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Thailand’s Oldest Human Skeleton Discovered in Remote Cave

On 24 February, archaeologists announced the discovery of the oldest human skeleton ever found in Thailand, dating back more than 29,000 years. The remains, belonging to a child, were found in Din Cave, a site known for its prehistoric rock paintings. The Fine Arts Department (FAD) led the excavation in...

Heat Wave Shuts Down Schools in Nearly Half Philippine Capital

JAM STA ROSA/AFP - Soaring temperatures shut down schools in nearly half the Philippine...

Thailand to Implement 300-Baht Tourism Tax by Year-End

Thailand's 300-baht tourism tax for foreign visitors is set to take effect by the...

‘Escaping Hell’: Myanmar Scam Center Workers Plead to Go Home

Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention center in a seedy...

Thailand Sets 30-Day Deadline for E-Cigarette Crackdown

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a swift crackdown on e-cigarette sales, giving...

East, Southeast Asia Had Record Methamphetamine Seizures Last Year. Profits Remain in Billions

BANGKOK (AP) — East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, the U.N. Office on Drugs and...

A Journey Through History: Celebrating 120 Years of International Football Federation

The Fédération Internationale De Football Association (FIFA) has just turned 120. On 21 May, the world celebrated over a century of the most prestigious...

Thai Court Sentences Opposition Lawmaker to Two Years in Prison for Defaming Monarchy

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday sentenced a lawmaker from a progressive opposition party to two years in prison after finding her...

Fire in Apartment Building in Hanoi, Vietnam, Kills 14 People, Injures 6

Updated at 2:10 PM, 24 May, 2024 HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in an apartment building on a narrow alley in Vietnam’s capital...

Constitutional Court of Thailand Agrees to Hear Case That Could Imperil Prime Minister

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court accepted a petition Thursday, 23 May, from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to begin an ethics probe...

‘Sheer Terror’: Passengers Describe Turbulence-Hit Flight That Put 20 in Intensive Care

BANGKOK (AP) — Passengers on the Singapore Airlines flight that descended sharply after hitting severe turbulence described the “sheer terror” of the aircraft shuddering, loose...