Chiang Mai Busker Arrested for Showing Penis to Tourists
CHIANG MAI — Police arrested a street musician accused of exposing himself to multiple foreign tourists in Chiang Mai town center, an investigator said Monday.
Mattis Trip to Vietnam Aimed at Countering China’s Influence
WASHINGTON — By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is...
Malaysian PM-in-Waiting Anwar Takes Oath as Lawmaker
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim has taken his oath as a lawmaker, marking his return to active politics three years after...
Bodies of 5 South Koreans, 4 Nepalese Retrieved From Mountain
KATHMANDU — The nine climbers who died during a storm on a Nepal mountain included the first South Korean to summit all 14 Himalayan peaks over 8,000 meters without using supplemental oxygen.
New Directive Bans Expulsion of Pregnant Students
BANGKOK – A new ministerial directive was announced Friday banning the expulsion of pregnant students and allowing them pregnancy leave.
The directive, announced Friday on...
Rain Saves Svitolina in Hong Kong QFs, Luksika Out
HONG KONG — Top-seeded Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine was close to bowing out of the Hong Kong Open when rain disrupted the quarterfinals...
Voting Opens in Malaysia By-Election for PM-in-Waiting Anwar
PORT DICKSON, Malaysia — Voting has begun in a by-election is expected to see charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim win a parliamentary seat and...
Actor’s Fugitive Brother Arrested Over Crypto Scam
BANGKOK — The man accused of conning cryptocurrency worth almost 800 million baht from a Finnish businessman was arrested Friday at Suvarnabhumi airport.
9 Years After Promise, Paper Plane Champ Gets Thai ID
CHIANG MAI — Nine years after a stateless boy who won the gold medal at a paper airplane championship in Japan was promised Thai citizenship, he received his ID card Friday.
Vietnam Jails Activist for Using Facebook to Abuse Freedoms
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced an activist to five years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing democratic freedoms...
