Dozens of Thai cannabis advocates urged the government to abandon its plans to re-list marijuana as a narcotic, a week after it announced its dramatic policy U-turn just two years after de-criminalising it.

A senior official in Thailand’s climate change office thinks a move could be possible, with much of the capital already battling floods during the rainy season.

Netiporn Sanesangkhom was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy.

The health ministry said on Friday that 61 people have died from heatstroke since the beginning of 2024, compared with 37 in all of 2023.

The country’s cannabis industry laments the prime minister’s plans to re-criminalise the plant amid talk of a class action lawsuit and questions of enforceability.

A deadly heatwave that has sent temperature records tumbling across the region in recent weeks – as well as a prolonged spell of low rainfall – has seen reservoirs run low.

Cannabis was decriminalised for medical use in 2018 and recreational use in 2022 under a previous government.

Data centre deals in the Asia-Pacific this year are expected to surpass the region’s record tally of US$3.45 billion in 2023.

Catherine Delacote, who is suspected to have killed herself, bequeathed her fortune to Nutwalai Pupongta who had worked for her for 17 years.

The outlay, to be done over the next four years, doubles the investment of subsidiary Amazon Web Services in the city state.

International Baccalaureate Organization launches inquiry after exams already taken in some time zones, including Hong Kong, appeared online.

Thailand’s farms are buckling under the high temperatures, while Malaysia braces for ecological impacts like rising dengue cases

Teresa Teng’s untimely death in 1995 sparked many a conspiracy theory. A former employee of the Chiang Mai hotel where the singer lived and died recalls what happened on that fateful day 29 years ago.

From Singapore and Malaysia to Australia, New Zealand and the China-focused clinics of Thailand, would-be parents are finding fertility treatments can take their financial, physical and emotional toll.

Soaring temperatures across India and Southeast Asia are causing nosebleeds, severe skin rashes and lapses into unconsciousness among pets and strays.

Mainland social media has been captivated by the story of a politician from Thailand who was caught in bed naked with her adopted son, who at the time, was also a monk.

The winner of the US$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer, but identifies as a member of the Iu Mien people, a southeast Asian ethnic group with origins in China.

Bangkok’s heat index – a measure of how hot it feels like when humidity is taken into account – was listed as above 52 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.

Kayaking up Thailand’s Andaman from Satun to Phuket, we absorb the nature and culture of a lesser-known part of the country, while sleeping in some great homestays and hotels along the way.

The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as a heatwave grips southern Asia.

It is the latest charge levelled against prominent human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa, who now faces more than 10 years in prison.

The Post’s arts editor Enid Tsui reports back from opening week at the Venice Biennale 2024 with the pavilions, exhibitions, artists and performances that stood out for her.

Blockchain made up about 15 per cent of the talks at Money20/20 Asia this year, just slightly below the proportion of talks on AI, as interest remains high in Asia.

Bright and Nene sent the internet into a frenzy when a video of them holding hands in Japan went viral – they’ve since confirmed the relationship on social media, though their fans aren’t all happy

The heat index in Bangkok was expected to rise above 52 degrees Celsius as officials urged elderly people to stay indoors.