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'Long live the king!' - Thais mourn Bhumibol Adulyadej
AFP, Published on 13/10/2016
» BANGKOK - Praying, wailing and collapsing to their knees, devastated Thais poured out their grief on Thursday as they struggled to process the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only monarch most had ever known.
Brexit fallout worries Asian leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2016
» Asia-Pacific governments have voiced concerns over the economic fallout from Britain's decision to leave the European Union, which has set off uncertainty and turbulence in global markets.
Lonely Thai elephant dies in Tokyo zoo at 69
Kyodo News, Published on 26/05/2016
» TOKYO - Hanako, a 69-year-old Thai elephant who lived alone at a Tokyo zoo, died on Thursday, the zoo said, several months after Thai jumbo lovers and animal welfare activists called for the lonely animal's relocation.
Japan ups foreign visitor target to 30m
Published on 07/11/2015
» TOKYO — The Japanese government will raise its annual target for the number of foreign visitors to Japan to 30 million, as the current target of 20 million by 2020 is likely to be attained soon, government officials said.
Film set in Kumamoto aims to draw Thai tourists
Published on 06/11/2015
» A romantic comedy filmed in Kumamoto is being screened at theaters in Bangkok with an eye on drawing Thai tourists to the southwestern Japanese prefecture.
Thai police wrap up human trafficking probe
AFP, Published on 24/06/2015
» BANGKOK - Thailand's crackdown on people smuggling and trafficking networks has successfully dismantled the grim trade, police announced Tuesday while admitting that dozens of suspects have yet to be apprehended.
Malaysia bids sombre farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
AFP, Published on 22/06/2015
» KAMPUNG TUALANG (MALAYSIA) - Malaysian authorities on Monday held a sombre mass funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human-trafficking graves last month, with fellow Muslims praying for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven.
Thai Buddhist temple to repay $20 mn in donation scandal
AFP, Published on 17/03/2015
» BANGKOK - A Buddhist temple at the heart of a bitter corruption scandal in Thailand Monday agreed to return donations worth around $20 million in a case that has prompted calls for greater scrutiny over religious institutions in the kingdom.
Japan to loan $160m for Phnom Penh-Thailand highway
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Japan will extend about US$160 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to improve a major road, a move that would increase transportation capacity and efficiency in the Mekong region.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.