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BANGKOK — The leader of 100 academics and activists who petitioned the Constitutional Court over a law which criminalized campaigning in the run-up to the charter referendum gives even odds the court will roll it back when it rules on its constitutionality on Wednesday.

PHNOM PENH — Tests have confirmed that a wooden boat found buried in a dry riverbed near Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat temple complex is from the early 13th century, an official at the agency overseeing the archaeological site said Monday.

HONG KONG — Most Asian stock benchmarks rebounded from early losses Tuesday as investors started shaking off the jitters from Britain's vote to quit the European Union and its messy aftermath.

PATTAYA — Six cops and police volunteers accused of raping and extorting money from a drug suspect in Pattaya are now free on bail, police said Tuesday.

BANGKOK — Those traveling from the old and new MRT lines between Tao Poon and Bang Sue stations will have to hop on a bus for at least a year before the rails are connected.

CHANTHABURI — The wreckage of a missing Air Force helicopter was found Tuesday morning, three days after it went missing. All three crew members were dead.

DAVAO, Philippines — The Philippine president-elect said Monday he would aggressively promote artificial birth control in the country even at the risk of getting in a fight with the dominant Catholic church, which staunchly opposes the use of contraceptives.

BANGKOK — A popular nightclub in the heart of Bangkok’s entertainment district burned down early this morning, though there’s no report of any casualty.

BANGKOK — Hostel-at-the-end-of-the-world The Overstay will fill its six floors with underground music on Saturday.

BANGKOK — In case you were concerned about Bangkok’s access to community shopping malls, worry not, for another has been floated for the rapidly transforming riverside.