Students Suspended For Forced Mouth-to-Mouth Candy Hazing
BANGKOK — Five university upperclassmen were suspended Tuesday for coercing new students to pass candy between their mouths as part of their initiation hazing.
Deal Struck For Khaosan Vendors to Submit Alternate Rules
BANGKOK — Khaosan Road vendors will submit their own proposed regulations directly to the government next week after City Hall backed down on enforcing its own week-old rules.
Violence Continues in Bangladesh Capital as Students Protest
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday to disperse hundreds of demonstrating students, while a prominent human...
Japanese Students Use VR to Recreate Hiroshima Bombing
FUKUYAMA — It's a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead....
Premchai Firearms Trial Set For July 2019
BANGKOK — It will be nearly a year before a construction tycoon accused of poaching protected animals with unregistered firearms takes the stand in court.
Malaysia: Indonesia Returns Yacht Seized in Graft Probe
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that Indonesia has handed over a yacht allegedly bought with money stolen from the...
Watchdog Says Australia Lawmakers Increasingly Exploit Race
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's racism watchdog said on Monday the country is experiencing a resurgence in lawmakers exploiting race to advance their political agendas...
Soldiers Pull Man Alive From Collapsed Mosque
MATARAM, Indonesia — Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque that collapsed in northern Lombok during Sunday night's...
‘Insane’ Soldier Busted Trying to Take Magic Dolls Into Palace
BANGKOK — A soldier was arrested after attempting to walk into a royal palace in Dusit area, police said Monday.
Human Rights Group Opposes Moving Rohingya to Island Camp
BANGKOK — A human rights group is calling on Bangladesh's government to abandon plans to relocate Rohingya refugees to a small, uninhabited island said...
