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Endings and beginnings

Even as we continue to live in this time of a worldwide pandemic, what is good is the world of sports is beginning to...

Rebisco targets 5th place at Asian tourney

Team Rebisco looks forward to a modest fifth-place finish in the consolation phase following an 25-11, 25-19, 25-18 loss on Monday to four-time Thailand...

Fully vaxxed with your bags packed? Phuket Sandbox allows inter-city travel for vaccinated tourists

As we eagerly await the easing of travel restrictions and safe reopening of tourism here in the Philippines, some of our neighbors are making...

Wheels up: Thai protesters skate for democracy

Kickflipping Thai skateboarders are flipping the bird at authorities, joining pro-democracy rallies in Bangkok to vent their anger over a lack of respect and...

Malaysian holiday island opens as domestic tourism

Visitors flocked to the Malaysian island of Langkawi Thursday as it became the country’s first holiday hotspot to reopen after a coronavirus lockdown that...

Heed Japan warning–lawmaker

A lawmaker said Wednesday the Philippines should heed the Japanese government’s warning of possible terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia. Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel,...

Uncertain fate looms for Bangkok station hawkers

By Lisa Martin and Pathom Sangwongwanich BANGKOK, Thailand—An uncertain fate awaits the hawkers, drivers and rough sleepers who have made a second home under the...

Thailand takes kratom off illegal drug list

Thailand on Tuesday decriminalised kratom, a tropical leaf long used as a herbal remedy but which some health regulators around the world have criticised...

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook on rising infections

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battles its worst COVID-19 wave, which has brought record numbers of...

Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM

Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday, one of several mobile rallies across Thailand demanding Premier...

Thai man arrested for suspected murder of Swiss woman in Phuket

A Thai man was arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a Swiss woman whose body was found near a waterfall in Thailand's...

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding political reform and calling for a change to...

Thai morgue workers battle exhaustion as deaths mount

Thailand’s morgue workers are battling exhaustion as the kingdom’s latest COVID-19 wave hits new highs and the death toll mounts. The daily total of new...

Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally

More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when rallies across the kingdom began demanding reforms to...
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