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Student Who Filmed Sim Sex at Kolour Party Charged

PATTAYA — A university student faces up to five years in prison for filming revelers grinding against each other in a simulated sex act at a pool party.

El Salvador, Taiwan Break Ties, Further Isolating Asian Isle

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan says it is breaking off diplomatic ties with El Salvador because the Central American country plans to defect to rival...
Tesla CEO and founder of the Boring Company Elon Musk speaks at a news conference in June in Chicago. Photo: Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press

Experts Say Tesla Board May Have Too Many Ties to CEO Musk

For years, Tesla's board remained almost invisible, staying behind the curtain as superstar Chairman and CEO Elon Musk guided the electric car maker to...
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson sits in a police truck upon his arrival Monday at Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Australian Filmmaker Testifies in His Cambodian Trial

PHNOM PENH — An Australian filmmaker in Cambodia facing a possible five to 10 years in prison on a charge of endangering national security...
South Korea's Son Heung Min prepares to pass the ball in August during their men's football match between South Korea and Malaysia at the 18th Asian Games at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, Indonesia. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim / Associated Press

Son Scores to Help South Korea Advance at Asian Games

JAKARTA — Tottenham forward Son Heung-min took matters into his own hands to ensure defending champion South Korea progressed to the knockout stage at...
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni greets government officers Nov. 2, 2017, as he watches the boat races during a water festival in Phnom Penh. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Cambodian King Pardons 4 Imprisoned Land Rights Activists

PHNOM PENH — A prominent leader of Cambodia's land rights movement and three female activists imprisoned with her were freed Monday under a royal...
The Bhutan team marches into the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Saturday during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games , Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati / Associated Press

Bhutan: No Medals Yet in Asian Games – But Still Happy

JAKARTA — The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has never won a medal of any kind at the Asian Games, much less the Olympics. The country's...
Four Japanese basketball players arrive at Jakarta airport Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. They were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home Monday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they "spent the night in a hotel with women." Photo: Jun Hirata / Associated Press

4 Japanese Basketballers Kicked Out After ‘Night out With Women’

JAKARTA — Four Japanese basketball players were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home Monday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they...
Ahmed Shaheed speaks Monday at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand. Photo: Matichon

Inclusion Needed for Religious Diversity, Societal Strength: UN Expert

BANGKOK — The religious conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces is a cause for concern, as are Vietnam and China’s hostility toward believers, a UN...

Thailand’s ‘Mike Pirat’ Wins Best Foreign Artist Award in China

BEIJING — A Thai heartthrob actor has enamoured mainland China after being named best foreign artist at one of the country’s largest award ceremonies...

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