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Fears are growing for the safety of a British teacher who has disappeared in Myanmar as protests rage across the country against the military crackdown and imprisonment of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Ian Richmond who lives and teaches at a school in Tachileik, on the border with Thailand, has not been since … Read more
An impoverished fisherman who found a rare orange Melo pearl worth £250,000 in Thailand has been arrested after celebrating his new fortune by allegedly throwing a meth party for his pals. Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, invited friends over to his home in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on Friday after being offered 10 million Baht (£250,000) for … Read more
An impoverished fisherman who found a rare orange Melo pearl worth £250,000 in Thailand has been arrested after celebrating his new fortune by allegedly throwing a meth party for his pals. Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, invited friends over to his home in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, on Friday after being offered 10 million Baht (£250,000) for … Read more
Waggy races! Dozens of disabled stray dogs use wheelchairs to take their daily walk at sanctuary in Thailand Group of 27 disabled dogs at a shelter in Chonburi, Bangkok, used wheels to support them on their daily walk The pups were pictured appearing to smile from ear to ear as they ventured outside for daily … Read more
Poor fisherman stumbles across rare ORANGE pearl worth £250,000 inside a snail shell on a Thai beach Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, discovered the orange pearl in Nakhon Si Thammarat The pearl was in a snail shell attached to a discarded buoy that washed ashore Niyomdecha hopes money from selling the pearl will lift his family out … Read more
Monkey pool party! Rampaging primates go for a swim after descending on Thai school to raid bins and students’ bags for food The monkeys of Lopburi, Thailand are notorious for raising trouble in the region Last March, the simians started fighting with each other over a lack of food Officials in Lopburi decided last year … Read more
A struggling fisherman was ecstatic after finding an orange Melo pearl worth £250,000 on a beach in Thailand. Hatchai Niyomdecha, 37, was picking up oyster shells with his family when they stumbled upon the rare shell in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on January 27. Hatchai found a discarded buoy ball washed ashore with three shells … Read more
Doctors in Myanmar are refusing to work on non-emergency patients in protest against the military coup after soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on Monday. Soldiers and tanks are patrolling major cities but the military takeover, which has ended the country’s brief experiment with democracy, has … Read more
The Dutch diplomat who helped capture serial killer Charles Sobhraj has revealed how difficult it was seeing the killer living a life of luxury after being released from prison in India. Sobhraj, known as The Serpent, whose story was recently revisited in the BBC series of the same name, drugged and killed at least a dozen Westerners … Read more
Cat on a hot car roof: Driver sets off for work without realising her pet has hitched a ride A sleeping cat was woken abruptly as the car it was napping on began to move The cat owner didn’t spot the feline and set off to work in Khon Kaen, Thailand Cat stays on the … Read more