule, election promise still vague
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
Toxic herbicide called ‘health risk’ for farmers escapes ban
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2018
» The government has chosen to allow continued use of the toxic weed killer paraquat and two other farm chemicals despite mounting concerns over health risks, especially for farmers.
Appeal court dismisses case against British activist
Associated Press, Published on 31/05/2018
» An appeal court on Thursday vindicated a British labour rights activist entangled in a years-long legal confrontation with a fruit-packing company after he publicised alleged human rights violations at its factory.
Teenager Patty Tavatanakit shares US Open lead
Associated Press, Published on 01/06/2018
» SHOAL CREEK, ALABAMA: Thai teenager Paphangkorn "Patty" Tavatanakit found herself in elite company with a two-under-par 70 in the first round at the US Women's Open on Thursday, the latest in a growing production line of talent to emerge from her homeland.
Toyota investing $1 billion in ride-hailing company Grab
Associated Press, Published on 13/06/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's top automaker Toyota Motor Corp is investing US$1 billion in Grab, the leading ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia.
Alleged wildlife smuggling kingpin jailed
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2018
» A court has sentenced a man believed to be a kingpin in the illicit wildlife trade to two years in prison for smuggling rhinoceros horns, according to an organisation that works with police to combat trafficking.
Greenpeace: Paper giant cut forests during conservation pact
Associated Press, Published on 16/05/2018
» Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world's largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation.
Russian sex guru, 'escort spy' now blame US for detention
Associated Press, Published on 18/04/2018
» PATTAYA: A Russian sex guru and his followers, one of whom claims to have evidence of Moscow's interference in the 2016 US presidential election, were acquitted Tuesday of violating labour laws in Thailand but still face other charges that could land them in prison for more than 10 years.
Probe clears Haspel on destruction of tapes
Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: Countering resistance to President Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, the spy agency has given lawmakers a declassified memo showing she was cleared years ago of wrongdoing in the destruction of videotapes showing terror suspects being waterboarded after 9/11.