Vietnam zoo turns to donations, growing food to survive pandemic

By Yen Duong and Thinh Nguyen

 

Mahouts wearing protective masks gather beside an elephant at a confinement area at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, which is facing dwindling visitor numbers due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, August 19, 2020. Picture taken August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Yen Duong

 

HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - As visitor numbers slump during the pandemic, Vietnam's oldest zoo has scrambled to survive, such as holding fundraising drives, cutting pay and growing fruit and vegetables to feed the animals.

 

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Navy: Country Needs Submarine

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 24 (TNA) — The Royal Thai Navy defended its project to procure a submarine, saying it was vital for national defense.

 

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COVID Results in Biggest Deposits in 12 Years

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 24 (TNA) — Deposits in the first half of this year came from about 80 million people and amounted to 14.67 million baht, rising by 8% which was the fastest pace in 12 years, according to the Deposit Protection Agency.

 

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Pattaya Motorway Opened

 

 

CHON BURI, Aug 24 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opened the Pattaya-Map Ta Phut extension of inter-city Highway 7 and vowed to expand national transport networks to distribute opportunities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179243-pattaya-motorway-opened/

 

Malaysia opens inquest into death of Irish girl at jungle resort

By Ebrahim Harris

 

FILE PHOTO: A police officer paste a photo of 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing from a resort on a wall at a shop in Seremban, Malaysia, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

 

SEREMBAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - A Malaysian court opened an inquest on Monday into the death of an Irish teenager whose body was found near a jungle stream, 10 days after she went missing during a family holiday at a rainforest resort.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179244-malaysia-opens-inquest-into-death-of-irish-girl-at-jungle-resort/

 

New Zealand shooter emotionless as victims' families address sentencing hearing

By Praveen Menon

 

Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and killed worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks, is seen during his sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 24, 2020. John Kirk-Anderson/Pool via REUTERS

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year watched without emotion on Monday as relatives of his victims recounted the horror of a massacre which prosecutors said he carefully planned to cause maximum carnage.

 

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Danny DeVito weighs in on Colin Farrell playing his iconic Penguin role in The Batman

By Annabel Nugent

 

Colin Farrell as The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman (Warner Bros/YouTube)

 

Ahead of the recently released trailer for The Batman, Danny DeVito shared his thoughts on Colin Farrell, who will portray The Penguin in Matt Reeves’s forthcoming film.

 

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Kanye West accused of “disrespecting Islam” with name of new Yeezy Boosts

ByWill Lavin

 

Kanye West. CREDIT: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images

 

Kanye West has been accused of “disrespecting Islam” with the names of his new Yeezy Boost sneakers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179247-kanye-west-accused-of-“disrespecting-islam”-with-name-of-new-yeezy-boosts/

 

Dad Gets Engaged To Daughter’s Ex Boyfriend While All Three Are On Holiday Together

By REBECCA SHEPHERD

 

 

Dad Barrie Drewitt-Barlow has proposed and is now engaged to his daughter's ex-boyfriend Scott Hutchinson while all three were holidaying in Croatia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179249-dad-gets-engaged-to-daughter’s-ex-boyfriend-while-all-three-are-on-holiday-together/

 

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