Asia

The scarcity of water in the river is causing an ecological disaster in Southeast Asia — and China is the culprit

English teacher accused of using educational charity in Luang Prabang as a front to sexually abuse children

The Foreign Affairs Ministry and Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei are helping Thais involved in the capsizing of a newly bought passenger...

Teacher blew whistle on shady NGO spending. Then came police extortion, jail for indecent assault of 6 boys

6,000+ interviews also find Thais going out more than anyone except Vietnamese.

. The last Irrawaddy dolphin in Laos is dead and the few remaining in Cambodia face a multitude of threats.

Thailand’s prime minister called on Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries to reopen wider to travelers and collaboratively deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The 38th...

Gov't rejects concerns over hydroelectric projects that are destroying the Mekong River environment

Indonesia is launching special tourism visa services for foreign visitors from 23 countries, including Thailand, to visit Bali. Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Ministry recently confirmed the...

Disease control director predicts Thailand Covid-19 cases to soar 68% to 6,000

The Asian Development Bank said Asia’s economic growth this year will be slightly lower than previously projected, citing the resurgence of Covid-19 infections. The ADB...

Deported Burmese migrants test positive for Covid-19 after returning from Thailand.

Prayut Spared, but Hun Sen in Isolation After Mystery Positive Coronavirus Test

Cambodia will totally reopen in two weeks if daily Covid-19 case numbers remain at current levels, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. Speaking at the annual...

Health officials in areas bordering Myanmar have been ordered to watch out for illegal migrants as the coronavirus spreads in the neighboring country. Dr. Sophon...

Immigration police in Nakhon Phanom Province on Monday reopened two border crossings with Laos, including a pier to serve tourists and locals as cross-border...

Cambodia’s Education Ministry shut down more than 550 non-government schools funded by Japan Relief for Cambodia and the World Assistance for Cambodia. No reason was...

As tourism officials blather on about long-stay visitors, army locking down borders tighter than ever amid Burmese outbreak.

. Repatriation of job seekers, asylum seekers continues.

Migrants who work at construction sites in Bangkok have been left to their own devices without any help from the government following a moratorium...

Commentary: Even when they escape their own countries, pro-democracy activists often pay with their lives writes James Lovelock

. Victim had 3 pints blood withdrawn before her organs were to be harvested

Cambodia is gearing up for mass inoculations against the Covid-19 virus, with China providing the first million doses while India has been asked to...

The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Tokyo, Fukuoka and Osaka warned Thai citizens in Japan to prepare for possible aftershocks to Saturday’s 6.4-magnitude earthquake in...

. Unlike Thailand's deceptive 'Test & Go' farce, no 1-night quarantine hotel, 2nd PCR test needed for 'no quarantine' entry