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Viral drone video fuels debate about Rio favela tourism
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A line of tourists touch up their makeup before strutting across a rooftop in Rio de Janeiro's largest favela, posing for a drone as it zooms out to show dramatic aerial views of the hillside community.
Russian DJ busted selling drugs on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/03/2026
» A Russian working as a DJ on Koh Phangan has been arrested on a charge of selling drugs to foreign tourists after buying them on the Telegram messaging application.
Ukrainian bank worker detained by Hungary was forcibly medicated: Kyiv
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv on Monday accused Hungary of grossly violating the rights of seven Ukrainian bank employees -- including by forcibly drugging a man with diabetes -- after they were detained with a truck of cash and gold.
Russian DJ busted selling drugs on Koh Phangan
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 09/03/2026
» A Russian working as a DJ on Koh Phangan has been arrested on a charge of selling drugs to foreign tourists after buying them from an AI-assisted network on Telegram messaging application.
The power of community
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/03/2026
» According to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, cities face many complex problems. In particular, domestic violence is a serious issue. In 2024, almost 800 women died from violence, or an average of two women per day, with alcohol and drug abuse being contributing factors.
Operation Pandora nets three Swedes 'tied to darknet narcotics'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2026
» Three Swedish men have been arrested in Thailand following a multinational crackdown on a transnational network accused of running online narcotics markets on the darknet.
Australian drug fugitive arrested at Bangkok condo
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2026
» An Australian national wanted on drug charges in his home country has been arrested at a condominium in Din Daeng district of Bangkok.
Gunman shoots fire chief
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/03/2026
» Police have arrested a 57-year-old suspect after a forest fire control chief was shot during an operation against forest encroachment in Kanchanaburi province.
Two Thai drug smugglers get lengthy jail terms in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2026
» BATAM, Indonesia - An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced one Thai national to life in prison and another to 17 years for smuggling nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine, in one of the country’s biggest drug busts in years.
US, Venezuela restore ties as Washington pushes for minerals access
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» MAIQUETíA (VENEZUELA) - Venezuela and the United States are restoring diplomatic ties, the two countries announced Thursday, in a new sign of thawing relations after Washington ousted former president Nicolas Maduro.