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Thai protesters carry on demonstrations despite warnings
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Thai protesters carry on demonstrations despite warnings

BANGKOK (AP) — Pro-democracy activists in Thailand launched their fifth straight days of protests on Sunday, scheduling demonstrations not just…
Tens of thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban
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Tens of thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in a wave of protests across Bangkok and…
Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban
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Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday he was not quitting after tens of thousands of…
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
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Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after…
Taiwan holds military drills against potential China threat
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Taiwan holds military drills against potential China threat

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s military fired missiles from the air and the island’s shore facing China on Thursday in…
Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free
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Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free

A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers — one of the more…
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
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Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia

False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a supermarket stampede in reports of…
Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics
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Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics

BANGKOK (AP) — Health concerns were on artist Danai Ussama’s mind when he returned to Thailand last month from a…
Hungry and in chains, Thailand’s tourist elephants face crisis
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Hungry and in chains, Thailand’s tourist elephants face crisis

Underfed and chained up for endless hours, many elephants working in Thailand’s tourism sector may starve, be sold to zoos…
Meet Thailand’s secret weapon in climate change battle
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Meet Thailand’s secret weapon in climate change battle

Bangkok’s future hangs in the balance. Rising sea levels, unchecked development, groundwater extraction, and rapid urban population growth has left…
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