Shake And Blow
Thai troops mobilised to help flood victims
Thailand deployed about 10,000 soldiers on Friday to help victims of floods that have killed 188 people and left vast swathes of the country under water.
Del.icio.us
Thai rice region under climate threat: Greenpeace
Part of Thailand's main rice growing region is under severe economic and environmental threat from climate change which must be addressed by world leaders at a UN summit, Greenpeace said Monday.
Flora And Fauna
Thai police seize nearly 200 pangolins
Thai police Tuesday said they had seized almost 200 live protected pangolins, which are prized in China and Vietnam as an exotic meal and for use in traditional medicine.
Terror Wars
Thai police seek ‘Chinese’ man over Bangkok bomb
Thai police on Saturday said an arrest warrant had been issued for a "Chinese" man over last month's deadly Bangkok blast, backtracking after they earlier identified the suspect as a member of the country's Uighur minority.
Terror Wars
Thai police chief links Uighurs to Bangkok bomb
Thailand's police chief Tuesday linked the Bangkok bomb to China's Uighurs for the first time, as the lawyer for one of two detained foreign suspects confirmed his client is from the Muslim minority.
Farm News
Thai farm culls 125 crocodiles as floodwaters rise
A crocodile farm in Thailand has culled 125 of the reptiles because of fears they could escape during ongoing floods and endanger human lives, the owner said Wednesday.
Shake And Blow
Thai flood toll reaches 130: govt
Almost two months of severe flooding in Thailand have left at least 130 people dead, the government said Wednesday as it stepped up efforts to protect the low-lying capital.
Internet Space
Texas probing Google over search results
The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.
Epidemics
Texas on alert after brain-eating amoeba kills boy, 6
The governor of Texas has issued a disaster declaration after the death of six-year-old boy infected with a brain-eating amoeba that was later found in his community's water supply.
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Texas girds for the worst as deadly Ike closes in
Texas authorities ordered coastal evacuations Wednesday as deadly Hurricane Ike strengthened to a Category Two storm in the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward the southern US coast after ravaging Cuba and the Caribbean.
Disaster Management
Texas governor appeals for aid for Harvey recovery
The governor of Texas said Sunday that the "long haul" of recovery from Hurricane Harvey was just beginning, appealing to Congress to provide tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction.
Disaster Management
Texas chemical plant area declared safe after controlled blaze
A fire at a chemical plant in Crosby, Texas has been put out and authorities have lifted an evacuation order after declaring it safe, the company said in a statement Monday.
Internet Space
Texas bans social networks booting users over politics
Texas on Thursday made it illegal for popular social media platforms to ban users "simply based on their political viewpoints."
Epidemics
Testing times: Borneo orangutans get Covid swabs
Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
Car Tech
Testing the driverless Uber — first nerves, and then acceptance
It was driverless Uber's turn to veer left across a four-way stop, but the driver opposite apparently didn't think so.
Rocket Science
Tesla tumbles on new executive departures, Musk interview
Shares of Tesla Motors tumbled Friday as investors were rattled by the departures of two executives and a late-night interview in which chief executive Elon Musk was seen smoking marijuana.