Mongolians Accused of Pickpocketing Bangkok Tourists
BANGKOK — Three Mongolian men were charged with pickpocketing and credit card fraud Thursday after being arrested at BTS Chit Lom.
Hun Sen Plays Hardball to Keep His Grip on Cambodia
BANGKOK — Determined to extend his 33 years as Cambodia's strongman ruler, Prime Minister Hun Sen was not about to let an election derail...
Khaosan Goes Quiet After Police Ignore New City Rules
BANGKOK — Making new rules doesn’t mean much when even the police ignore them, as City Hall found out this week.
ASEAN Asked to Brace Amid Trade Feuds, Repel Protectionism
SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia's top diplomats have opened an annual meeting to tackle a slew of security concerns, including South China Sea territorial disputes,...
UN Council to Commemorate Myanmar Crackdown on Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is planning to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Myanmar's violent crackdown that led about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims...
Aum Patcharapa Defends Releasing Fish for Merit
BANGKOK — The most-followed celeb on Thai Instagram defended releasing fish into a Bangkok canal for karma after being called out on the questionable merit of the practice.
Denied Education, Thailand’s Migrants and Refugees Go Digital
Kyaw Kyaw Naing wakes before the sun to start his first shift at 5am. At 11:30am, he gets a three-hour break before going back to work again until nearly midnight.
Asian Markets Extend Losses on China-US Trade Jitters
BANGKOK — Share benchmarks in Asia are sliding, tracking losses overnight on Wall Street, where investors sold industrial stocks following reports that the Trump...
Aeromexico Crash: Stronger Planes Can Mean Fewer Fatalities
Passengers in plane crashes like the Aeromexico accident – in which no one died – have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and...
Defending Champion Axelsen Advances at Badminton Worlds
NANJING, China — Defending world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat Huang Yuxiang 21-17, 21-8 Wednesday to advance to the round of 16 at...
