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Heed Japan warning–lawmaker

A lawmaker said Wednesday the Philippines should heed the Japanese government’s warning of possible terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia. Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel,...

Uncertain fate looms for Bangkok station hawkers

By Lisa Martin and Pathom Sangwongwanich BANGKOK, Thailand—An uncertain fate awaits the hawkers, drivers and rough sleepers who have made a second home under the...

Thailand takes kratom off illegal drug list

Thailand on Tuesday decriminalised kratom, a tropical leaf long used as a herbal remedy but which some health regulators around the world have criticised...

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook on rising infections

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battles its worst COVID-19 wave, which has brought record numbers of...

Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM

Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday, one of several mobile rallies across Thailand demanding Premier...

Thai man arrested for suspected murder of Swiss woman in Phuket

A Thai man was arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a Swiss woman whose body was found near a waterfall in Thailand's...

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding political reform and calling for a change to...

Thai morgue workers battle exhaustion as deaths mount

Thailand’s morgue workers are battling exhaustion as the kingdom’s latest COVID-19 wave hits new highs and the death toll mounts. The daily total of new...

Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally

More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when rallies across the kingdom began demanding reforms to...

Thai monks don protective gear as COVID cases surge

As COVID cases surge in Thailand, some Buddhist monks are donning PPE over their distinctive robes, delivering oxygen cylinders, taking nasal samples to help...

PH, Thais tied with 7 others at 26th spot

TOKYO—Showing that its overall championship in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was no fluke, the Philippines leads the region in the Olympic medal tally...

PH travel ban on Malaysia, Thailand okayed

The government has expanded its travel restrictions to Malaysia and Thailand in a bid to stem the spread of the more transmissible Delta variant,...

Doctors seek tighter border controls on Malaysia and Thailand

A group of physicians on Thursday urged the government to impose stricter  restrictions on travelers from Malaysia and Thailand to prevent the spread of the Delta...

Southeast Asia’s COVID spike

"Until a greater part of the population is inoculated, COVID-19 is here to stay and ready to pounce on those that ignore proven health...
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