In a Thai jail, crime kingpin who claims he spied for China ‘fears for his life’
Lawyers for She Zhijiang, who is fighting extradition to China, say the Chinese national can no longer walk after being ...
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Gambling tycoon abused in Thai jail after saying he spied for China, lawyers say
A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a ...
The slow fight for same-sex marriage in Asia
Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious ...
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Start of the autonomous AI era
Leading businesses in Thailand have begun to embrace agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to pilot selective tasks, in a bid ...
Spark Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s efforts to save victims of job scams in Southeast Asia
City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into ...
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Thai businesses girding for a trade war
The FTI expects the trade war between China and the US to cause Chinese entrepreneurs to export more products to Asean member ...
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IN FOCUS: The naturalisation push in Southeast Asian football – do foreign-born players guarantee success?
Countries in the region are dreaming big as more foreign-born footballers are imported into their ranks. But is this no more ...
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Same-sex marriage in Thailand: What’s next?
Jakarta—Jan. 23, 2025 was an historic day for Thailand and Southeast Asia. As a result of the new Thai law amending the longstanding Thai Civil and Commercial Code, same-sex couples are able to ...
Thailand and China to set up coordination centre to combat scam call networks
Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with ...
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Advancing ASEAN Public Health Through Effective Regional Disease Management, Partnerships
Southeast Asia continues to face pressing health challenges, with diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria remaining prevalent in several nations. In response, regional governments and organizations ...
Southeast Asian cities among world's most polluted, ranking shows
Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, ...
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IFPI Launches First Official Charts for Vietnam & The Philippines
The IFPI has launched the first official music charts for Southeast Asia covering six countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The launch of the chart for both ...