Stocks Slip on Worries Over Chinese Outlook, Huawei Probe
SINGAPORE — World markets were mostly lower Thursday on renewed concern over the outlook for China's economy after some provinces lowered their growth targets...
Rights Lawyers Challenge Indonesia Detention of 3 Activists
JAKARTA — Human rights lawyers said Thursday they were mounting a court challenge to Indonesia's detention of three Papuan activists on charges of treason.
The...
Indonesian Presidential Campaign Heats up With First Debate
JAKARTA — Echoing the campaign tactics of Donald Trump, former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says his country, the world's third-largest democracy, is in dire...
Millennia-Old Thai Antiquities Returned From US Collections
BANGKOK — Forty-six ancient artifacts aged thousands of years have been returned to Thailand from collectors in the United States, the Culture Ministry announced Thursday.
Gay Rights Group Takes Issue With Karen Pence’s New Employer
WASHINGTON — Karen Pence's return to teaching at a Virginia school that lists "homosexual or lesbian sexual activity" as among the disqualifying criteria for...
Rising Mekong No Cause for Alarm: Engineer
CHIANG RAI — A state engineer Thursday dismissed panicked reports in the media and online that the Mekong River is about to flood.
Water released...
Rail Construction Halted, Drivers Fined as Smog Persists
BANGKOK — Major construction will be suspended and gross polluters busted across the capital as the authorities struggle to reduce the unhealthy smog levels which have plagued the capital for days.
Family Demands Justice Over Japanese Tourist’s Unsolved Murder
BANGKOK — The top justice official said Wednesday police are still looking for leads into who murdered a Japanese tourist in central Thailand 11 years ago.
Southern Thai Politicians Campaign in Malaysia
The newly founded Prachachart Party became the first to campaign abroad when members went to Malaysia on Thursday to ...
Silicon Valley Landlord Rents $1,500 Studio to 2 Cats
SAN JOSE, California — Two cats are living large in a studio apartment costing USD$1,500 (47,500 baht) a month their owner rents for them...
