Over the years, Thailand has fought battles against Japan, Vietnam and Cambodia but it's now at war with a different foe: an "alien" fish with a black chin and a prolific reproduction rate.

The organisers described the “living glow stick” mollusc (Phuphania crossei) as “an air-breathing land snail found only in the tropical forests of Thailand. It takes its name from the Phu ...

So can Thai authorities win the battle - and how exactly did this West African fish end up causing havoc half a world away? Thailand had experienced outbreaks of blackchin tilapia in the past ...