http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nations_get_tough_on_tiger_trade/?source=rss Crime chiefs from countries with populations of wild tigers have agreed to work together in order to combat the illegal trade in the big cats. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, South-East Asia, Thailand 2012-02-16T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/happy_loy_krathong/?source=rss Elephants join the festivities by preparing to float Krathongs at the Loy Krathong Festival at Dusit Zoo, Bangkok, Thailand. World, Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand 2009-11-02T11:44:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hiv_vaccine_trial_was_significant/?source=rss A review of a trial of a HIV vaccine in Thailand has concluded that it does show real signs of a protective effect. Scientists announced last month that a combination of vaccines gave a 31% level of protection in trials among 16,000 heterosexuals aged 18-30. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand 2009-10-27T18:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/petas_olympic_protest/?source=rss An activist from animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protests outside the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, Canada, British Columbia 2009-10-26T13:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/world_first_a_vaccine_to_help_prevent_hiv_infection/?source=rss In Thailand an experimental HIV vaccine has been shown to prevent infection in what is being described as a watershed event in the AIDS epidemic. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand 2009-09-25T21:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/thai_navy_launches_sea_turtle_conservation_program/?source=rss In Thailand, the navy is protecting thousands of baby sea turtles from being killed by humans before they can swim out to sea. Environment, Wildlife, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand 2009-06-24T09:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spider_man_rescues_thai_boy/?source=rss A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony, police said on Tuesday. Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand 2009-03-24T10:26:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/improvements_seen_four_years_after_the_indian_ocean_tsunami/?source=rss Four years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a United Nations estimate, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas, humanitarian groups said. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, World, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand 2008-12-26T05:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/free_surgery_to_fix_smiles/?source=rss More than 300 mainly Burmese villagers living near the border in Mae Sot district had their smiles fixed yesterday. Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Myanmar, Thailand, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2008-11-08T08:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saved_by_trivia_text_service/?source=rss Brit holidaymakers Ian Lawler and girlfriend Ranelle Chapman got lost in a Thai jungle -- and were rescued after sending an SOS to a London text service 6,000 miles away. Science, Technology, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, South-East Asia, Thailand, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-03-28T10:35:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_sandpipers_found_in_myanmar/?source=rss Eighty-four spoon-billed sandpipers have been discovered in a coastal stretch of Myanmar (Burma), offering hope for the endangered birds, a conservation group said Thursday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Asia, Russian Federation, East Asia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Indian Sub-Continent, Bangladesh, South-East Asia, Myanmar, Thailand 2008-02-15T08:49:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/virgin_unveils_spaceship_designs/?source=rss Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space. 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World, General World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-16T11:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/farm_workers_to_get_nearly_19_million/?source=rss A judge has ordered one of the nation's largest labor contractors and two growers in central Washington's Yakima Valley to pay more than 600 farm workers nearly $1.9 million in damages for federal labor law violations. World, Human Rights, Politics, Business, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, United States, Hawaii, Washington, Business Top Stories, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-16T10:44:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/making_the_world_safe_for_big_cats/?source=rss Alan Rabinowitz was on a routine mission deep inside a Burmese jungle when news reached him about the attack. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Brazil, South-East Asia, Myanmar, Thailand, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-06-02T10:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/climate_change_can_be_tackled/?source=rss The growth in greenhouse gas emissions can be curbed at reasonable cost, experts at a major UN climate change conference in Bangkok have agreed. Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, South-East Asia, Thailand, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2007-05-04T11:15:00+00:00