Hundreds of people takes part in the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex) Pride Parade in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 24 June 2017. // EPA PHOTO

Guatemala, El Salvador host gay pride parades
Breaking News June 25, 2017 15:10

SAN SALVADOR, June 25, 2017 (AFP) - Some 5,000 supporters of gay rights marched in the Salvadoran capital Saturday in a show of solidarity after the recent murders of several gay men.


Kalasin resident in limbo after protected tree falls on her house
national June 25, 2017 15:00

A woman whose house in Kalasin’s Yang Talad district was damaged by a Siamese rosewood tree has complained that she has had to stay with her children because her home could not be repaired because she was afraid of being punished if she cut the tree down.

Booster shot for tropical fruits promotion
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Provincial tourism offices in Thailand are providing support for durian and other tropical fruit farmers to promote their products to the public.  


Running and cycling campaign aims to raise funds for rural patients
national June 25, 2017 15:02

Members of the public have been invited to join the “3gether: Run & Ride for Life” running and cycling charity campaign held from July 22 to 28 by faculty at Chiang Mai University in the North, Khon Kaen University in the Northeast and Prince of Songkhla University in the South.

Local residents look at burnt bodies after an oil tanker caught fire following an accident on a highway near the town of Ahmedpur East, some 670 kilometres (416 miles) from Islamabad on June 25, 2017. // AFP PHOTO

123 dead, more than 100 wounded in Pakistan oil tanker fire: official
Breaking News June 25, 2017 14:44

ISLAMABAD, June 25, 2017 (AFP) - At least 123 people were killed and scores injured in a fire that broke out after an oil tanker overturned in central Pakistan early Sunday and crowds rushed to collect fuel, an official said.


Nation bike ride tours Songkhla seaside
national June 25, 2017 14:39

About 1,200 cyclists in Songkhla and nearby provinces joined the “Nation Bike Thailand 2017” ride in Songkhla, which was held on Sunday under the theme of “Pan Muang Kila, Songkhla Song Lae”, or “cycling in the sport city of two-sea Songkha”.

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