AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat Denver Post | BANGKOK—A new taste for eating elephant meat—everything from trunks to sex organs—has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to the practice after finding two elephants ...
World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge The Charlotte Observer | BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. | Benchmark oil hovered below $100 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro and the yen. | Eur...
Growing Taste for Thai Elephant Meat Reaches Crisis Point Jakarta Globe Bangkok. A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials said they were alerted to the practice after finding t...
UPDATE 1-Myanmar has no plans to export new gas finds The Guardian * Myanmar to focus on meeting domestic energy needs * Minister puts gas reserves at 22.5 trillion cubic feet * Interest from foreign energy firms growing * Power source at Dawei industrial zone uncertain (Adds more quotes, comment from Dawei develope...
Myanmar has no plans to boost gas exports beyond 2013 The Guardian NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar will keep natural gas from new projects beyond 2013 for domestic consumption, a shift of policy aimed at powering its development, the country's energy minister said on Friday. Myanmar has opened up to t...
AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat The Boston Globe | BANGKOK-A new taste for eating elephant meat -- everything from trunks to sex organs -- has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to the...
New taste for Thai elephant meat PhysOrg | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to the practice after finding two elephants slaughtered last month in a national park in western Thailand. | "The poachers took away the elephants' sex organs and trunks ... for hu...
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Asia stocks rise as Apple result lifts technology shares The Times Of India BANGKOK: Asian stocks rose Wednesday as investors stayed calm in the face of a possible debt default by Greece to search for good deals in technology shares boosted by stunning res...
Honda resumes operations Malaya By ALBERT CASTRO--> | Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) is poised to resume full operations at the beginning of the year with fresh hopes to recover lost sales. | Tatsuya Natsume,...
AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat Austin American Statesman | BANGKOK — A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they w...
TRAVEL: A slow express train — via the Raj Business Day | "IS THERE a hold-up?" I inquired of the most resplendently uniformed railway official. He aimed an aquiline nose at me, twirled one end of a handlebar moustache and replied: "A truck is stopping on the permanent way." He pointed at a van on the sin...
New taste for Thai elephant meat risks extinction Zeenews Bangkok: A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. | Wildlife officials told The Associated Press that they were alerted to th...
Asia stocks mostly gain on Fed's low rates pledge The Times Of India BANGKOK: Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low for another three years to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. | Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 1.1 percent to 20,322.51 on its first trading day since the Chinese New Year holiday. South Korea's Kospi ros...
World stocks rise amid signs of US job growth Breitbart BANGKOK (AP) - World stocks rose Tuesday, assisted by an absence of bad financial news and signs that the U.S. economy may be strengthening. | Benchmark oil hit $102 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro and the yen. | Stock markets were higher in early European trading, tracking gains in Asia. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.9 percent to 5,6...
