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June 30, 2026

CCTV Shows Package Delivery to THAI Attendant Before Australia Drug Arrest

BANGKOK, Thailand — Surveillance footage from the residence of a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested in Australia for allegedly attempting to smuggle heroin reveals an unidentified man delivering a package to her condominium shortly before her departure, Thailand’s Justice Minister Rutthaphon Naowarat announced. Thai Airways Orders Pay Cut for Negligent Flight Attendants The Minister disclosed […]

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Asia

June 11, 2026

Thai Woman Detained In Myanmar Following Death Of American Diplomat In Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar — A Thai woman has been taken into police custody in Myanmar as authorities investigate the death of an American diplomat whose body was discovered at a residential hotel in Yangon. The U.S. State Department has confirmed the passing of the government employee, while diplomatic sources indicate that local police are treating the […]

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Asia

June 8, 2026

Powerful 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than a hundred others. The severe tremor, which also prompted temporary tsunami warnings across the region, caused significant structural damage and widespread infrastructure disruptions as emergency crews scrambled to respond to […]

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Asia

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Five Miners Found Alive In Flooded Laos Gold Mine After Seven-day Ordeal

XAYSOMBOUN, Laos — Rescue teams have reached five of seven Laotian miners who had been trapped in a flooded gold mine in Xaysomboun province for seven days, bringing cautious hope to a multinational rescue operation that has drawn comparisons to previous high-profile cave rescues in Southeast Asia. Karen Man Shot Dead by Police After Opening […]

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Asia

May 26, 2026

Thai Woman Found Dead In Seoul Amid Debt And Online Harassment

BANGKOK, Thailand — A Thai woman residing in South Korea has been found deceased in a rented room in Seoul, with family members indicating she had been under severe stress related to mounting business debts and online public shaming by creditors, according to relatives and verified media reports. South Korea Blacklists Thai Farm Workers From […]

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Signs at Terminal 2, Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.

Asia

May 13, 2026

South Korea Blacklists Thai Farm Workers From Four Northeastern Provinces

BANGKOK, Thailand — The South Korean government has placed Thai agricultural workers from four northeastern provinces—Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, and Maha Sarakham—on a blacklist after approximately 16 individuals from a cohort of 80 farmhands abandoned their employers in violation of their employment contracts, according to Thailand’s Employment Department. Thai Tourists riled by South Korea’s […]

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Aung San Suu Kyi at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Asia

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to House Arrest in Nay Pyi Taw

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred to house arrest in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, her legal team confirmed on Friday, marking a significant change in her detention status after more than four years of imprisonment following the 2021 military coup. Myanmar military court extends Aung San Suu […]

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Asia

April 7, 2026

Inside the ‘Scam City’ with Torture Cells Uncovered on the Thai-Cambodian Border

SURIN – Deep in the borderlands of Surin province, along the contested frontier between Thailand and Cambodia, investigators have uncovered evidence of a sprawling transnational crime hub so sophisticated and brutal that officials are calling it a significant global security threat. What has emerged from the O Smach-Chong Chom area in Dan sub-district, Kap Choeng […]

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