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Torfaera, Iceland's off-road mania
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» AKRANES (ICELAND) - After more than half a century, revving engines in the tough off-road sport known locally as "torfaera" still draw crowds who love the noise and daring drivers.
High tide: French police warn cocaine fortune hunters off beaches
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» RENNES (FRANCE) - French authorities have closed beaches in southwest France as packages of cocaine and other drugs continue to wash up daily along the Atlantic coast, with nearly 900 kilogrammes discovered since mid-October, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Govt backs 'No Plastic' push
Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2019
» The cabinet has given the greenlight to a "No Plastic" campaign which will start on Jan 1 next year ahead of a ban on single-use plastic bags in 2021.
Nigerian caught on six-year overstay
Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2019
» SURAT THANI:A Nigerian man has been arrested in the province for overstaying his visa by over six years.
Bond author's steamy letters go on sale
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» LONDON: Sexually-charged letters between James Bond creator Ian Fleming and his wife Ann were put up for auction on Tuesday, part of a collection of correspondence that also charts the success of his 007 books.
Pareena faces probe on land
Online Reporters, Published on 12/11/2019
» A Palang Pracharath MP for Ratchaburi province may lose her chicken farm after authorities found it is located in a land reform area and reserved forest.
Taste, Shop, Spend gets third round
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/11/2019
» Today the cabinet approved the third phase of the Taste, Shop, Spend scheme and allowed 500,000 elderly people to become eligible for the new phase, which offers up to a 20% cash rebate to 2 million eligible recipients.
Rare deer-like species photographed in Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2019
» HANOI: A tiny deer-like species not seen by scientists for nearly 30 years has been photographed in a forest in southern Vietnam.
Defendant shoots dead plaintiff, lawyer in courtroom
Post Reporters, Published on 12/11/2019
» CHANTHABURI: A retired senior policeman involved in a land dispute case shot dead the plaintiff and his lawyer before being fatally shot by an on-duty police officer in a Chanthaburi courtroom on Tuesday morning.
Chaiwat surrenders to answer murder charge in Billy case
King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/11/2019
» The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases granted bail for a former chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park and the three other suspects after they each placed 800,000 baht as a surety.