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...
Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center...
Jeno Thitikul surges to 10th LPGA title at Portland Classic
OREGON, United State — 16 August 2026, Thai world No. 2 Atthaya Thitikul, known as “Jeno,” stormed to her 10th LPGA Tour title after...
Surat Thani immigration busts French nominee business ring
SURAT THANI — 16 August 2026, Surat Thani Immigration Police have expanded an investigation into a French businessman suspected of using Thai nominees to...
Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead
LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was...
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 2
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least...
Chinese scam boss arrested in Pattaya over alleged money laundering network
CHONBURI — 14 August 2026, police have arrested a Chinese man in Pattaya accused of directing a money-laundering network for scam gangs that processed...
Indonesia urges Toyota to move regional production hub from Thailand
Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has urged Toyota to move its regional manufacturing hub from Thailand to Indonesia, saying Jakarta is prepared to...
PM denies US drone production base plan, separates trade talks from security
BANGKOK — 14 August 2026, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has denied reports that the United States plans to establish a production...
Cambodia wins 41 ITF medals at ITF despite IOC non-recognition
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has congratulated Cambodia’s national ITF Taekwon-Do team after it won a total of 41 medals at the 11th Asian...
