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Thai authorities rush to repair flood levees

Thai authorities rush to repair flood levees

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Bangkok’s taxi graveyard brought back to life with mini-gardens

A Thai taxi cooperative is turning its abandoned cabs into gardens in order to feed out-of-work drivers.

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Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens

A mass graveyard for Bangkok's flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers.

Finland

Did Finland do enough to protect its foreign berry pickers from COVID?

A probe was sparked after more than 400 pickers from Thailand -- brought into Finland for the season -- were found to have COVID-19.

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Thailand

British pensioner found after three days lost in Thai jungle

The 72-year-old survived by drinking water from puddles using grass as a straw.

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Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Bangkok protest

Riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok Tuesday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Thailand

Man charged with murder over death of Swiss woman in Phuket, Thailand

The body of a Swiss woman, aged 57, was discovered on Thursday at a secluded spot on the Thai island of Phuket.

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Anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent

An anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent, with police in riot gear firing teargas and rubber bullets and demonstrators hurling rocks and firecrackers.

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Buddhist monks receive AstraZeneca vaccine in Thailand

Some 1,000 Buddhist monks and temple staff recieve AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine at Wat Si Sudaram Worawihan, a temple in the western part of Bangkok.

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Elephant breaks into kitchen wall looking for snacks

A wild elephant broke into a house in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin in the early hours of Sunday, pushing its head through the kitchen wall and using its trunk to scrounge for salty snacks.

World News

In Asia, a COVID-19 resurgence leads to new restrictions

Outbreaks have led to the re-imposition of rules in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines.

Thailand

Thailand joins countries in delaying use of AstraZeneca vaccine

A number of European countries have already suspended the vaccine pending an investigation into reports of blood clots in some people.

Thailand

Thai police clash with pro-democracy protesters over detained leaders

The protesters demanded the release of four of their leaders who have been detained and await trial for defaming the monarchy.

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Yangon and Bangkok become protest grounds against Myanmar coup

The applause in Yangon on Thursday came as about 70 recently elected lawmakers defied the new military government on Thursday by convening a symbolic meeting of the Parliament that was prevented from opening.

Green News

Two orangutans fly home after being rescued from illegal traffickers

Poaching is one of the biggest threats facing the species.

Living

This man is playing piano for Thailand’s hungry monkeys

In Lopburi, tourists have stopped coming creating a problem for the city's macaques.

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Pro-democracy protesters rally again in Bangkok

Protesters were out again in Bangkok and so were their inflatable yellow ducks.

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Defiant pro-democracy protesters rally in Bangkok

The protesters want the monarchy reformed to make it more accountable.

Thailand

School students lead third pro-democracy rally in a week in Bangkok

The students defied government threats to crack down on Thailand's pro-democracy protest movement which is demanding sweeping changes to the constitution, including the monarch's rights and privileges.

Travel News

Novel ways airlines are giving passengers their travel fix

For some the experience of boarding a plane, watching a film and having food and drink served is almost as exciting as the destinations themselves, so airlines are offering passengers just that, despite being grounded.