First China-Made ‘Golden Line’ Train Delivered to Thailand
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's first self-driving vehicle, the Bombardier Innovia Automated People Mover (APM) 300, has arrived at Laem Chabang Port in Thailand's eastern province of Chonburi on Thursday.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Increase Poaching in Asia, Africa
NEW DELHI (AP) — A camera trap photo of an injured tigress and a forensic examination of its carcass revealed why the creature died: a poacher’s wire snare punctured its windpipe and sapped its strength as the wound festered for days.
Japan Kimono Firm Makes Virus Masks for Nightclub Hostesses
YAMAGATA (Kyodo) — A Japanese kimono maker has teamed up with a company that runs nightclubs to develop hostess-friendly face masks that make it easy to sip drinks and create an alluring atmosphere.
Solar Eclipse Wows Stargazers in Africa, Asia, Middle East
DUBAI (AP) — Stargazers in Africa, Asia and parts of the Middle East looked to the skies this weekend to witness a partial solar eclipse.
George Soros Conspiracy Theories Surge as Protests Sweep US
They say he hires protesters and rents buses to transport them. Some say he has people stash piles of bricks to be hurled into glass storefronts or at police.
Job Opportunity: Snitch on People Polluting Bangkok Canals
BANGKOK — See a neighbor dumping a washing machine or mattress into the waterways of the Venice of the East? Call the city authorities and get paid half the fine, officials said Wednesday evening.
International Flights May Resume By September: Aviation Chief
BANGKOK — International flights are likely to resume as late as September, a top civilian aviation regulator said Wednesday.
Japan Ex-Justice Minister, Wife Arrested Over Vote Buying
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his lawmaker wife Anri were arrested Thursday on suspicion of giving out cash to local politicians and supporters during the wife's campaign in last year's upper house election, investigative sources said.
Bolton Says Trump Asked China to Help Him Get Reelected
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security decisions.
Indonesia Embraces ‘New Normal,’ But Cases Keep Rising
JAKARTA (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government is preparing for the "new normal" scheme under which the public will be allowed to resume their routines. Wearing face coverings in pubic is becoming one part of the "new normal" life amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
