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Tourists stroll down Walking Street in Pattaya, Thailand, in August. Photo: AP

Foreign tourists visit Wat Pho Temple, or the Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand, in August. Photo: EPA

Economics

Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly

Viral misbehaviour, crimes and foreign-ownership scandals are exhausting the patience of a country famous for its hospitality.

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Bangkok declares flood disaster across city as thousands flee from homes

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Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle

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Politics

India’s ‘cockroach’ movement targets election chief in political pivot

The Gen Z group that forced out an education minister is demanding the election chief’s resignation over alleged voter roll irregularities.

25 Sep 2026 - 8:43PMvideocam

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate in Mumbai in July after Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following youth-led protests over national exam irregularities. Photo: AFP

Supporters of India’s opposition Congress party protest in New Delhi demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Security personnel set up roadblocks ahead of a Congress party protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Health & Environment

Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategy

The abrupt ban following recent school shootings has drawn backlash over ‘performative governance’ and free speech risks.

25 Sep 2026 - 5:31PMvideocam

Economics

Indonesian coal deal fuels doubts over production quota approvals

The sale of a stake in Bayan came as the coal miner was facing a delay in getting approval for three subsidiaries’ production quotas.

25 Sep 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

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Politics

Malaysia’s Najib ‘has no money’ to pay fine for house arrest, lawyer says

The ex-prime minister’s legal team also dismisses a ‘stupid question’ about ‘the billions’ donated by the Saudi royal family.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:59PM

A supporter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak gesture as she gathers outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur last Friday. Photo: AP

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak looks on as he is escorted during an appeal hearing at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2024. Photo: AFP

Economics

From Suzhou to AI: Singapore, China eye new playbook for economic ties

Both countries should explore cooperation in new areas such as AI and the green economy, says Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.

25 Sep 2026 - 2:15PM

People

Negeri Sembilan royal crisis: veteran Malaysian politician charged with sedition

Rais Yatim is accused of making remarks backing Tunku Nadzaruddin and urging others to be loyal to the rival claimant to the state throne.

25 Sep 2026 - 1:03PM

Health & Environment

Japan’s cut-price morgues cash in on legal loopholes as lonely deaths rise

One Tokyo-based company is offering to do everything from body collection up to ash internment for just US$1,040.

25 Sep 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

An undertaker bows after putting a casket in a morgue in Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Ukraine’s POW transfer reveal deals propaganda blow to North Korea

Zelensky’s UN disclosure punctures Pyongyang’s soldier-loyalty narrative, but risks damaging ties with Seoul and endangering POW families.

25 Sep 2026 - 3:48PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

Politics

‘So happy’: Philippines pardons death row inmate repatriated from Indonesia

Mary Jane Veloso is expected to be freed after the clemency since there are no other active cases against her.

25 Sep 2026 - 1:32PMvideocam

Economics

What can Asia, Global South learn from India’s new digital payment fee?

The roll-out is a good test of whether the system can generate enough revenue to pay for its own maintenance and expansion, experts say.

24 Sep 2026 - 6:02PMvideocam

People

Were smart glasses used in Singapore to film 2 female students?

The incident comes amid rising concerns about surreptitious filming using such glasses and modified spy cameras in Singapore.

24 Sep 2026 - 5:17PM

A man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a face mask is seen walking behind two female students in Singapore. Photo: Reddit/Bblackjack160

Politics

Does Philippine rule change clear way to convict vice-president?

Omitting absent senators cuts the votes needed to oust Sara Duterte-Carpio from 16 to 14, setting up a clash over the court’s legitimacy.

24 Sep 2026 - 5:34PM

Supporters of Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio gather as she visits the Quezon city justice hall in Quezon City in September. Photo: AP

Health & Environment

‘Open, close, reopen’: return of choking haze traps Malaysian schools in limbo

All 108 schools in Serian close again as API readings break 200, highlighting the limits of cloud seeding while monsoon winds persist.

24 Sep 2026 - 4:53PMvideocam

Politics

Najib Razak’s fundraising in Malaysia draws 1 sen donations, mockery

Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, claims that supporters from Singapore, Brunei, Italy and Canada are willing to contribute to the fund.

24 Sep 2026 - 4:05PM

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Economics

South Korea wants free ‘AI for All’. Is society ready?

Seoul’s roll-out of free, unlimited AI is set to shake up classrooms, careers and crime – for better or worse.

21 Sep 2026 - 11:55AMvideocam

Illustration: Dennis Yip

Health & Environment

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

12 Sep 2026 - 9:57PMvideocam

Health & Environment

Golden years: in ageing Southeast Asia, growing old is big business

From Singapore to Thailand, private operators and luxury resorts are cashing in, as more retirees seek care on their own terms.

10 Sep 2026 - 1:57PM

Economics

All a board: inside Thailand’s bid to wire the world’s AI boom

Malaysia has the chips. Vietnam has the assembly lines. But Thailand’s humble circuit boards help keep the AI boom alive.

29 Aug 2026 - 2:05PMvideocam

Illustration: Huy Truong

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People walk past abandoned vehicles on a flooded Petchaburi road in Bangkok on Saturday. Photo: AFP

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Why Pakistan’s endless war on militants fails to break the cycle

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People gather at site of a bomb attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on September 18. Photo: Xinhua

Economics

Thailand has had enough of foreign tourists behaving badly

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Illustration: Kevin Wong

Politics

India’s ‘cockroach’ movement targets election chief in political pivot

25 Sep 2026 - 8:43PMvideocam

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate in Mumbai in July after Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following youth-led protests over national exam irregularities. Photo: AFP

Health & Environment

Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategy

25 Sep 2026 - 5:31PMvideocam

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Filipino fishermen worry about Chinese nature reserve in disputed waters

Filipino fishermen worry about Chinese nature reserve in disputed waters

Centenarian becomes oldest person to climb Mount Fuji

Centenarian becomes oldest person to climb Mount Fuji

Cambodia unveils new Chinese-built airport

Cambodia unveils new Chinese-built airport

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1 year in jail

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1 year in jail

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