Hua Hin -Thailand’s involvement in its top women’s tennis tournament came to an end on Thursday when the country’s No 1 female player, Luksika Kumkhum, and Cornelia Lister of Sweden went down to third-seeded Peng Shuai and Zhaoxuan Yang of China 6-1 6-4 in the Thailand Open doubles quarter-finals.

Officials are hunting for a reported female teacher to charge her with animal cruelty after she allegedly left many dogs and cats to starve in her house after it was seized by a bank.