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Israelis caught with dangerous ‘Labubu’ drugs on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» Four Israelis have been arrested on Koh Phangan after police raided a party at a luxury villa, where the occupants were discovered using a potentially deadly polydrug in pills shaped like Labubu dolls.
Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/03/2025
» Popular children’s dolls have been pulled from shops in Vietnam over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea.
Fine or jail for importers, sellers of Labubu dolls
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/05/2024
» The popular Labubu dolls must pass industrial standards before being sold or sellers will face a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine of up to 500,000 baht, warned the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI).
TEST YOURSELF: Memes of protest
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/08/2023
» Artists are using humour to make fun of those in power
TEST YOURSELF: Forever young
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2019
» To mark Hello Kitty's 45th anniversary, the Japanese designer talks about her character's cute look
Singapore outlaws online sexual offences
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/05/2019
» Singapore has outlawed "revenge porn" and "cyber-flashing" -- sending unsolicited images of one's genitals -- the latest country to clamp down on sexual offences committed online.
