The new species, Laonastes aenigmamus, is described in the recent issue of the journal Systematics and Biodiversity, by authors from WCS, The Natural History Museum in London, University of Vermont and WWF Thailand.

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It is true that the King has been an extraordinary figure in Thai history and has been the source of unity for the people of Thailand.

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By an accident of colonial history, they were separated from Malaysia, with which they share language and religion, and ended up part of Thailand, with its Thai-speaking, Buddhist majority.

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One of the fires, at a Karachi textile plant, ranked among the deadliest industrial factory fires in history, surpassing Thailand's Kader Toy fire, which killed almost 200 more than 20 years ago.

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One of the fires, at a Karachi textile plant, ranked among the deadliest industrial factory fires in history, surpassing Thailand's Kader Toy fire, which killed nearly 200 more than 20 years ago.

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