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Former Sri Lankan president held on graft charges
The New York Times, Published on 23/08/2025
» A former Sri Lankan president who helped to steer the country through a painful economic crisis but lost to a populist leader in the 2024 election was arrested on Friday on charges that he had used public funds for personal travel during his two-year tenure.
Couple arrested for selling sex videos of underage boys
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/08/2025
» A man and wife have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of luring underage boys into sex acts and uploading the videos to the OnlyFans website for profit.
New Bangkok city clerk appointed
Published on 23/08/2025
» A royal command has confirmed the appointment of Narong Ruangsri as the new city clerk of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Minister sure Shinawatras will win court showdowns
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - The Pheu Thai Party is confident that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter, suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn, will survive two upcoming legal cases, according to a senior minister.
Crackdown on student visa abuse continues
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/08/2025
» The Immigration Bureau has intensified its scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the country on student visas, following the discovery that thousands had obtained visas without studying to earn them.
Guinea junta suspends three main political parties
AFP, Published on 23/08/2025
» CONAKRY - Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.
Bosnia’s Serb statelet calls referendum on ruling against leader
AFP, Published on 23/08/2025
» SARAJEVO - Bosnia’s Serb statelet, whose President Milorad Dodik is defying a ban on him holding office, will stage a referendum on Oct 25 on the federal court ruling against him.
Korean man held for alleged crypto laundering
Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2025
» Thai police have arrested a 33-year-old South Korean man for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency for call-centre gangs by converting it into gold bars, with transactions worth more than 1.6 billion baht over a three-month period.
Costly crabmeat supplier defends Jay Fai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 23/08/2025
» The crabmeat supplier to Raan Jay Fai has defended the Michelin-starred chef embroiled in controversy over pricing, saying she recognises top quality and pays a fair price for it.
Hong Kong denies visa renewal for another journalist
The New York Times, Published on 23/08/2025
» HONG KONG - A journalist for Bloomberg News has been denied a visa to continue living and working in Hong Kong, effectively expelling her from the semiautonomous Asian financial centre in another potential blow to media freedom in the territory.