- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Myanmar, Philippines, South and Central Asia, Thailand
‘Inside an oven’: how life in south-east Asia is a struggle amid sweltering heat
Governments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave…
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Thai conscientious objector risks jail in rare refusal of military service
Young men are forced to take part in conscript lottery, but the rich often avoid serving in armyEvery April in…
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Thai court rules Move Forward party must end bid to reform lese-majesty law
Opposition leader rejects claims party is seeking to cause deterioration of monarchyThailand’s constitutional …
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Tiger Stripes: Malaysia’s censors have ‘removed the essence’ of my film, says director
Amanda Nell Eu’s drama is up for an Oscar but conservatism means viewers in her own country will see a version…
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Christmas convoy to cheer up Filipino troops on disputed shoal ‘ill advised’
National Security Council says convoy of 40 boats to bring festive spirit to troops in South China Sea risks s…
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr drops Philippines holiday marking toppling of father
Day commemorating 1986 People Power Revolution omitted from official list of holidays for 2024 The Philippine …
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Stateless Rohingya could soon be the ‘new Palestinians’, top UN official warns
Special rapporteur Olivier De Shutter calls for action on neglected crisis after finding ‘absolutely terrible’…
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Singaporean on death row denied access to lawyers, say activists
Tangaraju Suppiah, due to be hanged this week, forced to self-represent after unsuccessful appealA Singaporean…
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Thai man jailed for selling duck calendars that ‘mocked’ king
‘Tonmai’, 26, given two-year sentence over cartoons of yellow ducks that became symbol of democracy protestsA …
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‘To gain respect, you need success’: the trans tycoon from Thailand who bought up Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20mA…
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Shock in India as woman, 20, reportedly dragged by car for hour after collision
Police in spotlight after claims they failed to respond to reports car with five men had not stoppedThe death …
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Activists appeal for rescue of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea in leaking boat
Vessel thought to have embarked from Bangladesh is reportedly near Malaysia with 160 people onboard who have n…
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Culture, Digital media, Drama, Internet, LGBT rights, Media, Online TV, Television, Television & radio, Thailand, World news
Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry
The popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the c…
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Man arrested for murder after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe
41-year-old tells police he was ‘frustrated’ with former Japanese PM and had ‘intention of killing him’A 41-ye…
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Shinzo Abe: police say multiple handmade guns found at suspect’s house after former Japan prime minister shot and killed – as it happened
This blog has now closed.Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, dies after being shotA loss for the world’…