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Fear of rivers drives China to tame even Mekong river
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Aug 1 (ANI): As China perceives rivers as dangerous and wild natural systems that need to be tamed to be productive for mankind, the Beijing government constructed a dam on the Mekong river, thus, impacting the food and economic security of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Tha
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Pandemic response in SE Asia must address rising inequalities: UN Report
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Aug 1 (ANI): The United Nations has commended governments in southeast Asia for acting swiftly to stem the most serious health consequences of Covid-19 pandemic but highlighted the need to curb rising inequalities across the region.
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ADB, ESCAP to help Asia Pacific in addressing COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 3 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana on Wednesday discussed enhancing cooperation to help the region as it addre
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Vande Bharat Mission: AI's first repatriation flight from Thailand to arri
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 20 (ANI): Air India's first repatriation flight from Thailand carrying stranded nationals is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday evening.
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China limiting Mekong river's flow triggered drought in region, says US-ba
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 14 (ANI): A US-based research company has found that China limited the flow of the Mekong River following the construction of a number of its sprawling dams in its territory in the backdrop of a severe drought in the region last year.
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Thailand hospitals come up with mini face shields to protect newborns from
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 11 (ANI): As a measure of protection for the newborn babies, some hospitals in Thailand are going the extra mile amid the coronavirus outbreak which has infected more than 1.5 million people worldwide.
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Increase spending on managing COVID-19 pandemic, tackle climate emergency:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 9 (ANI): The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the Asia Pacific region with strong cross-border spillover effects through trade, tourism and financial linkages, according to a new report by the United N
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Indian archery team pulls out of Asia Cup over coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): The Archery Association of India (AAI) on Thursday announced that the Indian junior archery team will not participate in the Asia Cup world ranking tournament in Bangkok owing to the coronavirus threat there.
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Thailand coronavirus cases reaches 47
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 05 (Sputnik/ANI): Thailand on Thursday confirmed four more coronavirus cases in the country, which brings the total number of those infected with the deadly virus to 47.
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27 people killed, 57 injured in shooting, says Thailand PM
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Feb 9 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 27 were killed in the recent shooting spree including the perpetrator, while 57 others were injured, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Sunday.
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Security forces kill soldier who shot dead at least 20 in Thailand mall
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Feb 9 (ANI): An armed soldier who went on a shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima city in the country's northeast, killing at least 20 people, was shot dead by security services on Sunday morning after he holed himself up in a shopping centre.
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Thai police storm mall where gunman holes up, dozens evacuated
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Feb 9 (Sputnik/ANI): Thai commandos forces have begun operations to take the Terminal 21 shopping mall where an armed soldier is holed up with as many as 16 hostages.
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