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Malaysia
31 Malaysians repatriated from Myanmar job scam syndicate
The job scam victims rescued from a Myawaddy job syndicate return home safely after intensive diplomatic negotiations and a 26-hour land journey.
20 Dec 2025 - 10:55PM
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Cambodia
Cambodia says Thai F-16s hit near displaced civilian camp
15 Dec 2025 - 6:32PM
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Malaysia
Southeast Asia’s rich buy sky garages while the middle class lose their homes
15 Dec 2025 - 3:32PM
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Asean
‘Credible mediation’: Asean urged to help halt deadly Thailand-Cambodia clashes
Analysts urge Asean to take ‘urgent, coordinated action’ if it hopes to mediate an end to the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.
11 Dec 2025 - 5:50PM
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Thailand
‘Everyone gets a cut’: why Southeast Asia’s scam industry refuses to die
Authorities are seizing assets and raiding compounds, but analysts warn the clumsy crackdown is merely scattering syndicates to new hideouts.
8 Dec 2025 - 9:51AM
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Thailand
Thais in good spirits after government lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales
The eased rules permit alcohol sales from 11am to midnight during the six-month trial period.
3 Dec 2025 - 4:55PM
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My Life
The Peninsula’s first female GM on burnout and the joy of reinvention
A colleague once told her she’d never make it at The Peninsula, ‘an old boys’ club’ – now she’s executive director of Hong Kong Design Centre, which runs Business of Design Week.
9 Dec 2025 - 4:46PM
Food and Drinks
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Why the future of food in Asia is about comfort dishes and ‘relaxed dining’
Chefs at a Bangkok event epitomised a focus on heritage over haute that Marriott International’s Future of Food 2026 report says is trending.
27 Nov 2025 - 3:35PM
Malaysia
Letters
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Academic theories deserve rigorous scrutiny, not public shaming
Readers discuss the controversy over a Malaysian academic’s hypothesis about Roman shipbuilding, the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, and cutting back Hong Kong children’s screen time.
26 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Asean
Malaysia’s PM defends Thailand-Cambodia mediator role as tensions rise
Certain political factions in Thailand and Cambodia view his role as harmful to their vested interests, analysts say.
26 Nov 2025 - 4:15PM
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Thailand
Bangkok prison chief suspended over Chinese inmate sex scandal
Thai prison chief suspended amid scandal over Chinese inmates receiving illicit privileges, including alleged sex service visits.
25 Nov 2025 - 9:21PM
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Thailand
‘Everyone was startled’: Thai woman ‘wakes up’ in coffin before cremation
Woman wakes in coffin before cremation; organ donation attempt by her brother halted by missing death certificate.
25 Nov 2025 - 8:09PM
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Thailand
Jamaican model hospitalised after Miss Universe stage fall in Thailand
Gabrielle Henry was walking across the stage when she stepped directly off the elevated surface during a preliminary round of the pageant.
21 Nov 2025 - 9:48AM
Thailand
Thailand court orders Thaksin to pay US$540 million in tax dispute
The Supreme Court overturned a prior decision, ordering Thaksin pay tax on his Shin Corporation sale to Singapore’s Temasek Holdings in 2006.
18 Nov 2025 - 6:00AM
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Thailand
Flooded Thai restaurant lets customers dine with live fish
The riverside restaurant draws throngs of customers seeking a unique fish-feeding dining experience.
15 Nov 2025 - 6:36AM
Southeast Asia forced-labour scams
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Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China
She Zhijiang will stand trial in China for illegal casino operations.
13 Nov 2025 - 5:56PM
Hong Kong police
Man, 55, arrested over stealing credit cards on Bangkok to Hong Kong flight
Police take suspect into custody after two passengers discovered belongings stored in overhead compartment had gone missing.
12 Nov 2025 - 4:01PM
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China stock market
Chinese gold stocks set to shine as UBS and Schroders see bullion extending gains
UBS sees gold possibly hitting US$4,700, while Schroders expects central banks’ gold purchases to keep prices elevated.
12 Nov 2025 - 7:30AM
2025 National Games
National Games: Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni chasing beauty as well as results
Flamboyant athlete who was ‘made for hurdling’ divides opinion like no other, will be out to go one better than the silver she won in 2021.
9 Nov 2025 - 4:00PM
Thailand
Uproar at Miss Universe event in Thailand over local organiser’s ‘dumb’ insult
The Thai organiser’s criticism of Miss Mexico prompted the reigning Miss Universe title holder from Denmark to lead a walkout.
7 Nov 2025 - 12:20PM
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Thailand
Fade to black: Thai vendors go in the red to sell mourning clothes
The government has urged the public to wear black or white for 90 days to mourn former queen Sirikit.
1 Nov 2025 - 8:43AM
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Thailand
Thailand’s million-dollar gold heist shines light on tensions in troubled south
The robbery in Sungai Kolok, near the Thai-Malaysian border, bore the hallmarks of a rebel-led operation, the defence minister said.
31 Oct 2025 - 1:11PM
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Thailand
From fashionista to caring mother, Thailand mourns Queen Sirikit
The matriarch’s remains will lie in state for one year at Bangkok’s Grand Palace before cremation.
26 Oct 2025 - 6:51PM
Hong Kong property
Hong Kong rents fourth least affordable globally, Bangkok tops list, study shows
Hong Kong’s ranking slips to fourth from eighth last year, with rent taking up 61 per cent of median household disposable income.
24 Oct 2025 - 6:31PM
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Thailand
Belarusian model reportedly killed in Myanmar went there on her own: Thai police
Tabloids claim Vera Kravtsova was abducted in Bangkok and forcibly brought to Myanmar, where she was tortured and had her organs harvested.
22 Oct 2025 - 7:32PM
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Asia housing and property
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Why Thai property investors can find reason for cheer in dismal 2025
Even with the economy hit by multiple crises this year, not least a plunge in Chinese tourist numbers, it’s not all doom in the hotel and office sectors.
20 Oct 2025 - 4:30PM
Singapore
Thailand, Singapore investigate Chen Zhi’s group after Western fraud allegations
Investigators are reviewing financial ties to the Prince Group after its chairman was charged by the US with running a cyber fraud empire.
18 Oct 2025 - 3:15PM
Hong Kong society
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: app that tackles food waste with ‘mystery boxes’
Hong Kong arm of Yindii, an app first launched in Bangkok, offers customers discounts on surplus food from restaurants, bakeries and supermarkets.
18 Oct 2025 - 12:16AM
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