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Thailand

Video | Chinese fan’s clash with event security sparks investigation in Thailand

The woman was being escorted out of the venue by security staff after she was accused of cutting into a queue.

Asia travel

Review | The Standard Pattaya Na Jomtien brings beachside luxury to the party town

Thailand

Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex

Myanmar

Myanmar edges out of isolation as Asean steps up engagement

Bangkok talks spark warnings that Southeast Asian diplomats are legitimising a military regime still waging a bloody war on its own people.

Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and his Myanmar counterpart U Tin Maung Swe attend talks on Saturday, a day before an informal meeting with Asean foreign ministers in Bangkok. Photo: Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AFP
Thailand

Bangkok bar fire: 27 die as distraught relatives dread the worst

The bar in Thailand’s capital was crowded with hundreds of revellers at the time of the suspected electrical fire.

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Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, Myanmar envoy tells Asean

Suu Kyi is serving a 27-year sentence, ⁠recently commuted by one-third, on a series of charges that her allies said were fabricated to keep her out ‌of politics.

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Jewellery

Q&A | Pacharee founder Sophie Schuemers-Rogers’ ultimate guide to Bangkok

The jewellery designer – who also has a second label, Khong – reveals her must-visit spots in Thailand’s vibrant capital.

Jewellery designer Sophie Schuemers-Rogers of Pacharee offers her take on the best places to stay, eat, drink and shop in Bangkok. Photo: Handout
Thailand

Drug traffickers using social media to hire Thai airline staff as couriers

A Thai Airways flight attendant was charged with importing more than one kilogram of heroin into Australia.

Thailand

Thailand’s suitcase murder raises safety fears as Pattaya mourns for teen victim

Family and friends of the victim who was allegedly murdered by an Australian man mourn for a teenage girl who was ‘beloved by everyone’.

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SCMP Highlights

Singapore’s founder praised in Europe; Pakistan’s submarine: 7 Asia highlights

From Pakistan rattling India with a new submarine to Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

A woman sprays water to cool down the alley by her home in Leeds, northern England, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Australian arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase

Simon Peter Carman faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

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Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand on Saturday. Pattaya Provincial Photo: Police via Reuters
Thailand

Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor wins 4 more years to fix Thai capital’s woes

Popular incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt swept aside rivals to claim a second term leading a city grappling with floods, smog and gridlock.

Thailand

Exclusive | Bangkok’s ‘Hulk’ governor wants a second chance to smash it

Chadchart Sittipunt has won fans with his dog parks and flood alerts. Now he says he needs four more years to finish the job.

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Thai court sentences 2 Uygur men to death for 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing

The worst attack on the city in recent history killed 20, including tourists from China, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Police cordon off the site of a bomb blast at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok on August 18, 2015. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia tackles illegal foreign-owned firms, as regional crackdown widens

Thailand is investigating businesses that circumvent curbs on foreign ownership by using Thai nationals for majority ownership registration.

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Malaysia’s iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The country has announced a crackdown against illegal businesses run by foreigners. Photo: EPA
Thailand

Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia

Cambodia launched a compulsory conciliation process under Unclos after Bangkok ended a framework pact for talks on a disputed maritime belt.

Architecture and design

A farewell tour through the flats, fashions and fixations that defined our design editor’s 22 years at PostMag

Explore the evolution of Hong Kong’s residential design, from microflats to innovative trends, as our design editor reflects on her two-decade tenure.

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Visionaries

Micro-drama platform V+Short founders talk content trends and production powerhouses

Angela and Clarissa Tanoesoedibjo, the forces behind newly launched micro drama platform V+Short, on having their fingers on the pulse of viewing trends and positioning the Global South as production hubs.

Angela Tanoesoedibjo (right), president director and CEO of MNC Digital Entertainment, and her sister Clarissa Tanoesoedibjo, CEO of V+Short. Photo: Alexander Mak
Cambodia

Hun Sen pardons detained Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha

Many political opponents were convicted during Hun Sen’s time in power while Kem Sokha’s CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy remains in self-exile in France.

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Hong Kong transport

What to eat and buy at Hong Kong airport’s revamped Terminal 2

Passengers and visitors will find 25 shopping and dining options, including McDonald’s, Nap Tea and Imperial Patisserie.

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Trip Inspiration

Asia’s new hotels: from Kyoto to Bangkok, luxury awaits

Discover Asia’s most captivating new luxury hotels – from Kyoto’s geisha-haunted Imperial to Lugu Lake’s matrilineal retreat – where heritage craftsmanship meets cutting-edge design.

The swimming pool at Andaz One Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: courtesy Andaz One Bangkok
Sexual harassment and assault

Video | Thai Singha beer heir dismissed amid sex abuse claims

Siranudh Scott, a scion of the family behind the beer brand, posted a video accusing his brother of repeatedly abusing him when he was a teenager.

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Hyrox's Rise in Asia

How to recover after a Hyrox race, according to experts

From what to eat in the first 2 hours, to contrast therapy, compression and sleep optimisation, here’s how to recover after a gruelling Hyrox race.

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Thailand

‘Lives are cheap here’: Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash

A drug-positive train driver with no licence. A barrier raised too late. Thailand’s capital asks: when will the city finally fix itself?

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My Life

Meet Anchalika Kijkanakorn, the Thai hotelier redefining luxury resorts through wellness and meaningful travel

The founder of Thailand’s Akaryn Hotel Group on the joys of solo travel and being ahead of the sustainability curve as a pioneer of boutique hospitality.

Anchalika Kijkanakorn, founder of Thailand’s Akaryn Hotel Group. Photo: courtesy Anchalika Kijkanakorn
Thailand

Face forward: why Thailand is the next big thing in beauty trends

The T-beauty industry is growing by 5 per cent each year and is estimated to be worth over US$10 billion by 2030.

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Shoppers look at beauty products at a store in Bangkok. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Bangkok train-bus crash kills 8, Thai PM orders investigation

Eight people were killed and more than 30 injured after a goods train collided with a bus in a busy downtown intersection.

Thailand

Thailand bars Chinese tourist for life after airport auto-gate outburst

The man reportedly became frustrated when the gates did not open after he slammed his passport on the reader.

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