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Pilot warns of festival rockets endangering flights

  A THAI PILOT related a shocking incident when a rocket fired during Bun Bang Fai festival in the Northeast blazed past the airplane reaching almost 8,000 feet above sea level and urged organisers to get permission from aviation authorities before allowing people to set off these enormous home-made rockets, Naewna newspaper said today (May […]

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Unesco recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list

  Paris – The UN’s cultural agency Unesco on Monday (July 31) recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon. Unesco said in its recommendation that Venice risked “irreversible” damage due to […]

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Young man blasted for endangering baby while test riding a motorbike

  PHOTOS of a young man who tied his baby on his back while test riding a motorcycle have gone viral on Thai social media and attracted strong criticism, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 21). Among the critical comments are #be a dad when you are ready, #very scary, doing so this way is very […]

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