An 84-year-old paralysed woman was found alive three days after Flores earthquake
SIKKA, Indonesia — An 84-year-old paralysed woman was found alive three days after a powerful earthquake destroyed her home on an Indonesian island, an...
Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?
The world knows that U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Iran. But he’s not happy with the small country lying across the Strait of Hormuz from the Islamic...
BFI Thailand Opens Debate on Technological Sovereignty: Lessons from India for Thailand’s Next Growth...
BANGKOK, 18 August 2026 — BFI Thailand, or the Boiling Frog Institute, has begun its work as an independent think tank focused on addressing...
Six Thai workers hurt in old munition blast in northern Israel
Six Thai workers were injured when an old munition exploded in an agricultural field in Metula, northern Israel, on Monday morning, Israeli media reported.
Two...
Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — En Poy was minding cattle in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia when he set off his first land mine.
The...
Two students killed in shooting at Philippine high school
ZAMBONGA CITY, The Philippines — 18 August 2026, Two students were killed in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines, authorities...
Thai mother devastated after daughter dies mysteriously in South Korea
KAMPHAENG PHET — 18 August 2026, A Thai mother has been left devastated after learning that her 34-year-old daughter, who had worked as a...
Anutin arrives in Sydney to advance Thailand-Australia strategic partnership
BANGKOK — 17 August 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in Sydney on Sunday night for an official visit to Australia aimed at advancing...
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined...
Taiwan president proposes NT$10,000 cash handout as economy set for strongest growth in decades
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has proposed giving every person NT$10,000 (US$314) next year, saying stronger-than-expected economic growth has created an opportunity to share the...
