投稿者: Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the regionThe Chinese military is constructing a new counter-stealth radar system on a disputed reef in the South China Sea that would significantly …
Apollo Quiboloy is also wanted in US on charges of sex trafficking, including of children, and bulk cash smugglingAn influential Philippine pastor who is wanted by the FBI for sex trafficking children has registered to run in the senate election despit…
Arom Arunroj, 64, said she was doing the washing-up at about 8.30pm when the 20kg snake attacked herA Thai woman has described being trapped in the coils of a 20kg (44lb) python for about two hours in her home before rescuers were able to free her.Arom…
Moo-Deng from Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand has amassed a legion of fans thanks to her viral fame across TikTok, Facebook and InstagramA two-month-old pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation across Thailand and beyond after footage went viral on…
Witnesses say people killed in artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians fleeing violenceMany dozens of Rohingya people, including children, were killed in an artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians as they tried to flee Myanmar las…
Victims at Grand Hyatt Erawan drank poison-laced beverage in murder-suicide plot, Thai police believePolice investigating the deaths of six people found in the room of a luxury hotel in central Bangkok say they believe a member of the group poisoned th…
Bodies of three men and three women, two of whom were US citizens, discovered in locked suite at Grand Hyatt ErawanSix people have been found dead at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok, in what authorities say could be a case of poisoning.The bodies of …
Animal welfare groups have called for better regulation of the sale of wildlife after a fire swept through the pet zone of one of Bangkok’s biggest marketsAnimal welfare experts have called for a crackdown on the sale of wildlife in Thailand, after a f…
Netiporn Sanae-sangkhom, 28, faced seven court cases including two for criticising Thailand’s monarchyA political activist charged with insulting the king of Thailand has died in pre-trial detention after spending 65 days on hunger strike calling for a…
‘Orangutan diplomacy’ strategy aims to ease concern over environmental impact of palm oil production, says ministerMalaysia plans to give orangutans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil as part of an “orangutan diplomacy” strategy to ease concer…
Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social mediaThree stores belonging to a Malaysian minimart chain that sold socks carrying the word “Allah” have been targeted with molotov cocktails o…
Move comes after court found that efforts to amend lese majeste laws by Move Forward party were unconstitutionalThailand’s election body has said it will seek the dissolution of a pro-reform party that won the most votes in last year’s election, saying…
Outgoing president confers honour on presumed successor, Prabowo Subianto, who is accused of human rights violationsHuman rights experts have condemned a decision by Indonesia’s outgoing president to award the rank of honorary four-star general to his …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr hits back with fentanyl insult amid breakdown in relations between political familiesThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accused his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of being a drug addict who risked being ousted from off…
Pita Limjaroenrat’s party was blocked from taking power last year after complaints led to his suspensionThailand’s constitutional court has ruled that a pro-reform opposition figure whose party was blocked from taking power last year did not violate el…