In a Thai jail, crime kingpin who claims he spied for China ‘fears for his life’
Lawyers for She Zhijiang, who is fighting extradition to China, say the Chinese national can no longer walk after being ...
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Gambling tycoon abused in Thai jail after saying he spied for China, lawyers say
A jailed gambling tycoon fighting extradition to China received "inhumane treatment" in a Thai prison after saying he was a ...
The slow fight for same-sex marriage in Asia
Thailand joins Nepal and Taiwan as the only Asian nations to legalise LGBT unions, amid repressive regimes and religious ...
Hong Kong Free Press on MSN4h
Hongkonger rescued from Myanmar scam farm to arrive home on Monday, gov’t says
A Hongkonger who was rescued from a Myanmar scam farm a week ago is set to arrive in Hong Kong along with a Security ...
Bangkok Post5h
Start of the autonomous AI era
Leading businesses in Thailand have begun to embrace agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to pilot selective tasks, in a bid ...
Spark Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s efforts to save victims of job scams in Southeast Asia
City’s Security Bureau sent a task force to Thailand to address the issue of residents being lured abroad and forced into ...
Bangkok Post5h
Thai businesses girding for a trade war
The FTI expects the trade war between China and the US to cause Chinese entrepreneurs to export more products to Asean member ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore6h
IN FOCUS: The naturalisation push in Southeast Asian football – do foreign-born players guarantee success?
Countries in the region are dreaming big as more foreign-born footballers are imported into their ranks. But is this no more ...
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Same-sex marriage in Thailand: What’s next?
Jakarta—Jan. 23, 2025 was an historic day for Thailand and Southeast Asia. As a result of the new Thai law amending the longstanding Thai Civil and Commercial Code, same-sex couples are able to ...
Asian capital makes public transport completely free to combat smog
Rising smog in Bangkok linked to car emissions, with authorities aiming to reduce private car use to curb pollution ...
Why the Thailand-Myanmar border became a hub for fraud gangs preying on Chinese nationals
The recent kidnapping of a Chinese actor on the Thailand-Myanmar border has turned the spotlight on the international criminal gangs responsible for luring Chinese citizens abroad and forcing them to ...