Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts during organized crime investigation
Read full article: Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts during organized crime investigationMexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of Raúl Rocha Cantú, a Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe, amid an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking.
Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Read full article: Rescuers race in search for survivors after last week's floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and ThailandRescue teams are racing to reach communities isolated by last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as over 900 people remained missing.
Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists say
Read full article: Deadly Asian floods are no fluke. They’re a climate warning, scientists saySoutheast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensify
Read full article: More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensifyEmergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.
Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Read full article: Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and ThailandOver 800 people remain missing after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Bangkok court issues an arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant
Read full article: Bangkok court issues an arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageantA court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case.
Thailand demands apology from Cambodia for land mine explosion that injured soldiers
Read full article: Thailand demands apology from Cambodia for land mine explosion that injured soldiersThailand has paused a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia indefinitely after a land mine explosion injured four Thai soldiers.
Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from Thailand
Read full article: Indians who fled a Myanmar cyberscam center are being flown home from ThailandIndia is repatriating the first batch of hundreds of its nationals who last month fled to Thailand from Myanmar, where most had been working at a notorious center for online scams.
Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up
Read full article: Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown upA Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle.
Americans win fourth straight fourball match at the LPGA's International Crown team event
Read full article: Americans win fourth straight fourball match at the LPGA's International Crown team eventThe United States stayed perfect at the LPGA’s International Crown tournament, winning its third and fourth fourball matches and ending No. 1-ranked Jeeno Thitikul's unbeaten record in the team competition.
American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report says
Read full article: American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysA report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month.
A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations
Read full article: A Bangkok road collapse creates a sinkhole disrupting traffic and prompting evacuationsA part of a road has collapsed in Bangkok, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions
Read full article: Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra starts 1-year prison term for previous convictionsFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison after the Supreme court said he must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions.
Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Read full article: Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leaderThailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official.
Thailand warns it may act in 'self-defense' after soldier hurt by a mine blast near Cambodian border
Read full article: Thailand warns it may act in 'self-defense' after soldier hurt by a mine blast near Cambodian borderThailand’s army is warning that it may have to“exercise the right of self-defense” in response to continuing incidents it blames on Cambodia in which Thai soldiers patrolling along the two countries’ border have been wounded by land mines.
Thailand again accuses Cambodia of planting land mines as 3 soldiers are hurt by blast along border
Read full article: Thailand again accuses Cambodia of planting land mines as 3 soldiers are hurt by blast along borderThree Thai soldiers have been wounded after one stepped on a land mine along the border with Cambodia.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia gather to praise ceasefire with Thailand and mourn the dead
Read full article: Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia gather to praise ceasefire with Thailand and mourn the deadHundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia have held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace.
Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police say
Read full article: Gunman with a grudge kills 5 and wounds 2 at a Bangkok market before killing himself, police sayA gunman has shot and killed five people at a popular fresh food market in the Thai capital before killing himself.
Cambodia-Thailand conflict: Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalates
Read full article: Cambodia-Thailand conflict: Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalatesLong-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to dozens of deaths on both sides and displacing tens of thousands of people.
Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash
Read full article: Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clashFighting between Thailand and Cambodia over disputed border areas has entered its third day, leaving at least 32 dead and displacing more than 80,000 people.
What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and Cambodia
Read full article: What to know about the shaky truce after 5 days of combat between Thailand and CambodiaThailand and Cambodia have implemented a ceasefire intended to end five days of armed combat over disputed territory along their border.
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 dead
Read full article: Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as border clashes leave at least 14 deadThai and Cambodian soldiers have clashed along the two countries' border in a major escalation of a festering dispute over territory that killed least 14 people, mostly civilians.
Thailand and Cambodia recall ambassadors as border dispute flares
Read full article: Thailand and Cambodia recall ambassadors as border dispute flaresThailand says it has closed northeastern border crossings with Cambodia, was withdrawing its ambassador and expelling the Cambodian ambassador to protest a land mine blast that injured soldiers.
The suspension of Thailand's prime minister over a leaked phone call stirs familiar turmoil
Read full article: The suspension of Thailand's prime minister over a leaked phone call stirs familiar turmoilA court’s suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family’s political comeback will end with another downfall.
Protesters rally in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia call
Read full article: Protesters rally in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia callThousands of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription
Read full article: Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescriptionThailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.
Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas
Read full article: Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areasCambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister have made separate visits to border areas.
Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization
Read full article: Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalizationThailand’s government is further restricting cannabis with a ban on sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.
Thailand blocks tourists from entering Cambodia as their border tensions soar
Read full article: Thailand blocks tourists from entering Cambodia as their border tensions soarThailand is imposing new border restrictions including blocking tourists from entering Cambodia as the two countries engage in retaliation in their border dispute.
Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil
Read full article: Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoilThailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the political turbulence set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations' latest border dispute.
A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand's prime minister
Read full article: A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand's prime ministerThailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader.
Cambodia threatens Thai fruits ban as tensions over border disputes continue to soar
Read full article: Cambodia threatens Thai fruits ban as tensions over border disputes continue to soarCambodia on Monday has said it would stop importing Thai fruits and vegetables if Thailand refused to lift border restrictions imposed following a deadly clash in one of the disputed areas between the two countries.
Tough talk drags on in Cambodia-Thailand border standoff. But tensions appear to be easing
Read full article: Tough talk drags on in Cambodia-Thailand border standoff. But tensions appear to be easingCambodia’s defense ministry says that the country’s troops have not withdrawn from a patch of land whose ownership is hotly disputed by neighboring Thailand.
A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacks
Read full article: A hungry wild elephant raids a grocery store in Thailand for snacksA hungry wild elephant has caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand after strolling in from the Khao Yai National Park and helping himself to the food on the shelves.
Thai and Cambodian armies agree to seek peaceful solutions at disputed border after deadly clash
Read full article: Thai and Cambodian armies agree to seek peaceful solutions at disputed border after deadly clashThe army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed for a mutual withdrawal from the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier.
Thailand and Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties
Read full article: Thailand and Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense tiesIndonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years, and agreed to push for greater trade and investment.
Thai construction magnate facing charge over Bangkok tower collapse surrenders to police
Read full article: Thai construction magnate facing charge over Bangkok tower collapse surrenders to policeA construction magnate and more than a dozen other people have surrendered to police on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake.
Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the US
Read full article: Thai officials seize over 200 tons of electronic waste illegally imported from the USThai officials say they have seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States, one of the biggest lots they've found this year.
US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on Myanmar ethnic militia for 'facilitating cyber scams'An ethnic militia group in southeastern Myanmar that faces sanctions by the United States over its alleged involvement with human trafficking and online scams has criticized Washington’s actions.
Prosecutors in Thailand say they won't pursue royal defamation case against US scholar
Read full article: Prosecutors in Thailand say they won't pursue royal defamation case against US scholarProsecutors in Thailand say they don't intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation.
A Thai police plane crashes in the sea, killing all 6 on board
Read full article: A Thai police plane crashes in the sea, killing all 6 on boardThai officials say that a small police plane crashed into the sea near a popular beach town, killing all six people on board and leaving one in critical condition.
People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape
Read full article: People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escapeA group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labor in scam compounds months earlier but remain in detention in Myanmar, attempted a mass escape Sunday from a guarded facility out of fear that they may end up being sent back to the places they were trying to escape from, where they face beatings, torture and potentially even death.
Families await news of missing workers at site of Bangkok building collapse
Read full article: Families await news of missing workers at site of Bangkok building collapseWhen a 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar sent shockwaves into Thailand, Naruemon Thonglek and Chanpen Kaewnoi didn’t immediately hear it also had collapsed a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok, where their friends and families had been working.
Bangkok reviews construction safety after a high-rise was crumpled by an earthquake 800 miles away
Read full article: Bangkok reviews construction safety after a high-rise was crumpled by an earthquake 800 miles awayThe governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the Thai capital.
The Latest: Major earthquakes strike Myanmar and Thailand
Read full article: The Latest: Major earthquakes strike Myanmar and ThailandA 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, bringing down buildings and disrupting power supplies and transport services.
Thai prime minister survives a challenge by rivals who say her father is pulling the strings
Read full article: Thai prime minister survives a challenge by rivals who say her father is pulling the stringsThailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra easily survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament following a two-day debate in which rivals charged that she has mismanaged the country and let her father, a former prime minister, control her administration.
Thai officials secretly planned to deport Uyghurs while making repeated public denials
Read full article: Thai officials secretly planned to deport Uyghurs while making repeated public denialsTestimony from parliamentary inquiries and other evidence shows that top Thai officials secretly decided to hand a group of Uyghur detainees over to China while denying plans to do so in public, giving the detainees and their advocates no chance to make a last-ditch appeal before they were bundled off and sent back to a country where where U.N. experts say they could face torture or other punishment.
US imposes sanctions on Thai officials after Uyghur men are deported to China
Read full article: US imposes sanctions on Thai officials after Uyghur men are deported to ChinaThe U.S. State Department has announced sanctions on an unknown number of current and former Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghur men to China despite worries that they could be jailed or even face death there.
US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China
Read full article: US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to ChinaThe State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights groups fear they may face torture and other abuse.
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Read full article: 84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go homeEighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources.
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Read full article: 84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go homeEighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand, Myanmar and China.
Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention
Read full article: Thailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detentionThai and Chinese officials have confirmed that a group of 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China.
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
Read full article: Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdownA new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation.
American golfer Angel Yin moves into third-round lead at LPGA Thailand tournament
Read full article: American golfer Angel Yin moves into third-round lead at LPGA Thailand tournamentAngel Yin birdied three of her final four holes on the front nine to help set up an 8-under 64 to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament.
Japan's Akie Iwai shoots 5-under 67 to maintain lead at LPGA Thailand tournament after 2 rounds
Read full article: Japan's Akie Iwai shoots 5-under 67 to maintain lead at LPGA Thailand tournament after 2 roundsSponsor invite Akie Iwai of Japan has shot a 5-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA’s Thailand tournament at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course.
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
Read full article: China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from MyanmarAn airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
Sponsor invite Akie Iwai leads the LPGA Thailand golf tournament by 3 strokes after 10-under 62
Read full article: Sponsor invite Akie Iwai leads the LPGA Thailand golf tournament by 3 strokes after 10-under 62Akie Iwai made the best of a sponsor’s invite to shoot a 10-under 62 and lead by three strokes after the first round of the LPGA’s Thailand tournament at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Read full article: A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centersEfforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriated
Read full article: 260 foreigners rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers are being repatriatedThailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar.
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings
Read full article: Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam ringsThailand on Wednesday cut off power supplies to areas in Myanmar where scam networks operate, following a public outcry demanding government action to tackle the problem.
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Read full article: Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal statusHundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand have experienced a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples.
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
Read full article: Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic lawIt is a big day many in Thailand's LGBTQ+ community have long been waiting for, as couples celebrate a law giving them the same legal rights as married heterosexuals.
Daniil Medvedev destroys a TV camera attached to the net during his 5-set Australian Open win
Read full article: Daniil Medvedev destroys a TV camera attached to the net during his 5-set Australian Open winDaniil Medvedev has used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing in his first-round match in the main stadium.
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China
Read full article: Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in ChinaA group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
Read full article: Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 peoplePeople are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
Read full article: The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of lifeThe Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries.