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Thailand Relaxes Alcohol Sales Ban on Major Buddhist Holidays

Thailand has officially relaxed its long-standing ban on alcohol sales during major Buddhist holidays, marking a significant shift in policy that takes effect immediately. The new regulation was announced in the Royal Gazette on 9 May, and introduces specific conditions under which alcohol may now be sold on days that...

Robert Francis Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV

By Ella IDE/AFP - Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after...

Pest Migration from Southeast Asia Threatens Crops in Southern China, Research Found

Southern China is facing a surge in agricultural pests migrating from neighboring Southeast Asian...

Decades After the Bombing, Laos Still Struggles: Now With Less Help

On 3 May, a 500-pound bomb was detonated in Soplao village, Huameuang district, Houaphanh...

United States Judge Blocks Deportation of Asian Migrants to Libya

AFP - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expelling...

TikTok May Be Banned in the US. Here’s What Happened When India Did It

NEW DELHI (AP) — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app...

Joint Effort between Laos, China Results in Major Bust of Telecommunication Fraud Rings

Laos has handed over 250 Chinese suspects of cross-border telecommunication scams to China in a joint operation between the two countries’ enforcement agencies, China’s...

Migrant Workers from Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar Under Labor Agreement Advised to Leave Thailand by End of April

In an announcement dated 19 April, the Thai government issued a warning to workers from Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, urging them to depart Thailand...

In Vietnam, Farmers Reduce Methane Emissions by Changing How They Grow Rice

LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other...

Indonesians Leave Homes Near Erupting Volcano, Airport Closes Due to Ash Danger

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities closed an airport, and residents left homes near an erupting volcano on Thursday due to the dangers of...

What to Know about the Real Estate Tycoon Sentenced to Death in Vietnam’s Largest Fraud Case

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death Thursday in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, a shocking development in...