One Championship Sets Mighty Mouse, Alvarez Debuts for Japan
LOS ANGELES — Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their One Championship debuts at the mixed martial arts promotion's first show in Japan...
Banksy’s New Work in Wales: A Comment on Air Pollution?
Street artist and social commentator Banksy has apparently popped up in Wales, leaving a new artwork on a garage in Port Talbot that references the town's air pollution.
Singapore Bans Former Goldman Sachs Exec with 1MDB Links
SINGAPORE — Singapore regulators placed a lifetime ban Wednesday on a former Goldman Sachs banker who faces criminal charges in the United States and...
Facebook Purges More Myanmar Accounts for Misrepresentation
BANGKOK — Facebook has announced its third and biggest purge of military-linked accounts in Myanmar, where critics have charged that the social network did too...
Musician Accused of Covering Up Girlfriend’s Murder
BANGKOK — Police said Wednesday they have summoned a singer for further questioning over suspicions that he killed his girlfriend and covered it up as an accident.
‘Kind of a Slut,’ Saraburi Official Calls Girl, 12, Alleging Gang Rape
SARABURI — A government official in Saraburi province resigned Wednesday after footage emerged of him trying to convince a 12-year-old girl into saying she was not gang-raped.
Ex-Cop Acquitted of Assaulting Officers in Don Mueang Market
BANGKOK — An influential former police officer walked free Wednesday after a court found him not guilty of resisting and assaulting the policemen who closed down his illegal market earlier this year.
Time Travel to Dystopian Thailand of ’10 Years’ – It Looks Like Today
The most political film to hit theaters in recent years, “10 Years Thailand” is instigating excitement and making ripples among audiences anxious about the future.
53 Journalists Killed Worldwide so Far in 2018, Report Says
NEW YORK — The number of journalists killed worldwide in retaliation for their work nearly doubled this year, according to an annual report by...
Yemeni Mother Wins Fight to Fly to US and Give Dying Son a Kiss
All Shaima Swileh wants is to give her son one more kiss before he dies.
The Yemeni woman is about to get her wish after...
