Past Explorers’ Exploits Key to Tham Luang Rescue Maps
Less known than the heroic divers and volunteers who rescued 13 people trapped inside the Luang Cave were the cartographers whose painstaking effort made the maps used to find and retrieve them.
Cambodia Accuses 11 Pregnant Women of Breaking Surrogacy Law
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged 18 people, including 11 pregnant women, with violating laws against surrogate births.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court...
CIA Considered Potential Truth Serum for Terror Suspects
WASHINGTON — Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to...
10 Indonesian Fishermen Accused of Shark Fin Smuggling
HONOLULU — Ten Indonesian fishermen arrested in Hawaii are accused of trying to smuggle nearly 1,000 shark fins from the U.S. to Indonesia.
They had...
Asian Leaders Push for Progress on South China Sea Pact
SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian leaders and China are touting progress in keeping peace in the contentious South China Sea as they work toward a...
Pilots Say Boeing Didn’t Disclose Jet’s New Control Feature
Boeing didn't tell airline pilots about features of a new flight-control system in its 737 MAX that reportedly is a focus of the investigation...
Rules Eyed After Child Dies Boxing
BANGKOK — The tourism and sports minister said Tuesday that the ministry would consider proposing stronger restrictions on minor boxing after a 13-year-old boy...
Travelers Can Find Tools to Weigh Safety of Foreign Airlines
International air travel has become remarkably safe in recent years, with deadly accidents like last month's Lion Air crash in Indonesia becoming more rare.
Statistics...
Medical Weed Law Clears Thai Cabinet
BANGKOK — Legalization of medical cannabis is on track to become law after the cabinet signed off Tuesday on legislation that would allow limited uses of it and other Category 5 drugs.
Husband Says ‘Love’ Motivated Him to Murder Wife WIth Acid
BANGKOK — When police escorted a man accused of killing his wife by splashing and forcing her to drink acid to the local court,...
