A coronavirus related to the one causing the global pandemic has been discovered in the blood of five bats living in Thailand. SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, shares 91.5 per cent of its genetic code with that of the newly-identified virus, called RacCS203. The virus is thought to be unable to infect people as it … Read more
‘So many things went wrong!’: The Serpent’s Jenna Coleman reveals cast feared they were ‘cursed’ and explains the parts set in India were actually shot in Hertfordshire By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 12:14 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 12:22 GMT, 10 February 2021 Jenna Coleman has spoken about how the cast feared they … Read more
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
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
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