enlarge Two teenage boys are ambushed with water on the road along Chiang Mai’s historic moat Friday afternoon. Although Songkran festival begins next Friday, the heat wave drove some 100 teenager to come out to play water splashing this Friday.
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Global warming to hit slam world's poor
BRUSSELS - Climate change is set to inflict damage in every continent, hitting poor countries hardest and threatening nearly a third of the world's species with extinction, UN experts warned Friday.
Asia faces floods, drought, disease: UN climate report
BRUSSELS - Asia faces a heightened risk of flooding, severe water shortages, infectious disease and hunger from global warming this century, the UN's top climate panel said on Friday.
Thailand outraged over new YouTube King videos
Thailand on Friday expressed outrage at the posting of new videos mocking the country's revered king on the video-sharing website YouTube, pledging to maintain a ban on the site.
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A double miracle
Siriraj Hospital has separated two eight-month-old baby girls joined at the torso in an operation believed to be a first on infants whose hearts and livers were connected.
Asean bond portal next step toward integration
Asean finance ministers yesterday agreed to establish an "Asean bond portal" to provide a centralised platform containing information on Asean bond markets.
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Ahead of national festivals, there are always surveys to forecast the consumer spending involved, and one of the regular surveyors is the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Hospital dismisses malpractice claim
A 46-year-old woman claims a botched operation at state-run Lerdsin Hospital has left her unable to walk and is threatening to sue for Bt10 million in compensation.
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Two teenage boys are ambushed with water on the road along Chiang Mai’s historic moat Friday afternoon. Although Songkran festival begins next Friday, the heat wave drove some 100 teenager to come out to play water splashing this Friday.
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