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  • Four chimpanzees shot after they fled Swedish park | Thaiger

    Four chimpanzees shot after they fled Swedish park

    In a scene that will horrify animal lovers all over the world, four chimpanzees were shot after they fled from an amusement park in Sweden. Three of the chimps died as a result. The incident emerged when five chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure at Furuviksparken amusement park just outside Gävle in eastern Sweden, on Wednesday. The park launched a drone…

  • Thai kitchen worker escapes death penalty in Malaysia, acquitted of murdering compatriot | Thaiger

    Thai kitchen worker escapes death penalty in Malaysia, acquitted of murdering compatriot

    A Thai kitchen worker escaped the death penalty yesterday when he was acquitted of murdering a fellow countryman in Malaysia. Thai national Alsu Nichi was accused of murdering Abdul Rosah Jamu on April 21, 2019. But yesterday the 22 year old was exonerated of killing his 24 year compatriot at a restaurant in Taman Bukit Emas by the High Court…

  • Thailand’s submarine engine talks stall again | Thaiger

    Thailand’s submarine engine talks stall again

    Thailand’s submarine engine talks have stalled again. The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has still not decided on how to power an S26T Yuan-class submarine being assembled in China. The choice remains the same – a Chinese-made engine or an unobtainable German-made one. Germany’s embargo on sales of military equipment, which it initiated in the wake of WWII, prevented the sale…

  • Ten reported dead in Malaysian landslide | Thaiger

    Ten reported dead in Malaysian landslide

    Malaysia Environment and Natural Resources Minister said he is praying for victims after ten people were reported to have died in a landslide at a camping site in Malaysia’s Selangor state. More the 50 others are reported missing. The minister, Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad, said… “I pray that the missing victims can be found safely soon.” The landslide took…

  • Infected spinach recalled in Australia after people become delirious | Thaiger

    Infected spinach recalled in Australia after people become delirious

    It appears spinach not only gives you superhuman strength but it also makes you delirious. The vegetable made famous by the cartoon character Popeye caused a health alarm in Australia after a number of people who ate it became ill and experienced hallucinations. Nine people from four Sydney households yesterday required medical attention after experiencing toxic reactions linked to eating…

  • The Thaiger’s Best Christmas Singles, Ever! | Thaiger

    The Thaiger’s Best Christmas Singles, Ever!

    As readers on The Thaiger platform will have noticed, it’s getting pretty close to Christmas. The team has been suggesting the best places to go to eat, drink, and make merry at this special time of the year. Nostalgia always plays a big part in the festive season and there’s nothing better than wallowing in times gone by when life…

  • Former tennis legend deported from UK | Thaiger

    Former tennis legend deported from UK

    Former tennis legend Boris Becker was deported from the United Kingdom yesterday after serving eight months of a two and a half year sentence for charges relating to a 2017 bankruptcy case. The former world No. 1 tennis player was put on a plane for Germany after he had been released from custody and deported. Becker’s lawyer, Christian-Oliver Moser, made…

  • Snakes have clitorises, scientists discover | Thaiger

    Snakes have clitorises, scientists discover

    In perhaps the most random development you’ll hear about today, scientists discovered that female snakes have clitorises. In a study published yesterday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers found that snakes have two individual clitorises, called hemiclitores. The hemiclitores are separated by tissue and hidden by the skin on the underside of the tail. The study’s…

  • Curse of Kim Jong-un’s dogs haunts peninsular politics | Thaiger

    Curse of Kim Jong-un’s dogs haunts peninsular politics

    The curse of Kim Jong-un’s dogs continues to haunt peninsular politics. Kim’s pups were highly-ceremoniously dumped on an unwilling foster father, then South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, after talks in the north in 2018. “Here,” said Kim, more or less. “Take my puppies and raise them as if they were your own. They’re yours now. Take them and get lost.”…

  • ‘Bus full of prostitutes’ disgusts Berlusconi’s Monza millennials | Thaiger

    ‘Bus full of prostitutes’ disgusts Berlusconi’s Monza millennials

    Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi plans to arrange “ a bus full of prostitutes” for his Monza side if they manage to beat top Serie A rivals. At a Tuesday Christmas dinner with the Monza players Berlusconi, 86 years old, said… “If you win against one of these top teams, I’ll bring a bus of whores into the locker…

  • Thai-led human trafficking sent 1,000 victims to Finland | Thaiger

    Thai-led human trafficking sent 1,000 victims to Finland

    About 1,000 Thai people were scammed in a human trafficking plot that sent them to Finland to work. Officials from the Thai police force teamed up with their Finnish counterparts to bust the ring that was enticing Thai people to Finland to pick fruit and trick them into indentured servitude. The scheme invited Thai workers to travel abroad to Finland…

  • Whale with broken spine makes last journey of 3,000 miles by performing breaststroke | Thaiger

    Whale with broken spine makes last journey of 3,000 miles by performing breaststroke

    A whale with a broken spine has apparently defied all odds after journeying 3,000 miles by performing the breaststroke. The humpback whale, nicknamed Moon, was spotted off the coast of British Columbia with a visibly crooked lower body that researchers say was caused by being hit by a boat. But, the whale persevered by doing the breaststroke for a whopping…

  • FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas for fraud | Thaiger

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas for fraud

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested for fraud in the Bahamas with a judge denying his bail. US prosecutors allege he committed fraud and violated campaign finance laws. His bail was denied based because he is considered a “great” flight risk. A judge ordered him to be sent to the Bahamas’ department of corrections until February 8, 2023. Bankman-Fried…

  • Woman returns home to Mali after birthing 9 babies | Thaiger

    Woman returns home to Mali after birthing 9 babies

    Last year a woman from Mali gave birth to a baby in a hospital in Morocco. And then another. And another. And another and another and another and another and another and another. In total, the woman became the proud mother of a record-setting nine children – the world’s first nonuplets. Yesterday, the woman and her new brood of babies…

  • Global football union ‘shocked and sickened’ that Iranian player could be executed | Thaiger

    Global football union ‘shocked and sickened’ that Iranian player could be executed

    UPDATE The global football players’ union FIFPRO took to Twitter yesterday to announce that it was “shocked and sickened” that Iranian football player Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution. The tweet read… “FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country. We stand in solidarity…

  • Air pollution threatens water supply in Tibetan Plateau for two billion people | Thaiger

    Air pollution threatens water supply in Tibetan Plateau for two billion people

    The Tibetan Plateau – also known as “The Roof of The World” and the “Asian Water Tower” – is the world’s largest and highest plateau. As the third largest storage of ice in the world, it is the source of several important Asian rivers and a crucial source of water for up to two billion people. A new study reports that…

  • Young police officers killed in battle with gunmen in rural Australia | Thaiger

    Young police officers killed in battle with gunmen in rural Australia

    Young police officers were tragically killed in a battle with gunmen in rural Australia yesterday. Four officers had gone to investigate a missing person at a property in Wieambilla, Queensland when the gunmen ambushed them. The gunmen fatally shot two officers as soon as they arrived. The battle continued, and a neighbour who came to the scene was also killed…

  • Tourists can carry on bonking in Bali says govenor | Thaiger

    Tourists can carry on bonking in Bali says govenor

    The Bali Governor says tourists can carry on bonking when visiting the island and will not be prosecuted under a new law which criminalises sex outside of marriage in Indonesia. Bali Governor Wayan Koster yesterday moved to ease concerns that Indonesia’s revised criminal code will damage the resort island’s lucrative tourism industry, reported Al Jazeera. Koster said that people can…

  • Young Iranian footballer at risk of being executed | Thaiger

    Young Iranian footballer at risk of being executed

    A young Iranian footballer is at risk of being executed amidst the country’s uprising against its regime. The young man, 26 year old Amir Nasr-Azadani, is a former member of three different teams in Iran. The Iranian state news broadcaster IRIB released a video on November 20 of the forced confessions of three people accused of being involved in the murders…

  • Hawaii’s last princess Abigail Kawānanakoa passes away at 96 years old | Thaiger

    Hawaii’s last princess Abigail Kawānanakoa passes away at 96 years old

    Hawaii’s last princess has reportedly passed away at the age of 96 years old. Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa died on Sunday in her Nu’uanu home with her wife, Veronica Gail Kawānanakoa by her side. The Iolani Palace released the news to the public yesterday. The palace is America’s only residence where the Hawaiian monarchy dwelled but now serves mostly…

  • Indian man barely remembers murder he committed 50 years ago | Thaiger

    Indian man barely remembers murder he committed 50 years ago

    You’d think murdering someone is something you’d remember. But a man in India recently nabbed for an unsolved murder nearly 50 years ago appeared shocked when he was arrested. He said he only had a vague recollection of the incident. A 70 year old woman was murdered in 1973 in the village of Saijpur in the Gujarat state of India.…

  • Ukraine enlists international legal advisers to help investigate alleged sex crimes by Russia | Thaiger

    Ukraine enlists international legal advisers to help investigate alleged sex crimes by Russia

    Ukraine is enlisting the help of international legal advisers to assist in investigating alleged sex crimes by the Russian military. The recaptured city of Kherson has become the site of the investigation as authorities have started gathering evidence of the crimes. According to Inquirer.net, the Global Rights Compliance team is reportedly helping with the full-scale investigation to support overwhelmed Ukrainian…

  • Libyan suspect in Lockerbie bombing in US custody | Thaiger

    Libyan suspect in Lockerbie bombing in US custody

    A Libyan man is in US custody now, allegedly involved in the deadliest terrorist bombing attack ever on UK soil 34 years ago. The US Justice Department confirmed yesterday that Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is in custody. He is accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 in December 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Some 270 people…

  • Japanese government wants to offer additional 80,000 yen to new parents | Thaiger

    Japanese government wants to offer additional 80,000 yen to new parents

    Japan’s government is wanting to boost the amount given to new parents by 80,000 yen (US$585) to motivate citizens to have more babies. As the country’s birthrate has been declining for some time, the government has tried to find ways to boost family planning. According to the Japan Times, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare currently offer a Childbirth…

  • Eight celebrities to join Japanese tycoon in space venture around the moon | Thaiger

    Eight celebrities to join Japanese tycoon in space venture around the moon

    Eight celebrities have been chosen to join eccentric Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa next year on an ambitious plan to fly around the moon. Maezawa announced on Twitter today that he will be accompanied by an unorthodox crew of DJ and producer Steve Aoki of the United States, US YouTuber Tim Dodd, Czech artist Yemi AD, Irish photographer Rhiannon Adam, British…

  • Thai traffickers trick man into prostitution in Dubai | Thaiger

    Thai traffickers trick man into prostitution in Dubai

    Thailand’s cruel sex traffickers have struck again. The victim, a man only identified as ‘B,’ said the three traffickers told him he would work as a massage therapist in Dubai last year. On top of a monthly 80,000 baht salary, B was promised free food and accommodation, as well as a free flight. But B was in for a horrific…

  • Sold or stolen – South Korean adoptees seek truth | Thaiger

    Sold or stolen – South Korean adoptees seek truth

    South Korean adoptees seek the truth as the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) begins to look into the stories of hundreds of adoptees taken to Europe and the United States. Thousands of South Korean “orphans” were adopted by Western families in the latter part of the 20th century, many of whom suspect that their origins were falsified or obscured…

  • “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout arrives in Russia as part of US-Russia prisoner swap | Thaiger

    “Merchant of Death” Viktor Bout arrives in Russia as part of US-Russia prisoner swap

    The “Merchant of Death,” or Viktor Bout, has arrived in Russia after being swapped with prisoner Brittney Griner from the US. The notorious arms dealer was exchanged in Abu Dhabi with American basketball star Brittney Griner. Despite his reputation, Bout received a hero’s welcome upon arriving in Moscow. He spoke to his family when his plane made a refuelling stop…

  • US to send Ukraine anti-drone military aid package worth US$275 million | Thaiger

    US to send Ukraine anti-drone military aid package worth US$275 million

    The US is planning to send Ukraine an anti-drone military aid package that is reportedly worth US$275 million. The incoming military aid is said to offer new tools to strengthen air defences and defeat drones. According to Reuters, and The Straits Times, the package could be officially announced today. The Pentagon is also expected to include Lockheed Martin rockets for…

  • China says Covid has weakened as it announces loosening of strict policies | Thaiger

    China says Covid has weakened as it announces loosening of strict policies

    China is saying that Covid has weakened in the country after it announced yesterday that it would end the forced centralised quarantine. This will allow people who only have mild Covid-19 to isolate at home, and there will be more freedom to travel around the country. The Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Daily newspaper said today that China has taken the…

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