Papers Please! BTS Cash Card Users Must Disclose Personal Info
BANGKOK — Starting in nine days, commuters who pay their skytrain fares with top-up cards must give up their ID card numbers, email addresses and phone numbers to the system’s operator.
Vietnam Site for 2nd Trump-Kim Summit May Bring Wins for All
BANGKOK — Vietnam's selection as the venue for the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is largely a matter of convenience and security, but not without bigger stakes.
Trump to Meet North Korean Leader Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in...
Australia Scraps Game in Thailand, Campaigns to Free Refugee
SYDNEY — Australian football authorities have canceled a game in Thailand to protest the continued detention in Bangkok of a refugee player who is...
Lunar New Year Allows US Companies to Find Prosperity Too
As Asian-Americans across the U.S. mark the Lunar New Year on Tuesday, they can celebrate by eating Mickey Mouse-shaped tofu, sporting a pair of...
Yearbook Staff Disagree on Whether Racist Photo Was Mix-Up
NORFOLK, Virginia — The racist yearbook photo that could sink Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's career may have been mistakenly placed on his profile page...
Jolie Urges Myanmar to End Violence Against Rohingya Muslims
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged Myanmar to show a genuine commitment to ending violence and displacement in its Rakhine state, where hundreds...
Third of Himalayan Glaciers Can No Longer Be Saved: Study
KATHMANDU, Nepal — One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9...
Govt Spokesman Resigns to Join Pro-Junta Party
Military government spokesman Puttipong Punnakan announced Tuesday that he was resigning to join the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party.
The Siamese Fighting Fish is Now the National Aquatic Animal
BANGKOK — The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Siamese fighting fish to become Thailand’s national aquatic animal.
