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Tourism ministry promises to provide relevant support to both victims as they remain in Thailand for treatment.
Fans swamped the restaurants to collect the cards, with some discarding bags of food after buying, and police called in to mediate disputes.
The victims were doused with paint thinner and set alight outside the Big C shopping centre in Thailand’s capital.
The father of the 23-year-old victim, who is a sergeant, says he wants those responsible for his son’s death to face the death penalty.
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Recent arrests include a 38-year-old man who hid the miniature cameras in clothes hangers in girls’ changing rooms at a high school in Kobe.
The video sparked outrage, but authorities say it was an optical illusion and the paragliders never actually flew over a sacred temple.
The arrest comes as a ban against the use of drones in Thailand is in place until at least August 15 due to border tensions with Cambodia.
Despite numerous complaints about the IATA code for the sacred city’s airport, Indian officials say it can’t be altered.
After confirming the threat was a hoax, the Shinsegae store says it is seeking damages from the boy over its US$431,000 business loss.
The issue of Singapore-registered car owners who have pumped subsidised petrol across the causeway is a sore point for Malaysians.
Disillusionment grows on the streets amid hampered reform, a hostile bureaucracy and political fragmentation.
The two officers were arrested alongside the Russians and are likely to lose their jobs, pending the outcome of disciplinary processes.
The incident involving a 25-year-old unemployed man in Suita has worsened the public’s fears after a string of knife assaults in Japan.
The flag from Japanese anime One Piece has become an unlikely symbol of defiance in Indonesia, prompting warnings of ‘criminal consequences’.
The dog’s owner said she was worried about her elderly pet’s health amid the country’s record-breaking heatwave.
Japan records its highest temperature ever at 41.2 degrees as South Korea endures 23 nights in a row above 25 degrees.
The rooster, outfitted with a sharp metal spur known as a ‘taji’, lashed out and struck the victim in the stomach.
‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.
Indonesian industry experts estimate a 10-15 per cent rise in visitors to the island due to the hostilities between Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
The two-year-old boy bit the head of the venomous snake and passed out, but survived the experience.
Leaders met in Kuala Lumpur Monday for peace talks hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, chair of the Asean regional bloc.
The construction workers rushed to the driver’s aid after a three-metre deep sinkhole opened up in eastern Singapore.
The mirror, affixed beside an escalator at the Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) station, enables commuters to spot voyeurs or those taking upskirt photos.
Police say he posed as a diplomat for fictional countries to exploit jobseekers and launder money through shell firms.
Security guard Muhammad Alim Muhamad Adnizam says he is thankful not to lose his job after challenging MMA coach Tony Lim to a fight.
In South Korea, President Lee Jae-myung has slammed officials for ‘drinking and dancing’ amid deadly floods that claimed at least 19 lives.
A mother’s 15-year prison sentence for her daughter’s murder illustrates the extreme human cost of South Korea’s spiralling household debt.
Japanese firms are sending fresh recruits to military-run programmes for teamwork and discipline, as remote work widens the soft-skills gap.
Officials say the recorded number of dog bites in the affected areas remains low but the risk of the disease spreading is still high.
