Tag: Malaysia

Bangkok

Trans woman arrested in Bangkok after being accused of violating Islamic law in Malaysia

  • By TN
  • September 24, 2021
Thailand immigration police BMW smart car that have inbuilt alerts and tracking systems as well a live connection to database-driven information, linked to the country’s biometric system
Thailand immigration police BMW smart car that have inbuilt alerts and tracking systems as well a live connection to database-driven information, linked to the country’s biometric system. Photo: Per Meistrup. CC BY-SA 4.0.

A transgender businesswoman was being prosecuted in Malaysia for violating Islamic law in 2018. Now, she has been arrested in Bangkok and could be extradited [Read More…]

Asia

Philippines Will Suspend Travel from Thailand and Malaysia from 25 July

  • By TN
  • July 25, 2021
COVID-19 in Philippines. The Pandemic Sub-National Reference Laboratory at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga on 9 May 2020
COVID-19 in Philippines. The Pandemic Sub-National Reference Laboratory at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital in San Fernando City, Pampanga on 9 May 2020. Photo: Asian Development Bank / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Philippines will suspend travel from Thailand and Malaysia, as well as tighten restrictions in the Manila area, in a bid to [Read More…]

News

Virologist warns spread of South African COVID variant from Malaysia possible via natural border

  • By TN
  • May 2, 2021
Betong checkpoint in Yala
Betong checkpoint in Yala, near the Thai-Malaysian border. Image: Fannykong.

Thailand’s respected virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan has warned Thai security officials to keep a closer watch on border crossings from Malaysia, where the highly contagious [Read More…]