投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and agencies
Truong My Lan must repay three-quarters of $12bn she embezzled from bank in a case that shocked the countryThe Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against the death penalty for masterminding a multibillion-dollar fraud scandal …
Up to 25 students and teachers feared dead in blaze that reportedly started after burst tyre caused vehicle to crashMore than 20 people, including young children, are feared dead after their school coach caught fire during a field trip on the outskirts…
Two-hour meeting took place in Iran as officials tried to secure release of Thai nationals captive in GazaThai officials held talks with Hamas in Iran last week in an effort to secure the release of the 22 Thai people taken hostage during its attack on…
Measures come after warning of electricity shortages due to high demand and decreased hydropower productionCities in Vietnam are cutting the use of public lighting to save energy as unusually hot temperatures threaten to stretch the country’s power sup…
Officials believe MT Princess Empress, which sank last week, is 400 metres below surface off island of MindoroOfficials in the Philippines believe they have located a leaking oil tanker that sank last week and has since coated nearby shorelines in thic…
Hundreds more refugees still stranded on boats after being turned away by Malaysia Rohingya refugees believed to have spent weeks stranded on cramped boats at sea have been sent to a remote, uninhabited island by Bangladesh, while hundreds more remain …