More Rohingya Pour Into Bangladesh; Camps at Full Capacity
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Aid officials said relief camps were reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to pour into Bangladesh on Sunday fleeing violence in western Myanmar.
Water Damage Rising: Flood Insurance Around the World
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The catastrophic flooding unleashed on Texas by Harvey was unprecedented. Elsewhere in the world, from Bangkok to Bucharest, flooding associated with...
Thai Law: Secrets to Surviving the New Inheritance Tax
There are enormous tax breaks provided by the government. The problem is most people are completely unaware of them. Take the new inheritance tax...
Thai Folk Arts Get 21st Century Makeover
OTOP. The word conjures countless tourist-trap shops and fairs selling authentic yet forgettable knick knacks. Stuff that’s only interesting to first-time visitors or those who must have everything silk.
Camps Full as Rohingya Flee Myanmar into Bangladesh
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Aid officials said relief camps were reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to pour into Bangladesh...
Seoul: N. Korea Believed to Have Conducted 6th Nuclear Test
SEOUL —North Korea likely conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday, South Korea's military said after detecting a strong earthquake near the North's main nuclear test site. Hours earlier, Pyongyang claimed its leader had inspected a hydrogen bomb meant for a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
Obama’s Myanmar Legacy in Trouble and It’s Not Trump’s Fault
WASHINGTON — One of former President Barack Obama's greatest foreign policy achievements is at risk, and it has nothing to do with his successor.
Cambodia Arrests Opposition Leader, Alleging Treason
PHNOM PENH — Police arrested the leader of Cambodia's main opposition party in a surprise raid on his home in the capital early Sunday, and the government issued a statement accusing him of treason.
Thousands More Rohingya Refugees Flee Myanmar by Land, Sea
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands more people have crossed by boat and on foot into Bangladesh in the last 24 hours as they flee violence in western Myanmar, the UNHCR said Saturday.
The Muslim Hajj Pilgrimage: In Numbers
MINA, Saudi Arabia — The Islamic hajj pilgrimage draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill the city of Mecca and surrounding areas to perform a number of physically demanding and intricate rites.
