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BAN KI-MOON RETURNS TO SOUTH KOREA EMBARRASSED OVER FAMILY BRIBERY CASE
His nephew Bahn, a 38-year-old South Korean national living in New Jersey, pleaded not guilty during a Tuesday court hearing... READ MORE›
A FRIEND IN NEED - INDIA'S ARMS SALES TO VIETNAM MAKE SENSE
India has also offered to sell its Varunastra anti-submarine torpedoes to Vietnam amid heightened tensions with China... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN THAILAND FLOODS
Flooding from heavy rains hammering Thailand's south has left at least 18 people dead and thousands of villages partially submerged... READ MORE›
FLOODS CAUSE CHAOS AND DEATHS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND
More relief centres are being closed but we remain on alert, Amir Sarifudin, Terengganu state civil department force deputy director, told AFP... READ MORE›
FALSE BOMB SCARE TRIGGERS FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK FEATURE
Facebook set off fear and anger among Thailand's social media users after its safety check feature warned of a bomb alert in Bangkok... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK CREATES FALSE ALARM IN BANGKOK
Facebook users in Bangkok were falsely alerted to an explosion in the Thai capital, after the social network activated its Safety Check feature... READ MORE›
HOW THE WORLD CLOSED ITS EYES TO SYRIAA??S HORROR
A??Please, save us, thank you,a?? says Bana al-Abed, a 7-year-old Syrian girl, in one video posted to Twitter... READ MORE›
BEIJING REPORTEDLY ADDS ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS
They also mark China's claim to ownership of practically the entire South China Sea... READ MORE›
VIETNAM BEGINS DREDGING ON SOUTH CHINA SEA REEF
Greg Poling, a South China Sea expert at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said it remained unclear how far the work on Ladd Reef would go... READ MORE›
NGUYEN NGOC LUONG TIMES GUIDE IN VIETNAM WAR DIES AT 79
Outside the bureau, Mr. Luong's street smarts safeguarded reporters from the Communist Vietcong and even from rogue South Vietnamese soldiers who mistrusted Western reporters... READ MORE›
AFTERMATH OF NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE HORROR
Thailand has strict lese majeste laws against insulting the monarchy, which carries a penalty of three to 15 years in prison... READ MORE›
THAILAND BEGINS NAMING PRINCE VAJIRALONGKORN AS NEW KING
The deeply revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on 13 October, plunging Thailand into mourning... READ MORE›
DID THAI KING HELP STIFLE DEMOCRACY?
After the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand is preparing for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to succeed him on the throne... READ MORE›
POLICE STOP BUS CARRYING 120 LIVE COBRAS
0 43 This rare rat snake was born with two, fully operational heads... READ MORE›
'I WAS SO SCARED': THAI WOMEN REVEAL VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF AUSTRALIAN PARTNERS
Thai migrant women are victims of domestic violence at seven times the national rate, mostly at the hands of their Australian-born partners, the latest data shows... READ MORE›
WHY ARE SOUTH KOREANS SO ANGRY ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL 'CHOI-GATE'? HERE ARE 4 REASONS.
Here are four examples of Choi's influence that help explain why South Koreans are so angry... READ MORE›
ZIKA LOOMS IN ASIA, TEMPERED BY A FULLER VIEW OF ITS DANGERS
But although the Zika strain circulating in Latin America is originally from Asia, health experts know little about its history on that side of the Pacific... READ MORE›
ASIA OUTBREAKS PROMPT QUESTION IS ALL ZIKA DANGEROUS
In Guinea-Bissau, five microcephaly cases are under investigation to determine whether the African lineage of Zika can cause microcephaly... READ MORE›
VIETNAM, NEIGHBORS TOLD TO CLOSE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE MARKETS
He urged Vietnam to launch a concerted campaign against wildlife crime, saying Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand should follow suit... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: VIETNAM'S 'DOUBLE STANDARDS' IN IVORY TRADE
In one year, body parts from about 900 elephants, 600 rhino, more than 200 tigers, and other endangered species all ended up in Nhi Khe... READ MORE›
COASTGUARD VESSEL STARTS GOODWILL VISIT TO VIETNAM
More than 200 Vietnamese citizens and representatives of Chinese enterprises in Vietnam toured the ship on Friday... READ MORE›
BRITISH BANKER ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO WOMEN IN HONG KONG APARTMENT 'TORTURED VICTIM FOR THREE DAYS WHILE USING COCAINE'
A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong apartment had tortured one of the victims for three days while using cocaine, a court has heard... READ MORE›
WHITE ELEPHANTS, MAHOUTS PAY RESPECTS TO LATE THAI KING
Some 200 mahouts leading nine, specially chosen white elephants and two white-painted elephants arrived at the palace from around the country... READ MORE›
I'M NOT VOTING ON TUESDAY. HERE'S WHY
Traversing decades of political hyperbole -- Vietnam, Watergate, Reagan, abortion, impeachment, Iraq, gay marriage, etc... READ MORE›
A WATERFIGHT LIKE NO OTHER MAY BE BREWING OVER ASIA'S RIVERS
In March China agreed to release water to help drought-stricken countries downriver... READ MORE›
MEET THE BILLIONAIRES OF THAILAND'S RED BULL FORTUNE
Red Bull GmbH had 5.9 billion euros 6.2 billion of global revenue in 2015, according to its website... READ MORE›
DEADLY EXPLOSION HITS THAILAND'S PATTANI PROVINCE
The bomb tore through a noodle shop around 1200 GMT in Pattani, a province in Thailand's Malay-speaking Muslim south... READ MORE›
EX-THAI PM YINGLUCK TO FIGHT $1BN FINE OVER RICE SCHEME
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, has vowed to fight an administrative order demanding she personally pays 1bn over her government's money-losing rice subsidy scheme... READ MORE›
THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH SPURS ULTRA-MONARCHISTS
'Black-shaming' Thailand's monarchy is protected by a draconian lese majeste law that outlaws criticism with punishments of up to 15 years in jail for each insult uttered... READ MORE›
THAI KING BHUMIBOL'S VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LEGACY
Four hundred educational television programs are currently produced a day and broadcast on 15 channels across Thailand... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Thai
THE OUTLAW OCEAN SEA SLAVES THE HUMAN MISERY THAT FEEDS PETS AND LIVESTOCK
After offloading fish for about 10 minutes, Som Nang said he asked the captain why Mr. Long was chained... READ MORE›
RANGERS RISK LIVES TO SAVE ENDANGERED TIGERS
Since then, according to a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund WWF and the Global Tiger Initiative, the number of tigers has increased from 3,200 to 3,980... READ MORE›
WHAT SHOULD TOURISTS DO IN THAILAND AFTER KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH?
Thailand's lese majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, designed to protect the most senior members of the royal family from insult or threat... READ MORE›
THAI KING, WORLDA??S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH, DIES AFTER 70 YEARS ON THRONE
BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMB: EXPLOSION CLOSE TO ERAWAN SHRINE KILLS AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING SEVEN FOREIGNERS - LATEST UPDATES
It has been suggested that one of the perpetrators' motives for attacking the renowned Erawan shrine was to cripple Thailand's tourism industry... READ MORE›
ANYONE WITH A HEART WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY DID
Greenpeace's founder Bob Hunter was a Canadian hippy journalist, writing in the Vancouver Sun about the brand new movement called ecology... READ MORE›
BANGKOK HALF-MARATHON BECOMES WORLD'S LONGEST AFTER WRONG U-TURN
An error by race organisers has turned Bangkok into the home of the world's longest half-marathon... READ MORE›
ERAWAN SHRINE ATTACKER WAS 'PART OF NETWORK', POLICE SAY
The bomb attack that killed 20 people at Bangkok's Erawan shrine on Monday was carried out by a network, Thailand's chief of police has said... READ MORE›
THAI KING'S BODY TRANSFERRED TO PALACE AS YEAR OF MOURNING BEGINS
Thais line streets of Bangkok to pay respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday after 70 years on throne... READ MORE›
THAIS MOURN DEATH OF REVERED KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The people of Thailand mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a pillar of stability in the country during his 70-year reign... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DJ JAILED FOR LIFE IN THAILAND
Jake Mastroianni, 26, will be kept in Bangkok's notorious Klong Prem jail in Bangkok where up to 30 prisoners share cells in conditions described as harsh... READ MORE›
OBAMA BECOMES FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO VISIT LAOS
Many human rights groups are calling on Obama to speak up about Laos' human rights record, which includes jailing civil society activists... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER DEPORTED FROM THAILAND
Joshua Wong has boarded Hong Kong Airlines HX772 earlier from Bangkok, Thailand, en route back to Hong Kong... READ MORE›
THE MEKONG RIVER: STORIES FROM THE HEART OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES IN BANGKOK BOMB BLAST
A deadly bomb blast rocked the commercial hub of Bangkok, Thailand Monday, killing at least 16 people... READ MORE›
VIETNAM ARMS EMBARGO TO BE FULLY LIFTED OBAMA SAYS IN HANOI
Analysts have speculated that in return, Vietnam would grant the United States access to the deepwater port at Cam Ranh Bay... READ MORE›
BEIJING SUMMONS US AMBASSADOR OVER WARSHIP IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Speaking earlier this month, officials in Beijing cautioned the US against provocative actions in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
WHAT IS THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE CITY?
Drinking water is also affected because Detroit is particularly vulnerable to water-borne pathogens, and the larvae gruesomely referred to as Chicago Climate Change Maggots ... READ MORE›
AMERICAN HOSPITALIZED IN THAILAND AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT
The attack on Ms. Gavios is the latest in a series of high-profile crimes in Thailand's tourist destinations since the military seized power in May 2014... READ MORE›
LAOS DESTINATION IN ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE SO FAR ELUDES GLOBAL CRACKDOWN
Similarly, a shipment of about 600 pounds of elephant tusks intercepted in 2009 by the Kenyan wildlife authorities was being sent to Mr. Vixay's company in Laos... READ MORE›
U.S. VETERAN FINDS LOST LOVE IN VIETNAM -- AND SHE HAS A SURPRISE FOR HIM
Reischl, 68, came to Vietnam as a 21-year-old Air Force sergeant and was stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base outside Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS THAILAND MADE DECISION TO BLOCK HK ACTIVIST'S VISIT
Chinese Vice Premier Li Yuanchao met Prayuth in Bangkok on Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday... READ MORE›
DRINKING, PARTYING OFF LIMITS IN THAILAND AS DEATH OF KING HITS TOURISM
Programming on every television channel in Thailand was replaced by documentaries about the king's life... READ MORE›
CHINA READY TO LAUNCH MILITARY POWER FROM ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
In any case, strategists concede that freedom of navigation exercises will not necessarily hinder the militarisation of China's new sand islands... READ MORE›
THAILAND BLAMES UIGHUR MILITANTS FOR BOMBING AT BANGKOK SHRINE
But Thailand has made it clear that the Uighurs were repatriated at China's request, a decision Thailand seems unlikely to repeat anytime soon... READ MORE›
THAIS THRONG STREETS TO SEE KINGS BODY
Thousands of Thai people have packed the streets of Bangkok to see a convoy carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
ARRIVING IN VIETNAM OBAMA AIMS TO LURE IT FROM CHINA
Since then, Vietnam has stepped up its contacts with the United States... READ MORE›
AMNESTY CALLS OFF LAUNCH OF THAI TORTURE REPORT AFTER POLICE WARNING
This incident is another striking illustration of a new pattern of harassment of human rights defenders documenting torture in Thailand, he said... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ASKS VIETNAM TO STOP HELPING RUSSIAN BOMBER FLIGHTS
Brooks said in an interview the flights indicated that Vietnam's Cold War-era ally Russia was acting as "a spoiler to our interests and the interests of others."... READ MORE›
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BANGKOK EDGES OUT LONDON AS WORLD'S TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION
The Thai capital of Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world's most popular travel destination this year... READ MORE›
BANGKOK EDGES OUT LONDON AS WORLD'S TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION
Travel Bangkok edges out London as world's top travel destination - Asia Times... READ MORE›
THAI POLICE WANT TO INTERCEPT PHONE CALLS IN 'NATIONAL SECURITY' CASES
Thai police want to intercept phone calls in 'national security' cases - Asia Times... READ MORE›
TERROR ATTACKS PLANNED FOR POPULAR THAI DESTINATIONS
According to the local news website Kaosod, a leaked intelligence memo identified two suspected militants as ethnic Uighur men from Turkey who entered Thailand on March 23... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
SWEDISH POLICE JOIN THAI SEARCH FOR MISSING HONG KONG BOOKSELLER
A week ago, a Chinese rights activist and former columnist also vanished in Thailand... READ MORE›
'I PUT MY $67M WINNING LOTTERY TICKET THROUGH THE ...
Trains will be designed to travel at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, according to State Railway of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanmitr... READ MORE›
'YOU NEED TO BE WHITE TO WIN'
White skin products are a booming 2 billion industry across Asia, especially in Thailand where they are stacked on the shelves of pharmacies and supermarkets... READ MORE›
SYRIANS WITH LINKS TO ISIS 'ENTERED THAILAND TO ATTACK RUSSIAN INTERESTS'
Thailand's special branch, which deals with national security issues, circulated the document to other police units... READ MORE›
RUSSIA WARNS OF ISLAMIC STATE THREAT TO NEW YEAR TOURISTS IN THAILAND
Ten Syrians linked to the Islamic State group entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing informa... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMBING: THAI AUTHORITIES QUESTION INDIAN NATIONALS AS PROBE EXPANDS
One of the two men arrested over last month's deadly Bangkok bombing has admitted to a charge of possessing explosives, police say... READ MORE›
2ND ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH BANGKOK BOMBING
The authorities issued three additional arrest warrants on Tuesday, including for two men they identified as Ahmet Bozoglan and Ali Jolan... READ MORE›