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Death toll from Iran approaches 2,600, rights group reports
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2026
» DUBAI/JERUSALEM — The death toll from unrest in Iran climbed to almost 2,600, a rights group said on Wednesday, as Tehran stepped up diplomatic contacts with US-allies in the region over a crisis that has drawn threats of intervention from President Donald Trump.
Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» DUBAI — Iran executed a man on Saturday who it said was convicted of spying for Israel and having ties to Iranian opposition groups, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
Thailand's key tech, car parts hub 'paralysed' by record floods
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» The floods that have devastated much of Thailand's South, claiming at least 181 lives, have “paralysed” the flow of high-tech components and car parts from Hat Yai district, potentially benefiting rival exporters in Indonesia and Vietnam, the Ministry of Commerce reported on Tuesday.
Thailand, Malaysia resume search for missing Rohingya after deadly boat sinking
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2025
» LANGKAWI, Malaysia/BANGKOK — Malaysian and Thai authorities on Tuesday resumed their search for dozens of people missing at sea, days after a boat carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority sank near the border between the two countries, killing at least 21.
Iran executes man involved in 2022 uprising over women's rights
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2025
» TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday executed a man accused of killing a security officer during unrest sparked by the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary’s Mizan website reported.
Labubu doll fetches $150,000 at auction as demand rages
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2025
» BEIJING — A human-sized Labubu doll fetched a whopping 1.08 million yuan (US$150,000) at an auction in Beijing, in a testament to the popularity of the collectible toy flaunted by celebrities.
Six-year-old among group arrested over killing of Myanmar general
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2025
» Myanmar’s military has arrested a six-year-old girl as part of a group it labelled “terrorists” in connection with the assassination of a retired general and former diplomat, according to a junta-run newspaper on Friday.
Thai air force plans to acquire 12 Gripen jets
Reuters, Published on 04/06/2025
» The Royal Thai Air Force plans to acquire a total of 12 Gripen JAS 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's Saab over 10 years, air force chief ACM Punpakdee Pattanakul said on Wednesday.
Thailand detains 70 illegal migrants believed to be Rohingya from Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 16/11/2024
» Thailand arrested 70 immigrants, including 30 children, who were suspected of being Rohingya in the country illegally from Myanmar, a Thai official said on Saturday, in the latest wave of arrivals in Southeast Asia.
Myanmar civil war spurs cross-border drug trade; meth prices fall in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said.