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Thailand’s first moon mission to launch Thai-made payload

BANGKOK — Thailand is preparing for a historic step in space exploration, with a Thai-designed and developed scientific payload set to travel to the Moon as part of China’s Chang’e 7 mission on 24 August 2026. Yotsanan Wongsawat, deputy prime minister and minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, announced the country’s readiness on […] The post Thailand’s first moon mission…

Thailand’s first moon mission to launch Thai-made payload

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3 lions die at zoo as Japan bakes in "cruelly hot" summer

Ten of the 16 lions in Tama Zoological Park have suffered symptoms such as "loss of appetite and decreased activity" since mid-July, and three lionesses died, the zoo said.

  • Three lions at Tama Zoological Park succumb to heatstroke.
  • Japan experiences hottest summer on record with temps over 40°C.
  • Zoo closes lion enclosure amid extreme heat and treatment efforts.

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