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Tourists caught wearing swimsuit at Phuket airport

Tourists caught wearing swimsuit at Phuket airport

A photo of two foreign men wearing only swimming trunks at Phuket International Airport has gone viral on social media, sparking public uproar from Thai netizens.
Why more and more Southeast Asians want to learn German

Why more and more Southeast Asians want to learn German

Across Southeast Asia, interest in German is on the rise as the German government taps increasing numbers of the region's skilled workers to tackle the country's severe labor shortages.
January 10, 2024 | 10:04 pm PT
Singapore teen jailed for 16 years for killing schoolmate with an axe

Singapore teen jailed for 16 years for killing schoolmate with an axe

A Singapore judge sentenced a teenager to 16 years in jail on Friday for killing a schoolmate with an axe in a crime that shocked the city-state in 2021.
December 2, 2023 | 09:26 pm PT
'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centers: UN

'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centers: UN

Hundreds of thousands of people are being trafficked by criminal gangs and forced to work in scam centers and other illegal online operations that have sprung up across Southeast Asia in recent years, the United Nations said in a report on Tuesday.
August 29, 2023 | 05:26 am PT
Thai police investigate violence after 'fake durian' accusations

Thai police investigate violence after 'fake durian' accusations

Police in Thailand are investigating an altercation at a market in Chon Buri province after three Chinese tourists accused a local vendor of selling fake durian.
May 23, 2023 | 01:30 am PT
Indonesia court sentences former police general to death over murder plot

Indonesia court sentences former police general to death over murder plot

An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced a former police general to death for orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard, in a case that has gripped the Southeast Asian country for months.
February 13, 2023 | 04:37 pm PT
Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years

Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years

Donning yellow "Bali" hats featuring a surfer as the last letter, Chinese tourists walked along the Indonesian backpacker hotspot's pristine blue waters, forgetting three years of Covid-19 misery.
February 2, 2023 | 09:28 pm PT
Thai police investigate theft in Pattaya hotel after Russian tourists reportedly lose $4,100

Thai police investigate theft in Pattaya hotel after Russian tourists reportedly lose $4,100

Thailand police are investigating a theft at a Pattaya hotel following a complaint by two Russian men who claim they lost nearly 140,000 baht (US$4,184) that they had placed in the room safety deposit box.
January 10, 2023 | 11:22 pm PT
Indonesia's rapid infrastructure drive takes deadly toll

Indonesia's rapid infrastructure drive takes deadly toll

Endemic corruption, red tape, and mismanagement have left many projects mothballed or neglected for years.
March 6, 2018 | 07:27 pm PT
 
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