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Mini Labubu prices slide as speculative mania cools
Published on 13/09/2025
» The premium once commanded by Labubu collectibles is narrowing in secondary markets in China, signalling fading speculative demand as collectors grow cautious about the value of Asia’s most hyped designer toys.
Chinese ‘nature reserve’ plan for contested waters criticised
Published on 13/09/2025
» The United States stands with the Philippines in rejecting China’s “destabilising plans” for a disputed atoll in the South China Sea, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Albania names AI bot minister to cut graft
Published on 13/09/2025
» PRISTINA, Albania — A new cabinet minister in Albania tasked with handling public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats or attempts to curry favour. That is because Diella, as she is called, is an AI-generated bot.
Former spokesman defends Thaksin’s eligibility for parole
Published on 13/09/2025
» A former Pheu Thai Party spokesman has defended former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eligibility for parole, saying the matter rests solely with the Department of Corrections and should not be politicised.
China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with $8.4 billion investment
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2025
» China has become the leading source of foreign investment in a growing, state-fostered Thai industrial cluster, backed by commitments to help build a light-rail line, design an "aerotropolis" and possibly develop property in the area, an official from the Southeast Asian country said.
Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge
AFP, Published on 13/09/2025
» KATHMANDU — Nepal's capital on Saturday took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew eased and an interim prime minister sworn into office.
Egyptian smuggler caught with 187 live tortoises at Suvarnabhumi
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/09/2025
» An Egyptian smuggler was intercepted at Suvarnabhumi airport with 187 live endangered Egyptian tortoises in baggage bound for Laos on Thursday.
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defences
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON — The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the world face is that the attack weapons tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.
Students praised for protecting woman from voyeur on bus
News, Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2025
» Four university freshmen have received public praise and respect for protecting a woman from a voyeur who filmed under her skirt on a bus and catching him before calling police.
Surging Thai gold exports to Cambodia spark demand for probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» An unusual surge in Thai gold exports to neighbouring Cambodia has triggered calls for an investigation. The shipments are seen as one factor fuelling a rally in the baht, which threatens to undermine the nation’s exports and tourism.