Rare Asian unicorn faces extinction
The saola, a large bovine with long, straight horns, is being caught in traps designed for deer, civets and other animals destined for the lucrative wildlife trade, the World Wide Fund for Nature..
Yingluck kicks off 2013 budget bill debate
The debate started at 10 am with Yingluck spending about 50 minutes reading from a prepared statement. She said the 2013 budget bill would allocate Bt2.44 trillion for the government spending and..
Coalition, Opposition MPs allocated 13 hours for budget bill..
Pheu Thai MP Udomdej Ratanasathien, chairman of the coalition coordination committee on parliamentary affairs, said each side would be allocated 13 hours for the debate which would last from Monday..
Democrat to highlight govt's economic failures during budget..
Jurin said the debate was expected to last three days. He said the Democrat MPs would point out how the government had failed to tackle the rising cost of living and how the populist schemes had..
Six dead in Italy earthquake that hits historic cities
Old buildings including churches and towers collapsed or were damaged. An estimated 3,000 people were left homeless. The initial quake hit at 4.04 am (0204 GMT). The epicentre was 36 kilometres..
No doomsday predicted in oldest Mayan calendar yet found
According to experts from several US universities, the astronomical computations are 1,200 years old - four centuries older than the Maya calendar previously regarded as the oldest. They were found..
SET index opens down 2.50 pts, 0.22 pct
Thai composite stocks index opened on Monday at 1,151.94, down 2.50 points, or 0.22 per cent in line with most regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 804.74, down 1.97 points, or 0.24 per..
Swedish man arrested in Pattaya for allegedly robbing money..
Pol Col Kreetha Tankhanarat, the commander of Children and Women Rights Protection and Anti-Human Trafficking Region 2, said Swedish police also confirmed that Bo Peter Soderback, 40, was also..
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Chelsea beat Bayern to win the Champions League
Didier Drogba was the match-winner for his side as he not only leveled matters in the 88th minute, he also scored the winning penalty. Some 18,000 Chelsea fans in the stadium celebrated wildly..
Facebook shares close just above opening price
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