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Beijing reaffirms jailed Swedish publisher is a Chinese citizen
Reuters, Published on 16/10/2025
» BEIJING - China has reaffirmed that jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai is a Chinese national and it firmly opposes any country, organisation or person interfering with its judicial sovereignty in any form, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
4 survivors from Russian plane that crashed during Pattaya-Moscow flight in ‘good health’
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2024
» KABUL: Four survivors of a crash in northern Afghanistan of a charter plane on its way to Moscow were in good health, the Taliban administration said on Monday.
UN: Asean must hold Myanmar junta accountable
Reuters and Post Reporters, Published on 21/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Southeast Asian neighbours of conflict-riven Myanmar must consider imposing measures to hold its military rulers accountable, a United Nations expert said on Wednesday, adding the bloc is “deadlocked” over how to resolve the ongoing crisis.
Key Asean members skip Myanmar talks in Bangkok amid criticism
Reuters, Published on 18/06/2023
» Thailand's caretaker government was set to host the foreign minister of Myanmar's ruling junta at informal regional peace talks on Sunday, but key Southeast Asian counterparts were staying away from the meeting that has drawn sharp criticism.
India drops Covid test requirement
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2023
» NEW DELHI: India will drop the pre-departure Covid test requirement for travellers coming from or via Thailand, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan from Monday, the health ministry said, as Covid-19 infections have fallen sharply globally.
Life and crimes of freed 'bikini killer' Sobhraj
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» For decades Asia's most wanted man, French serial killer Charles Sobhraj terrorised the continent with a string of murders in the 1970s that targeted tourists.
Nepal court orders release of serial killer Charles 'The Serpent' Sobhraj
AFP, Published on 21/12/2022
» Nepal's top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series "The Serpent" who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s.
Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street
AFP, Published on 05/04/2020
» A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand's party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She's scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent.
SE Asia tourism splutters as virus keeps Chinese at home
AFP, Published on 16/02/2020
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos: Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus.
36 Japanese men detained in Manila over alleged phone scam
Kyodo News, Published on 14/11/2019
» MANILA: Thirty-six Japanese men have been detained in Manila over an alleged phone scam targeting people in Japan, Philippine immigration sources said on Thursday.